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Walmart Locations Around The World
The United States
The United States has the highest number of Walmart stores in the world, boasting of 5,358 retail units. Walmart US is the largest division of Walmart, accounting for about 65% of the company’s sale (2019). This division consists of neighborhood markets, discount stores, and supercenters. As of July 2019, there were an impressive 4,759 Walmart US stores in the US. Apart from the stores, there are 599 Sam’s Club stores in the country. These stores mainly sell groceries and general merchandise. Sam’s Club accounts for about 11% of the company’s total revenue (2019). About 90% of the population of the US lives within 10 miles of Sam’s Club or Walmart store.
Mexico
Walmart’s division in Mexico is the largest outside of the United with up to 2468 stores. The company’s division in Mexico is known as Walmex or Walmart de Mexico y Centroamerica. Walmart stores in the country include 277 supercenter stores, Bodega Aurrera (located in 526 locations), 163 Sam’s Club stores, 369 Mi Bodega Aurrera stores, 1,041 Bodega Aurrera Express stores, and 92 Superama stores. Walmax was founded in 1952 as Cifra and signed a joint venture with Walmart in 1991. Walmart increased its share in the company to 51% and the company was renamed Walmart de Mexico y Centroamerica in 2010.
The United Kingdom
Walmart retails in the UK as Asda (a company acquired by Walmart in 1999). The company is headquartered in Leeds and has 633 stores across the country. Asda stores were and remain grocery stores and have a strong focus on non-food items compared to other stores across the country. The 633 stores are divided into 341 superstores, 209 supermarkets, 33 Asda Living, 32 supercenters, and 18 petrol fueling stations.
African Countries
Walmart entered the African market following the acquisition of South Africa’s Massmart Holding Limited in 2010. Today, there are 442 Walmart stores across Africa, of which 394 stores are in South Africa but under different banners. Botswana has 11 stores, also under different banners such as Game Foodco, CBW, and Builders Warehouse. Other countries in Africa with Walmart stores are Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ghana, Namibia, Lesotho, Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Tanzania, and Swaziland
Operating Divisions Of Walmart
Walmart is divided into four main operating divisions; Walmart US, Walmart International, Sam’s Club, and Global eCommerce. These divisions have various retail formats including supercenters, hypermarkets, supermarkets, warehouse club, restaurants, digital retails, and apparel stores among others. Supercenters are large stores of up to 260,000 square feet and offer full supermarket services. Neighborhood markets are small Walmart stores that stock mainly groceries.
Walmart Locations By Country
Rank ?Country Walmart Locations
1 United States 5,362
2 Mexico 2,448
3 United Kingdom 633
4 China 433
5 Canada 411
6 South Africa 390
7 Chile 375
8 Japan 331
9 Costa Rica 257
10 Guatemala 250
11 Honduras 106
12 Nicaragua 103
13 El Salvador 97
14 Argentina 92
15 India 25
16 Botswana 11
17 Zambia 7
18 Mozambique 6
19 Nigeria 5
20 Ghana 4
21 Namibia 4
22 Lesotho 3
23 Kenya 2
24 Malawi 2
25 Swaziland 1
26 Tanzania 1
27 Uganda 1
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Sophy Owuor October 25 2019 in World Facts
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