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1. I noticed many things at Walmart’s shareholder meeting, including representation from many different states and countries. Watching the meeting I felt a sense of pride and honor from these people toward Walmart. Understanding that these people invested money into this business I did not believe that they would be chanting, excited and so passionate of their mission and future. I think other meetings could be more laid back and may not be chanting or so excited. Some companies meetings may have tension say the business is taking a down turn or facing a large public issue that is effecting the business. 2. Walmart keeps track of their inventory by using an efficient Tellzon scanner. This scanner allows Walmart to see how many are in store, how many have sold, if it is in a trending season or not as well as if new inventory of that product is being shipped for restock. This is crucial because Walmart’s inventory is tremendously big and it allows them to understand statistics that other companies struggle to track. A way this method is making Walmart more efficient is keeping invento...

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