Walmart's Legal Name Change a Reflection of 'How Customers Are Shopping Us Today'
Walmart’s refresh of its legal name from Wal-Mart Stores to Walmart Inc., represents “how customers are shopping us today and how they’ll increasingly shop us in the future,” said the company in a Wednesday blog post. The world’s largest retailer…
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said all of its customers already refer to the company as Walmart, but the official change “is a way of better reflecting our company’s path to win the future of retail.” It cited the varied ways in which customers can shop: stores, websites, apps, by voice “and whatever comes next.” The change spins Walmart back to its roots: when Sam Walton opened the first store in 1962, the sign read: “Walmart.”