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Wal-mart Stores, Inc. is the world's largest retailer. In the fiscal year ending January 31, 2001 Wal-mart had $191 billion dollars in sales. It employees over 1 million people wordwide and operates 4,500 retail units in 10 countries. The countries Wal-mart operates in are the United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, China, Korea, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-mart, opened the first Wal-mart store in Rogers, Ark in 1962.

Some people accuse Wal-mart of driving home-town stores across America out of business, and then move on to the next town. Other people say Wal-mart helps the economy of towns by bringing jobs and low prices to hard working people. The best in retail win and right now Wal-mart is the best in retail.

Retail Web site: http://www.walmart.com/ Corprate Web site: http://www.walmartstores.com/