Leading American retailer Walmart wants to buy more goods from businesses owned or run by female executives around the world, including Vietnam, following its global initiative doubling the purchase of merchandise in 11 international markets to $24 billion in 2016
"Walmart does not have retail operations in Vietnam, and we do not have present plans to open stores there, but Walmart opened a sourcing office in Ho Chi Minh City in late 2013," said Ignacio Lopez, Senior Vice President of Operations for Walmart Global Sourcing
The companies said they would "independently own and operate separate business formats", ending an alliance aimed at building Walmart's presence in India's potentially lucrative retail sector