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| | Wal-Mart Stores - SourceWatch |
 | | In company founder Sam Walton's autobiography Sam Walton: Made In America, Walton recalls that James Cash Penney referred to hourly employees as "associates," but the specific inspiration for Wal-Mart's use of the term came from a sign Walton and wife Helen encountered at a British retailer during a tennis vacation in England. |
 | | At the time Walton was concerned with providing employees with more equitable treatment within the newly-public company, and in 1971 introduced a profit sharing plan for all associates. |
 | | Following the hurricane which devastated several U.S. Gulf Coast states, the retailer promptly made significant contributions to relief efforts, including a $20 million cash donation, 15,000 truckloads of merchandise, 100,000 free meals, mobile pharmacies, and "the promise of an unconditional work transfer for all displaced employees," according to PR Week. |
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