沃爾瑪公司 |
Wal-Mart Stores |
????2012年《財富》500強排名:第1位 ????2012年利潤(單位:百萬美元):16,999 ????這家世界最大零售企業的利潤車輪仍在繼續向前行進。2012年,沃爾瑪凈利潤體面攀升8%, 年末購物季表現出色。不過,這家公司警告稱2013年一季度銷售乏力,從而引發了市場觀察人士的擔憂情緒。沃爾瑪的業績表現市場是衡量美國消費者支出的領先指標。沃爾瑪稱,消費者購買力受到工資稅上調和燃油價格不斷攀升的雙重打擊。低收入消費者是否會因此受到打擊,進而更頻繁地光顧這家折扣零售商?這個問題目前仍有待觀察。——T.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. |