Wal-Mart says it had 4,468 U.S. stores, 5,552 international stores at end of 2011, employing 1.4 million, 780,000 people respectively; total includes 69 different banners in 28 countries
Cindy Allen
BENTONVILLE, Arkansas
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January 17, 2012
(Walmart)
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Company Overview
Associates
Description
Retail Units
Entry
Supercenter
3,016
Opened first in 1988 (Washington, MO)
Discount Store
633
Opened first in 1962 (Rogers, AR)
Supermarkets*
195
Opened first in 1998 (Bentonville, AR)
Small formats**
14
Walmart U.S.
3,858
Sam's Club
610
Opened first in 1983 (Midwest City, OK)
Total U.S.
4,468
Mexico
2,037
Entered November 1991
Canada
329
Entered November 1994
Brazil
509
Entered May 1995
Argentina
77
Entered August 1995
China***
357
Entered August 1996
United Kingdom
552
Entered July 1999
Japan
416
Entered March 2002
Costa Rica
199
Entered September 2005
El Salvador
77
Entered September 2005
Guatemala
195
Entered September 2005
Honduras
68
Entered September 2005
Nicaragua
71
Entered September 2005
Chile
307
Entered January 2009
India
14
Entered May 2009
Africa****
344
Entered June 2011
Walmart International
5,552
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
10,020
United States -- approx. 1.4 million
International -- approx. 780,000
Total associates -- approx. 2.2 million worldwide
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 28 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 103 stores in China.
****Africa includes South Africa (302), Botswana (11), Ghana (1), Lesotho (2), Mauritius (1), Malawi (2), Mozambique (17), Namibia (3), Nigeria (1), Swaziland (1), Tanzania (1), Uganda (1) and Zambia (1)
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