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Section size for Walmart (73 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	9,764	9,764	194	194
History	41	79,159	0	4,038
1945–1969: Early history	5,268	5,268	356	356
1969–1990: Incorporation and growth as a regional power	5,002	5,002	355	355
1990–2005: Retail rise to multinational status	12,307	12,307	669	669
2005–2010: Initiatives	31	10,709	0	615
Environmental initiatives	3,578	3,578	257	257
Branding and store design changes	4,182	4,182	238	238
Acquisitions and employee benefits	2,918	2,918	120	120
2011–2019	26,842	26,842	1,087	1,087
2020s: Development	17,318	18,990	853	956
Acquisitions and employee benefits	1,672	1,672	103	103
Operating divisions	1,829	94,751	67	3,465
Walmart U.S.	2,868	49,558	107	1,430
Walmart Supercenter	4,969	4,969	316	316
Walmart Discount Store	2,832	2,832	97	97
Walmart Neighborhood Market	3,694	3,694	173	173
Former stores and concepts	5,229	5,229	230	230
Initiatives	10,686	10,686	501	501
Numbers of stores by state	19,280	19,280	6	6
Walmart International	995	40,486	34	1,820
Central America	1,533	1,533	101	101
Chile	2,116	2,116	46	46
Mexico	587	587	44	44
Canada	2,132	2,132	72	72
Africa	3,175	3,175	191	191
China	2,363	2,363	119	119
India	7,214	7,214	188	188
Indonesia	1,588	1,588	44	44
Germany	1,777	1,777	67	67
South America	5,414	5,414	313	313
United Kingdom	3,229	3,229	217	217
Japan	2,050	2,050	82	82
Corruption charges	6,313	6,313	302	302
Sam's Club	2,370	2,370	97	97
Global eCommerce	508	508	51	51
Subsidiaries	20	4,250	0	198
Private label brands	1,574	1,574	109	109
Entertainment	2,656	2,656	89	89
Online commerce acquisitions and plans	7,947	7,947	241	241
Corporate affairs	10,264	72,443	553	2,208
Business trends	26,316	26,316	69	69
Governance	4,702	4,702	153	153
Ownership	2,794	2,794	47	47
Competition	5,311	5,311	431	431
Customer base	10,717	10,717	474	474
Sales of guns and ammunition	3,910	3,910	200	200
Technology	20	8,429	0	281
Artificial intelligence (AI) partnership	1,024	1,024	52	52
Open source software	2,765	2,765	93	93
Big data analytics	3,378	3,378	82	82
Cash handling	1,242	1,242	54	54
Charity	3,588	6,174	186	269
COVID-19	2,586	2,586	83	83
Economic impact	22	19,163	0	1,211
Effects on customers	2,274	2,274	99	99
Effects on retailers	7,644	7,644	619	619
Effects on jobs	6,481	6,481	366	366
Effects on productivity	2,742	2,742	127	127
Impact on the environment	2,510	29,370	163	1,297
Labor relations	13,540	13,540	648	648
Gender	6,194	6,194	278	278
Sexual orientation and gender identity	7,126	7,126	208	208
Criticism and controversies	3,997	26,311	92	1,137
Animal welfare	6,843	6,843	245	245
Business practices	4,455	4,455	165	165
Crime problems	7,074	7,074	431	431
Product safety	3,942	3,942	204	204
In popular culture	2,249	2,249	0	0
See also	497	497	0	0
Notes	36	36	0	0
References	28	28	0	0
External links	1,595	1,595	0	0
Total	353,737	353,737	14,258	14,258

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Semi-protected edit request on 2 February 2026

Walmart Labs now "Walmart Global Tech"

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