Walmart is going bankrupt after CEO couldn't pay rent after it was past due so now all stores are getting shut down. "It's honestly heartbreaking" fellow Walmart shopper explains. "This was my income I don't know what to do now." Walmart employee says. "They had the best dishwashers" anonymous girl explained. That was Channel 45 News for you. 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 from the United States, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company was founded by Sam Walton in nearby Rogers, Arkansas in 1962 and.