Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the four-week period ending May 4, 2001, of $16.164 billion, an increase of 13.9 percent over the $14.196 billion in the similar period in the prior year. Sales for the thirteen-week period were $49.819 billion, an increase of 12.3 percent over the $44.380 billion in the similar period in the prior year.

The Wal-Mart division’s sales for the four-week period were $10.292 billion, up 14.4 percent over sales of $8.994 billion in the similar prior-year period. The division’s sales for the thirteen weeks of $31.580 billion were up 12.3 percent over the $28.113 billion in the similar prior-year period.

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SAM’S CLUB sales for the four-week period were $2.129 billion, up 11.2 percent over sales of $1.915 billion in the similar prior-year period. Club sales for the thirteen weeks of $6.707 billion were up 8.5 percent over the $6.184 billion in the similar prior-year period.


Comparable sales for the periods ending May 4, 2001, were as follows:
































4 Weeks 13 Weeks
This Year Last Year This Year Last Year
Wal-Mart 6.1% 9.5% 4.4% 7.1%
SAM’S CLUB 8.3% 3.9% 5.9% 4.8%
Total Company 6.5% 8.4% 4.7% 6.6%


Our first quarter earnings release is scheduled for Tuesday, May 15, 2001. A pre-recorded call offering additional comments on the quarter will be available to all investors for approximately 36 hours from the time of the release. You may listen to this call by dialing 402-220-3103 after the earnings release appears on the newswire. If this number is busy, you may dial 973-633-1010.

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As of April 30, 2001, the Company had 1,702 Wal-Mart stores, 952 Supercenters, 479 SAM’S CLUBS and 20 Neighborhood Markets in the United States. Internationally, the company operated units in Argentina (11), Brazil (20), Canada (176), China (11), Germany (94), Korea (6), Mexico (509), Puerto Rico (17) and United Kingdom (244). Wal-Mart employs more than 962,000 associates in the U.S. and 282,000 internationally. Its securities are listed on the New York and Pacific stock exchanges.