Walmart last tweaked its logo in 2008, when it dropped the star used between Wal and Mart and combined the words into one. The new identity was tied with a period of slumping sales for the company ...

Many logo names seem to have emerged organically and unofficially as nicknames. They offer a way for people—often employees of the company the logo represents—to easily talk about the logo itself.

The last time Walmart redesigned its logo was in 2008, when the company dropped the star used to hyphenate "Wal-Mart," and made it one word. It also incorporated the yellow spark.

Walmart last tweaked its logo in 2008, when it dropped the star used between Wal and Mart and combined the words into one. The new identity was tied with a period of slumping sales for the company ...