Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the five- week period ending Dec. 29, 2000, of $25.700 billion, an increase of 6.5 percent over the $24.127 billion in the similar period in the prior year. Sales for the 48-week period were $178.826 billion, an increase of 15.8 percent over the $154.446 billion in the similar period in the prior year. SAM”S Club sales for the five-week period were $3.390 billion, up 2.3 percent over sales of $3.313 billion in the similar prior-year period. Club sales for the 48 weeks of $24.839 billion were up 7.2 percent over the $23.172 billion in the similar prior-year period. Comparable sales for the periods ending Dec. 29, 2000, were as follows:
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0.5%
7.9%
5.1%
8.1%
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14.2%
4.8%
7.4%
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0.3%
9.1%
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7.9%
As of Dec. 31, 2000, the company had 1,722 Wal-Mart stores, 868 Supercenters, 472 Sam”s Clubs and 17 Neighborhood Markets in the United States. Internationally, the company operated units in Argentina (11), Brazil (20), Canada (173), China (11), Germany (95), Korea (6), Mexico (496), Puerto Rico (15) and United Kingdom (241). Wal-Mart employs more than 885,000 associates in the U.S. and 255,000 internationally. Its securities are listed on the New York and Pacific stock exchanges.
