Christine Walton and family

In 2006, Christy Walton took seventh place in the list of the richest American. Her condition is estimated to be about 15 billion dollars.

Christy – the widow of Jim Walton, heir to the first global trading Corporation Wal-Mart ... Her husband died in a plane crash in June 2005 year. Then she inherited a huge fortune and became the richest woman in the United States of America.

Now she is a sovladelica chain stores Wal-Mart but Christie could not be considered in isolation, because this company is a family business and is a complex structure of family ties, traditions and practices.

Father-in-law Christie-Sam Walton-started operations in 1940, as a clerk, receiving at that time 75 dollars a month.

Enough time has passed before Sam, together with his brother opened the first store in Ventenville, and eight years later, in 1970, they founded the company Wal-Mart now this trade empire is the largest company in the world, trading in retail. It combines 6500 shops located in fifteen countries. Number of employees reaches 1.8 million people who diligently serves 176 million customers within a week. Sale company was ambitious and consists of 315 billion dollars.You bet! Indeed, numerous outlets offer consumers exactly what you need at all times and all. It's food, clothing, consumer electronics, furniture, Office, auto parts, sporting goods, toys, pet food and stuff-other-stuff. In addition, the company provides its clients and other services in the areas of finance and mobile communications.

It really is almost the largest in retail. In addition, Wal-Mart is considered the most to a reliable company. It cares not only about their own income, but also on the environment. For example, the company delivers its own products in a cost-effective package, which, in turn, means that the weight and the volume of production declined, and with it the cost of fuel for transportation. This means the basic care of the natural environment, making the management of the company is significant.

In 2007, BusinessWeek published a ranking of the most innovative organizations in the world and in this list – the eleventh place was company Wal-Mart.