What started small, with a single discount store and the simple idea of selling more for less, has grown over the last 50 years into the largest retailer in the world. Each week, over 260 million customers and members visit our 11,695 stores under 59 banners in 28 countries and e-commerce websites in 11 countries. With fiscal year 2017 revenue of $485.9 billion, Walmart employs approximately 2.3 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy and employment opportunity. It’s all part of our unwavering commitment to creating opportunities and bringing value to customers and communities around the world. A job at Walmart means an opportunity to build a career. About 75% of our store management teams started as hourly associates, and last year, we promoted about 200,000 people to jobs with more responsibility and higher pay. In the U.S., the average, full-time hourly wage is $13.85. Learn more about the opportunities and benefits we offer, as well as our commitment to hire 250,000 veterans. Walmart began building Supercenters in 1988 and are around 182,000 square feet employing about 300 associates. Walmart Supercenters offer a one-stop shopping experience by combining a grocery store with fresh produce, bakery, deli and dairy products with electronics, apparel, toys and home furnishings. Most Supercenters are open 24 hours, and may also include specialty shops such as banks, hair and nail salons, restaurants, or vision centers. Since Sam Walton opened his first discount store in Rogers, Arkansas, in 1962, we've built hundreds across the U.S. Smaller than a Supercenter, discount stores employ about 200 associates and offer electronics, apparel, toys, home furnishings, health and beauty aids, hardware and more in about 106,000 square feet of open, brightly lit space. Our people make the difference. We couldn’t serve our customers without the continued support of our greatest asset: our associates. So we’re proud to support them, too, by offering jobs at all levels – and investing in our workforce through training and skills development so that entry-level jobs lead to careers. Our associates are building better lives for their families, and we’re proud to be a part of their success stories. We o­ffer competitive pay, health care and benefits, as well as bonus opportunities, merchandise discounts, and most of all, a chance to move up. We promote integrity as an everyday behavior by building a globally consistent ethics education experience for associates and integrating ethics content into existing functional-area training. We've implemented a consistent education program in the U.S. and are continuing to expand e-learning and instructor-led training around the world. We promote integrity as an everyday behavior by building a globally consistent ethics education experience for associates and integrating ethics content into existing functional-area training. We've implemented a consistent education program in the U.S. and are continuing to expand e-learning and instructor-led training around the world. Walmart's history is more than just the stores we've built, the partnerships we've made and the customers we've served. So much of our history is in the details. See how Walmart began, how we grew and how our leadership has changed the retail industry. In conclusion, Walmart is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores. Headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, the company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and incorporated on October 31, 1969. The company operates under the name Walmart in the United States and Canada. It has wholly owned operations in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, and Canada. Come visit us today, or message me your favorite pirate joke! If you are interested in my pirate jokes, leave a message!