There is no better place for your product to enter the market than on the shelves of Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club. Those who sell to WalMart and Sam's Club often enjoy sales numbers that are simply not attainable through other retailers.
Domestic Impact
- The company purchases goods from 68,000 suppliers ranging from start-ups to the largest of the Fortune 500 companies.
- In 2005, Wal-Mart plans to add 365 new stores in the U.S.
- Sam’s Club serves more than 23 million small businesses in the U.S. as well as individuals.
- There are 551 Sam’s Club locations nationwide.
- Sam's Club recorded $37 billion in sales for 2004.
- Wal-Mart is America’s largest corporate charitable contributor with more than $170 million donated.
- Wal-Mart Supercenters carry over 100,000 sku’s; Sam’s Clubs carry over 4,900 sku’s.
- 100 million customers shop at a Wal-Mart and/or Sam's Club each week.
- Wal-Mart and Sam's Club recorded sales of more than $285 billion.
- Walmart.com, Wal-Mart's web site increased visitors by 36% last year... 11.9 Million to 16.2 Million.
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Distribution Centers will process over 5 Billion cases of goods through their network to the Stores and Clubs often with one of their 7,800 truck drivers.
Global Impact
- The organization is expanding globally with $56 billion in sales for 2004.
- There are more than 1,587 Wal-Mart stores and 98 Sam's Clubs in the United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Mexico, China, South Korea, Canada and Asia.
- Approximately 165 international locations will open in 2005.
Plans to continue the company's aggressive growth in domestic and foreign segments are in place. This dominant retailer currently holds 3% of the global market and will become a powerful international presence in the near future. |
