Schoewe added that during the 4-week and 13-week periods, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. increased its sales by more than $3.5 billion and $8.8 billion, respectively.
The Company estimates comparable sales in the U.S. for the May 4-week period to be in the 2 to 4 percent range.
Comparable sales that are presented in this release exclude the impact of fuel sales in our SAM'S CLUB segment.
Fuel sales impacted the SAM'S CLUB and total US comparable sales figures for the 4-week period ending April 28, 2006, by 0.6 and 0.0 percentage points, respectively, and impacted the 13-week period by 0.5 and 0.1 percentage points, respectively.
Including the impact of fuel sales, the SAM'S CLUB and total U.S. comparable sales figures for the 4-week period ending April 28, 2006, would have been 4.4 percent and 6.8 percent, respectively, and for the 13-week period would have been 4.8% and 3.7 percent, respectively.
Wal-Mart's earnings release for the first fiscal quarter is scheduled for Tuesday, May 16, 2006 before the NYSE opens.
The dial-in number for management's pre-recorded discussion of the release and related matters is 203-369-1090 and will be available for 36 hours after quarterly earnings are announced.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc operates Wal-Mart discount stores, Supercenters, Neighborhood Markets and SAM'S CLUB locations in the United States. The Company operates in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, South Korea and the United Kingdom.
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