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Supercenters, warehouse
club and discount general
merchandise stores. As
a result, Wal-Mart de
Mexico has experienced
extensive growth and
customer support.
GERMANY
GERMANY
Dave Ferguson, former
director of Wal-Mart’s
Canadian operations, was
named in fiscal 2001 as the new
President & CEO of Wal-Mart
Europe. He will continue to
help the Company develop its
business strategies and processes
in Europe.
In fiscal 2001, Wal-Mart completed
renovation of 23 of its 94 stores
in Germany. Wal-Mart Germany
introduced Smart Price®and Great
Value®private-label items in select
stores across the country, which
proved quite popular with
Customers. There are now more
than 250 Great Value®items and
over 120 Smart Price®products
available in Germany. The Equate®
private-label body care line was
introduced in June 2000.
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED KINGDOM
After joining the Wal-Mart family in
1999, ASDA has proven to be a very
successful international venture.
With 241 stores across the United
Kingdom, 100,000 Associates, or
Colleagues as they are called within
ASDA, and an average of 7.8 million
Customers each week, ASDA is
likely to become the second largest
supermarket chain in Britain in the
coming year.
ASDA has long been a favorite place
to shop for Britons and customer
loyalty continues to grow under the
direction of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
When Wal-Mart purchased ASDA
in 1999, the best practices of both
companies were combined
to best meet the needs of
the Customer.
Primarily known as a food
retailer, ASDA’s profile has
begun to change with the
addition of the ASDA/
Wal-Mart Supercentre
concept to the retailing
mix. There are now three
ASDA/Wal-Mart
Supercentres in the country and
plans call for others to be located
there in the near future. ASDA
continues to support the suppliers,
Customers and organizations
within its communities. To date,
around 200 new suppliers, most of
them British, have been recruited
to source the new Supercentres
and more will be added to meet
the local tastes and demands
of Customers.
CANADA
CANADA
Canada has been an extremely
successful and profitable
international market for Wal-Mart
since the Company entered the
country in 1994. With 174 stores,
eight of which opened during fiscal
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