INTERNATIONAL DATA SHEET
April 2008
Wal-Mart International 3,132 total units
Market | Retail Units | Date of Entry |
Mexico | 1,026 | November 1991 |
Puerto Rico | 54 | August 1992 |
Canada | 305 | November 1994 |
Argentina | 23 | November 1995 |
Brazil | 315 | May 1995 |
China (*) | 205 | August 1996 |
United Kingdom | 353 | July 1999 |
Japan | 392 | March 2002 |
Costa Rica | 150 | September 2005 |
El Salvador | 71 | 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.
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 March 2008, $9.47 billion – an increase of 18.7 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.