Wal-Mart is making a subtle change to its name in 2018 to compete with Amazon By: MarketWatch December 06, 2017 at 09:42 AM EST Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will become Wal-Mart Inc. in February 2018. Read More >> Related Stocks: Alphabet-A Alphabet-C Amazon.com Apple Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.