INTERNATIONAL DATA SHEET
December 2007
Wal-Mart International 3,065 total units
Markets | Retail Units | Date of Entry |
Mexico | 994 | November 1991 |
Puerto Rico | 54 | August 1992 |
Canada | 298 | November 1994 |
Argentina | 21 | November 1995 |
Brazil | 307 | May 1995 |
China (*) | 195 | August 1996 |
United Kingdom | 352 | July 1999 |
Japan | 394 | March 2002 |
Costa Rica | 146 | September 2005 |
El Salvador | 68 | September 2005 |
Guatemala | 145 | September 2005 |
Honduras | 47 | September 2005 |
Nicaragua | 44 | September 2005 |
(*) Includes a 35% interest in Trust-Mart, which operates 102 stores in China.
Trade Territory
Wal-Mart serves more than 49 million international customers weekly in 13 markets outside the continental U.S.
In August 2007, Wal-Mart announced an agreement with Bharti Enterprises to establish a joint venture, Bharti Wal-Mart Private Limited, for wholesale cash-and-carry and back-end supply chain management operations in India. The first wholesale facility in India is targeted to open in 2008.
Total International Associates
More than 550,000
Total International Sales FYE 1/31/07:
77.1 billion – 30.2 percent increase over the previous year. Operating profit was $4.2 billion, an increase of 21.5 percent compared to the previous fiscal year.
For the month of November 2007, $7.93 billion – a 18.6 percent increase over the same period last year.
For the third quarter ending 10/31/07: $22.4 billion – a 16.9 percent increase over the same period last year. Operating income was $1.08 billion for the quarter, an increase of 8.6 percent over the same period last year.