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Thank you for the reply and advice, Adjusterjack. I will definitely be calling and chasing after the lawyer (?) to pay the fine as soon as possible.
Don't call. Wait for the letter. You will get it but it won't happen in 4-5 days, it will be more like 30 days. You will just make things worse if you chase after them.

Just some follow up questions:
1) Say that I want to apply for a job as an accountant or manager in the future (not in retail, maybe like hotels, restaurants, or accounting firms), will it still show up?
No it will not

2) The LP did say I will be on their (I assumed Walmart) database; is it safe to assume this incident won't show up in any other public/private database other than retail?
Correct. You were not arrested. The fact that Walmart didn't even ban you from the stores indicates that it will remain internal to Walmart.

3) Will my name be forever in the retail database, or will it ever "expire"?
Again, Walmart didn't even ban you so its unlikely to go beyond Walmart.

My apology for the unprofessional terms. I am still a nervous wreck after the incident and have no previous law background/experience.
You dodged a serious bullet here. Walmart did not call the police and did not ban you from the stores. As long as you promptly pay the civil demand when you get the letter there is virtually no chance that anything will go any further or that it will impact your life any further. However, that assumes that you will never do anything that stupid again. If you do, then you can expect to be arrested and expect it to impact your life forever.