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Wal-Mart’s many stores The traditional supercenters aren’t the only kind of stores the retailer has launched over the years.
Wal-Mart Canada
Wal-Mart came to Canada in 1994. As of April 30, the retailer has 325 stores there, which include Supercenters and the traditional discount store.
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Shoppers enter a Seiyu supermarket near Tokyo. Seiyu is the Japan unit of Wal-Mart. There are 414 Wal-Mart stores in Japan, as of April 30.
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Wal-Mart Express
People walk in front of a yet-to-open Wal-Mart Express store in Gentry, Ark., June 2. The mini store is Wal-Mart's first Express prototype.The store, which is about one-tenth the size of a typical super center, will carry about 13,000 items, compared with the 125,000 items in a regular Wal-Mart.
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Wal-Mart Supercenter
A shopper pushes her cart past a display of medications and vitamins in a Wal-Mart Supercenter store in Rogers, Ark. The company launched its first supercenter in 1988. At the supercenters, customers can shop for groceries, get eye exams and cash checks, among other things.
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Wal-Mart Argentina
Wal-Mart Argentina started in 1995. Wal-Mart had 64 retail stores in the country, which include Supercenters, as of April 30.
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"Upscale" Wal-Mart Supercenter
The opening of a new upscale Wal-Mart in Plano, Tex., brought shoppers in early on March 22, 2006.
Jason Janik
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"Upscale" Wal-Mart Supercenter
With the upscale Wal-Mart, the retailer tested whether customers would fill their shopping carts with pricey imported cheeses, vintage wines and trendy clothes along with paper towels and pet food.
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Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market
Wal-Mart's Neighborhood Market offers a full line of groceries. The first Neighborhood Market was opened in 1998.
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"Green" Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart opened this 206,000-square-foot store July 20, 2005, in McKinney, Tex. The environmental-testing supercenter is powered by a neighboring windmill.
Jason Janik
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"Green" Wal-Mart
The "green" supercenter includes a pond to harvest rainwater and the adjacent bioswale, which uses vegetation to filter it. The clean water is then used for irrigation.
Steve Uzzell
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Sam's Club Mexico
A customer puts his credit card away after withdrawing money at a Walmart bank inside a Sam's Club store in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB's bank unit, which started operations in November 2007, has checking accounts, credit cards, payroll accounts and loans for small companies.
Trevor Snapp
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Bharti Wal-Mart Private Limited
On May 30, 2009, workers are seen during the inauguration ceremony of the first Wal-Mart store in Amritsar, India. As of April 30, Wal-Mart had five retail stores in India.
Altaf Qadri
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Wal-Mart China
Wal-Mart had 333 retail stores in China, which include Supercenters, Neighborhood Markets and Sam's Clubs, as of April 30. The world's largest retailer opened its first store in the country in 1996.
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Wal-Mart Brazil
Wal-Mart opened in Brazil in 1995. Since then, the retailer has opened 480 retail stores there, which include Supercenters and Sam's Clubs, as of April 30.
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Asda
Wal-Mart bought the U.K.'s Asda in 1999. Since then, Asda has become the country's "second largest supermarket," according to Wal-Mart. As of April 30, the company has 386 stores there, which include Asda Living and Asda Supercenter.
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