Walmart Inc (WMT)

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I was not suggesting the domestic stores are in decline, only that they represent a mature market with less potential for the massive growth seen in the last half of the twentieth century. The U.S. stores are still wildly successful by any measure, and the revenue numbers are literally staggering, ironically, making year over year percentage growth mathematically less robust. I suspect most of Walmart's competitors would love to have such a problem. The international operations are simply more attractive from an investment viewpoint because they are early in the growth cycle. I certainly don't envision Walmart stores disappearing from U.S. streets anytime soon, and the current emphasis on smaller stores, with lower overhead and a different demographic, may well prove to be the key to a return to higher growth here on the mainland.