Wal-Mart statistics

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This article discusses Wal-Mart statistics.

Retail operations

Wal-Mart operates 5 major retail formats under 3 retail divisions:

Wal-Mart Stores, USA
*Wal-Mart Discount Stores — Average 100,000 square feet (9,290 m²) and include a selection of general merchandise, including apparel, electronics, health and beauty aids, toys, sporting goods, and household products. The stores also have an in-house-branded food court. There were 1,209 Wal-Mart Discount Stores in the U.S. as of January 31, 2006.
*Wal-Mart Supercenter — Average 200,000 square feet (19,290 m²) and combine a standard Wal-Mart Discount Store with a full-line supermarket (commonly known as big box stores or hypermarkets). The stores also typically feature a tire and oil change shop (Wal-Mart Tire & Lube Express), Wal-Mart Vision Center, and numerous alcove shops such as a Wal-Mart Money Center, hair and nail salons, a Movie Gallery video store, an arcade, and a branch from a local bank in the area. The food courts with full-menu McDonald's plus Subway, Dunkin' Donuts and Baskin-Robbins have also been located. Some locations also sell gasoline through Murphy USA. There were 1,980 Wal-Mart Supercenters in the U.S. as of January 31, 2006.
*Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market — Average 43,000 square feet (4,000 m²) and include grocery, pharmacy, and limited general merchandise products. There were 101 Neighborhood Markets in the U.S. as of January 31, 2006. The concept will be introduced into Canada in 2006 with 3 stores (one in London, Ontario and 2 in the Greater Toronto Area).
*Walmart.com — Online shopping site that offers merchandise different from that in stores. The walmart.com site also offers digital music downloads with digital rights management (DRM) and online photo processing.
Sam's Club — a membership-only wholesale warehouse club focused mainly on serving small business owners. Clubs average 128,000 square feet (11,891 m²). Like some Wal-Mart Supercenters, some Sam's Club locations sell gasoline through Murphy USA. There were 567 Sam's Clubs in the U.S. as of January 31, 2006. Sam's Club also operates in Canada.
Wal-Mart International — operates various formats internationally, including (but not limited to) SAM'S CLUB, Discount Stores, Supercenters, Supermarkets, and restaurants.

In the United Kingdom, the Wal-Mart name is only used as part of the main retail name (in conjunction with the ASDA brand) for the ultra large hypermarket format. In addition to the standard ASDA stores, the company also runs the high street George clothes store brand.

Store counts and revenue

Store Counts (as of June 1, 2006) & Revenue (for FYE January 31, 2006):

Company Total: 6,577 stores (US$312.4 billion)
*Wal-Mart Stores USA (3,889 stores, excluding Puerto Rico) (US$209.9 billion)
**Discount Stores: 1,163
**Supercenters: 2,056
**Sam's Club (United States): 566 Clubs (US$39.7 billion total)
**Neighborhood Markets: 104
*International: 2,688 (US$62.7 billion total)
**Argentina: 12
**Brazil: 293
**Canada: 278
**China: 57
**Costa Rica: 128
**El Salvador: 58
**Germany: 87
**Guatemala: 120
**Honduras: 37
**Japan: 395 (through consildation with Seiyu Group)
**Mexico: 797
**Nicaragua: 33
**Puerto Rico (United States insular area): 54
**United Kingdom (ASDA): 321

Wal-Mart sold its stores in South Korea to Shinsegae in late-May 2006.

Wal-Mart's international operations are large, but by no means as successful as its U.S. business. It has exited several countries after failing to find a profitable strategy and continues to struggle is some of its other markets. ASDA in the United Kingdom is by far the largest of the international businesses by sales, but as of 2006 it is missing profit targets and losing market share. In Germany, after eight years in the market, Wal-Mart's yearly revenue is still less than one-tenth of the leading retailer, EDEKA. The presence of unions, the difficulty of obtaining building permits and high competition are some possible reasons for this lack of success. With Aldi and Lidl there are also two established discounters in the market that drive the same price policy as Wal-Mart.

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