You make us Walmart.

DECEMBER 2017/JANUARY 2018

You

make us

Walmart.

Selfie With Santa!

1:25 p.m., Nov. 4, 2017, Store 1523, Glen Allen, Va.

During the Toys That Rock event, young customer

Anthony takes a break from playing with the season¡¯s

hottest toys to snap a selfie with Santa (Wireless

Department Manager Zee Spindle) and his helper,

Ricki Davenport, electronics sales associate.

Contents

December 2017/January 2018

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LETTERS

Own the Business

SPARK GIVE

Spirit of the Season

30 Stories of Amazing

WE ARE WALMART

Associates

35 Who¡¯s on the List?

56 Meet a Store

ANNIVERSARIES

CHECKOUT

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Christmas

Countdown

Thank You!

We recognize the hard work

you do all year long¡ªfor our

customers, for each other,

and in our communities.

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Discounts on TVs, Electronics, and More

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Which Associates Would You Thank?

RockThisChristmas

Tips and Tricks for the TC70

TC70

Holiday Parties Are a

Breeze With Walmart

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Bill Rabe Greets

Customers With a Song

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to know this December to

finish out the holiday season

with a bang.

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Leah White Shines in the

Jewelry Department

IT¡¯S MY WALMART

Anniversary Alert!

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of associates celebrating 35

years or to find the stories

of your friends celebrating

40 or more years.

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It¡¯s My

VPI

Juan Mu?iz, department manager,

sporting goods, Store 554, Laredo, Texas

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Letters

FROM OUR READERS

Onward and Upward

Since Walmart World

visited, Emily Cyr

[¡°Just Promoted,¡±

October 2017] is doing

well in her new position.

I¡¯m thrilled to see

associates move on

to do bigger and better

things in the company.

Sherma Moody,

store manager,

Store 2202,

Windham, Maine

Get Automotive Department

Manager Emily¡¯s money-saving

advice at CarTips.

Editor in chief

John Soldani

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It¡¯s My Walmart

Own the Business

Tough

Tumblers

This associate¡¯s

plan for VPI

victory was

loading endcaps

and stack bases

with a product

people really want.

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SOCIAL LIFE

Seen on

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dougmcmillon

president and CEO of Walmart

Our Superama supermarkets in

Mexico are fun to shop! They¡¯re

changing things up to make it even

better. #strongteam

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It¡¯s My Walmart

How I Increased Sales

¡°The most important thing was placing

the tumblers on the endcaps as well as

on the stack bases in the Action Alley of

my department. I sold a lot from those.

Customers would ask me about them, and

I¡¯d tell them that I tested the tumblers, and

they really do work.¡±

It¡¯s My VPI

Juan Mu?iz

Department Manager,

Sporting Goods

Store 554 Laredo, Texas

My VPI Advice

¡°Order your item so you

have enough for customers,

and place stack bases in the

front of the store.¡±

My VPI

Ozark Trail 30 oz.

Stainless Steel Tumbler

My Results

Why I Chose

Ozark trail tumblers

¡°They¡¯re a Private Brand item, so the price

is very good, especially compared to other

tumblers. I¡¯ve seen good reviews, and I use one

myself. They make good gifts and are popular

with tourists, too. I knew I could sell a lot.¡±

August 2016: $3,360

August 2017: $19,629

Increase: 484%

Cash Won: $125

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