Retail Facts

According to some estimates, Americans are sitting on $30 billion worth of unredeemed gift cards.

WAL-MART generates $3,000,000.00 in revenues every 7 minutes!

If Wal-Mart was classified as a country, it would be the 24th most productive country in the world.

In 21 U.S. states, WALMART is the single largest employer.

A full-time cashier at Costco makes about $60,000 annually. The average wage at Costco is over $29 per hour, and the company provides benefits to the vast majority of its employees.

Walmart paid $65 million because it refused to let its California cashiers sit down while working.

A mother of three walked out of an Alabama Walmart with Cap'n Crunch, bread, and Christmas lights. The scanner froze. **Walmart had her arrested.** When the charge was dropped, they sent collection letters anyway - demanding $200 from a woman who owed them nothing. She sued. A unanimous jury handed her $2.1 million. The scanner was $48.