 | Walmart forecasts $9 billion in online sales by 2014 |
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Walmart Stores is in growth mode, saying it expects higher sales in the next year as a result of adding smaller stores and increasing focus on e-commerce. For the first time since it began online sales in 2000, Walmart broke out its e-commerce goal: - Speaking at the annual analyst meeting, executives said the company targets world-wide online sales of $9 billion by fiscal 2014. Last year, Walmart U.S. had total sales of about $260 billion, including e-commerce, accounting for roughly three-fifths of the company's business. The company operates approximately 10,130 retail units under 69 banners in 27 countries, and has 2.2 million employees. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443749204578048842451207454.html http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=wmt http://www.walmartstores.com/ SOURCE: WSJ.com |
