Walmart is the largest retailer in the world based on revenue. It operates stores in 27 countries and has over 2.2 million employees, making it one of the largest private employers globally. Walmart faces many challenges in different areas such as social issues involving employee treatment, legal regulations in markets like India, and criticism over its environmental and technological practices. The document analyzes Walmart using a PESTLEE framework to consider the various political, economic, social, technological, legal, environmental, and employment factors impacting the company around the world.

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2. WALMART is one of the most giant non-living
body in this world.
WALMART is a retail giant selling things from pin
to piano under one roof.
In 2004 WALMART was ranked #1 by FORTUNE
500 magazine for the first time.
In 2012 WALMART regained the #1 spot with an
elephant revenue of $469.2 billion, $20 billion
more than the #2 spot.
WALMART operates in 27 countries with highest
employment of 2.2million people.
Works 24 * 7
WHO IS WALMART? OR WHAT IS WALMART?

3. Donates to the governor but at times still faces
huge problems like issue regarding locking
employees in store at night, fake sustainability
display, etc.
No steps taken towards political aspects until
1998.
In 2006, it was the No. 1 corporate political
contributor.
Due to no stable government and no proper
direction of government in South Africa, Walmart
is unable to expand.
POLITICAL

4. Walmart is blamed for slow GDP when its sales
are poor. For the matter of fact that it contribute
2.3% of GDP of the US economy and the same
concept is seen in china.
Also in benefit when its sales are up to the level
while the economy is slow reason being fall in
customer’s income leads them to buy in cheaper
retail markets.
More the cut on wages more will be the profit and
thus more will be the tax amount.
ECONOMIC

5. In India, the lawyer of T. Vellayan–the former
president of the Federation of Tamil Nadu
Traders’ Association filed the public interest
litigation October, 2013 agaisnt Walmart entry in
retail.
SOCIAL

6.  Way behind from other leading retailers on technological
field.
 Walmart have less priorities for technological factors on
spending.
TECHNOLOGICAL

7.  For instances in India the rule - Foreign retailers source at
least 30% of its products from small- to medium-sized local
businesses.
LEGAL

8.  Chemical formulation of products by establishing its own
screening process (self-regulation) rather than relying on a
federal agency to take care of the regulatory processes.
 Trying to preempt FDA regulations for front-of-package label.
ENVIRONMENTAL

9. “EMPLOYMENT” FACTOR
PESTLE + ‘E’ = PESTLEE
(STILL PRONOUNCE PESTLE)

10.  UNI Walmart Global Union Alliance
 OUR Walmart—a union-backed activist group—accuses the
company of showing disrespect to its employees because it
doesn’t pay so-called living wages.
 #3 Largest Employer and #1 For Providing Worst Working
Conditions.
PEOPLE FIGHTING…

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