Market | Retail Units | Date of Entry |
Mexico | 1,023 | November 1991 |
Puerto Rico | 54 | August 1992 |
Canada | 305 | November 1994 |
Argentina | 21 | November 1995 |
Brazil | 313 | May 1995 |
China (*) | 202 | August 1996 |
United Kingdom | 352 | July 1999 |
Japan | 394 | March 2002 |
Costa Rica | 149 | September 2005 |
El Salvador | 70 | September 2005 |
Guatemala | 145 | September 2005 |
Honduras | 47 | September 2005 |
Nicaragua | 46 | September 2005 |
(*) Includes a 35% interest in Trust-Mart, which operates 101 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 late 2008.
Total International Associates
More than 620,000
Total International Sales
FYE 1/31/08: 90.6 billion – 17.5 percent increase over the previous year. Operating profit was $4.76 billion, an increase of 11.8 percent compared to the previous fiscal year.
For the month of January 2008, $7.18 billion – an increase of 20.8 percent over the same period last year.
For the fourth quarter ending 1/31/08: $27 billion – a 18.8 percent increase over the same period last year. Operating income was $1.74 billion for the quarter, an increase of 14.5 percent over the same period last year.