Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the four-week period ending June 1, 2001, of $16.440 billion, an increase of 12.5 percent over the $14.610 billion in the similar period in the prior year. Sales for the 17-week period were $66.259 billion, an increase of 12.3 percent over the $58.990 billion in the similar period in the prior year.

The Wal-Mart division’s sales for the four-week period were $10.385 billion, up 11.5 percent over sales of $9.314 billion in the similar prior-year period. The division’s sales for the 17 weeks of $41.965 billion were up 12.1 percent over the $37.427 billion in the similar prior-year period.

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SAM’S CLUB sales for the four-week period were $2.228 billion, up 7.7 percent over sales of $2.069 billion in the similar prior-year period. Club sales for the 17 weeks of $8.935 billion were up 8.3 percent over the $8.253 billion in the similar prior-year period.


Comparable sales for the periods ending June 1, 2001, were as follows:

































4 Weeks
17 Weeks

This Year
Last Year
This Year
Last Year
Wal-Mart
3.6%
6.9%
4.2%
7.1%
SAM’S CLUB
4.8%
9.5%
5.6%
6.0%
Total Company
3.8%
7.4%
4.5%
6.8%


As of May 31, 2001, the company had 1,693 Wal-Mart stores, 965 Supercenters, 481 SAM’S CLUBS and 20 Neighborhood Markets in the United States. Internationally, the company operated units in Argentina (11), Brazil (21), Canada (176), China (11), Germany (94), Korea (6), Mexico (512), 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.

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