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  2. Cross-docking - Wikipedia

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    Wal-Mart operates an extensive satellite network of distribution centers serviced by company-owned trucks Wal-Mart's satellite network sends point-of-sale (POS) data directly to 4,000 vendors. Each register is directly connected to a satellite system sending sales information to Wal-Mart’s headquarters and distribution centers.

  3. Distribution center - Wikipedia

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    A typical retail distribution network operates with centers set up throughout a commercial market, with each center serving a number of stores. Large distribution centers for companies such as Walmart serve 50–125 stores. Suppliers ship truckloads of products to the distribution center, which stores the product until needed by the retail ...

  4. Sam's Club - Wikipedia

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    Grupo Big, formerly Walmart Brazil, which was de-consolidated from Walmart in August 2018 and now a part of carrefour group, also operates about 50 Sam's Club locations in Brazil. Locations generally range in size from 32,000–168,000 sq ft (3,000–15,600 m 2), with an average club size of approximately 134,000 sq ft (12,400 m 2). [5]

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  6. Walmart - Wikipedia

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    Walmart Inc. (/ ˈ w ɔː l m ɑːr t / ⓘ; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores in the United States and 23 other countries. It is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. [11]

  7. List of supermarket chains in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Central Grocers Cooperative; Great Valu (Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia) IGA; SpartanNash (in addition to directly owning a variety of Midwestern supermarket chains, SpartanNash is also a supplier for smaller, independent supermarkets) Thrift Way / Shop n Bag (New Jersey; Philadelphia) Unified Grocers

  8. Supply chain management - Wikipedia

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    Wal-Mart adopted this strategy of sourcing through centralizing the entire process of procurement and sourcing by setting up four global merchandising points for general goods and clothing. The company instructed all the suppliers to bring their products to these central points that are located in different markets. [ 87 ]

  9. Big-box store - Wikipedia

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    Apart from major American big-box stores such as Walmart Canada and briefly now-defunct Target Canada, there are many retail chains operating exclusively in Canada.These include stores such as (followed after each slash by the owner) Hudson's Bay, Loblaws/Real Canadian Superstore, Rona, Winners/HomeSense, Canadian Tire/Mark's/Sport Chek, Shoppers Drug Mart, Chapters/Indigo Books and Music ...