Wal-Mart Announces Large-Scale Expansion Plans

LITTLE ROCK, AK/USA (3 October 2000) – The world’s largest retailer Wal-Mart announced yesterday that it plans to add some 400 new stores to its already expansive network – that is, 400 stores next year alone. Of this number, 290 will be launched in the US and 110 throughout the rest of the world. The