Walmart International
3,629 total units as of February 28, 2009
| Market | Retail Units | Date of Entry |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1,203 | November 1991 |
| Puerto Rico | 56 | August 1992 |
| Canada | 318 | November 1994 |
| Brazil | 345 | May 1995 |
| Argentina | 28 | August 1995 |
| China (*) | 246 | August 1996 |
| United Kingdom | 358 | July 1999 |
| Japan | 371 | March 2002 |
| Costa Rica | 164 | September 2005 |
| El Salvador | 77 | September 2005 |
| Guatemala | 159 | September 2005 |
| Honduras | 51 | September 2005 |
| Nicaragua | 52 | September 2005 |
| Chile | 201 | January 2009 |
(*) Includes a 35% interest in Trust-Mart, which operates 100 stores
in China.
Trade Territory
Walmart operates in 15 international markets, including Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom, serving more than 49 million international customers weekly.
Total International Associates
More than 680,000
Total International Sales FYE 1/31/09:
$98.6 billion – 9.1 percent increase over the previous year. Operating income was $4.94 billion, an increase of 4.6 percent compared to the previous fiscal year. Reported International sales were negatively affected by the lower value of currencies versus the U.S. dollar. On a constant currency basis (assuming currency exchange rates remained the same as the prior year), International sales increased 11.6 percent for the full fiscal year.
For the four-week period ending Feb. 27, 2009, $6.48 billion, a decrease of 10.8 percent over the same period last year. On a constant currency basis (assuming foreign exchange rates remained the same as the prior year), International sales increased 9.9 percent in the February period. These results include sales data from Distribución y Servicio D&S S.A., whose results are now consolidated in Walmart International.
For the fourth quarter FY 2009 ending 1/31/09: $24.7 billion – a decrease of 8.4 percent over the same period last year. Operating income was $1.5 billion for the quarter, a decrease of 14.3 percent over the same period last year. Reported International sales were negatively affected by the lower value of currencies versus the U.S. dollar. On a constant currency basis (assuming currency exchange rates remained the same as the prior year), International sales increased 9.0 percent in the fourth quarter. International operating income increased 5.1 percent in the fourth quarter and 10.2 percent for the full fiscal year.