沃爾瑪公司 |
Wal-Mart Stores |

????2012年《財(cái)富》500強(qiáng)排名:第1位 ????2012年利潤(rùn)(單位:百萬(wàn)美元):16,999 ????這家世界最大零售企業(yè)的利潤(rùn)車輪仍在繼續(xù)向前行進(jìn),。2012年,,沃爾瑪凈利潤(rùn)體面攀升8%, 年末購(gòu)物季表現(xiàn)出色,。不過,,這家公司警告稱2013年一季度銷售乏力,從而引發(fā)了市場(chǎng)觀察人士的擔(dān)憂情緒,。沃爾瑪?shù)臉I(yè)績(jī)表現(xiàn)市場(chǎng)是衡量美國(guó)消費(fèi)者支出的領(lǐng)先指標(biāo),。沃爾瑪稱,消費(fèi)者購(gòu)買力受到工資稅上調(diào)和燃油價(jià)格不斷攀升的雙重打擊,。低收入消費(fèi)者是否會(huì)因此受到打擊,,進(jìn)而更頻繁地光顧這家折扣零售商?這個(gè)問題目前仍有待觀察,?!猅.Z. |
????Fortune 500 rank: 1 ????2012 profit (millions): 16,999 ????The profit machine at the world's largest retailer continues to chug along. Wal-Mart's net for 2012 climbed a respectable 8%, capped by a solid holiday shopping season at the end of the year. But the bellwether for consumer spending spooked market watchers when it warned of sluggish sales in the first quarter of 2013. Wal-Mart said consumers are getting hit especially hard by higher payroll taxes and rising gasoline prices. Whether that hurts lower-income customers or drives more of them to the discount retailer remains to be seen.--T.Z. |