International Operational Data Sheet - March 2008
INTERNATIONAL DATA SHEET
March 2008
Wal-Mart International 3,125 total units | Market | Retail Units | Date of Entry | | Mexico | 1,025 | November 1991 | | Puerto Rico | 54 | August 1992 | | Canada | 305 | November 1994 | | Argentina | 22 | November 1995 | | Brazil | 314 | May 1995 | | China (*) | 203 | August 1996 | | United Kingdom | 351 | 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 storesin 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 February 2008, $7.26 billion – an increase of 19.8 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.
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