Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Corporate Finance:Consumers

Summary

Wal-Mart is the world’s largest retailer, with over 9,000 retail locations. Wal-Mart has 4,413 stores in the United States, which generate approximately 72% of global revenues through two segments and four main store formats: (1) the Wal-Mart Stores segment, comprising Discount stores, Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets, and (2) the Sam’s Club Segment. The International segment consists of more than 4,500 stores in wholly- or majority-owned operations in Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Japan, Puerto Rico, Honduras, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala and El Salvador.