Wal-Mart's Wage Hike Would Represent Just Five Hours of Sales
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. jolted the retail industry Thursday by raising its U.S. starting pay to $11 an hour, a roughly 10 percent gain from the current level.
But what does that actually mean for the world’s largest retailer, which generates nearly $500 billion a year in global sales? About five hours.