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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Data Sheet - Worldwide Unit Details January 2012

 

Description Retail Units       Entry
Supercenter 3,029 Opened first in 1988 (Washington, MO)
Discount Store 629 Opened first in 1962 (Rogers, AR)
Supermarkets* 196 Opened first in 1998 (Bentonville, AR)
Small formats** 14  
Walmart U.S. 3,868  
Sam's Club 611 Opened first in 1983 (Midwest City, OK)
Total U.S. 4,479  


 
     
Mexico 2,088 Entered November 1991
Canada 333 Entered November 1994
Brazil 512 Entered May 1995
Argentina 88 Entered August 1995
China*** 370 Entered August 1996
United Kingdom 541 Entered July 1999
Japan 419 Entered March 2002
Costa Rica 200 Entered September 2005
El Salvador 79 Entered September 2005
Guatemala 200 Entered September 2005
Honduras 70 Entered September 2005
Nicaragua 73 Entered September 2005
Chile 316 Entered January 2009
India 15 Entered May 2009
Africa**** 347 Entered June 2011 
Walmart International  5,651  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.  10,130  

Associates
United States -- approx. 1.4 million
International -- approx. 780,000
Total associates -- 2.2 million worldwide

Company Overview 
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) serves customers and members more than 200 million times per week at 10,000 retail units under 69 different banners in 27 countries. 

*Supermarkets includes Neighborhood Market, Amigo and Supermercado banners
**Small formats include Walmart Express, Walmart on Campus and Super Ahorros banners
***China includes a 35% interest in Trust-Mart, which operates 29 stores in China.
****Africa includes South Africa (305), Botswana (11), Ghana (1), Lesotho (2), Malawi (2), Mozambique (17), Namibia (3), Nigeria (2), Swaziland (1), Tanzania (1), Uganda (1) and Zambia (1)