Wal Mart

Center for foundation studies

WAL-MART

Name: Aishath Mohamed Student ID Number: S 12425232 ID Number: A371169 Telephone: [phone] Email address: [e-mail]

Lecturers’ Name: Ibrahim Sameer Learning Centre: Villa College

Trimester: SEP 2012

Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 3 History ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Sam Walton ............................................................................................................................................... 4 Founder of Wal-Mart ............................................................................................................................ 4 Analysis ......................................................................................................................................................... 5 Growth .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 Market risk .................................................................................................................................................... 7 Interest rate risk........................................................................................................................................ 7 Foreign currency risk................................................................................................................................. 8 Production..................................................................................................................................................... 8 SWOT

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