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The Walmart format was expanded with the opening of [[Walmart Supercenter 172|the first]] '''Walmart Supercenter''' in [[Washington, Missouri]] on March 1, 1988.<ref>VandeWater, Judith. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71834958/st-louis-post-dispatch/ "Wal-Mart Takes Washington By Store"], [[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]], March 2, 1988, page 1C.</ref> Combining a discount department store and supermarket under one roof, the Supercenter format makes up the bulk of Walmart's worldwide footprint, and most former Walmart Discount Stores have been expanded into or replaced by Supercenters. The average Supercenter in the U.S. has a floor area of {{convert|178000|sqft|m2}}.<ref name=2023-annual/>
[[Walmart Neighborhood Market 2741|The first store]] in the smaller '''Walmart Neighborhood Market''' format, primarily offering grocery items, opened in the company's hometown of [[Bentonville, Arkansas]] on October 7, 1998.<ref>The Associated Press. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71834411/the-kansas-city-star/ "Wal-Mart plans to move faster on adding stores"], [[Kansas City Star]], October 7, 1998, page B-2.</ref> The average Neighborhood Market store has a floor area of {{convert|42000|sqft|m2}}.<ref name=2023-annual/>
Walmart began to expand internationally with the opening of its first stores in Mexico in 1993, and the acquisition of 123 former [[Woolco]] stores in Canada in 1994. In addition to acquiring other brands of stores in various countries, Walmart Inc. also operates Walmart stores in China and five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Walmart stores also formerly operated in Argentina (1995–2020), Brazil (1995–2018), Indonesia (1996–1997), Germany (1997–2006), and South Korea (1998–2006). As of January 2023, all Walmart stores outside of North America are Supercenters.
The table below shows the number of Walmart-branded stores operating at the end of each fiscal year since the chain was created in 1962. Stores in the United States and Canada are broken down by format. Location totals outside of North America are generally given as of December 31 of the preceding year.<ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1971''' || 26 || 26 || 26 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <ref>Walton, Sam M. [https://www.walmartmuseum.com/content/walmartmuseum/en_us/timeline/decades/1970/artifact/2427.html Letter to stockholders], February 1971, via the Walmart Digital Museum.</ref>
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| '''1/31/1972''' || 40 || 40 || 40 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <ref>[
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| '''1/31/1973''' || 55 || 55 || 55 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1974''' || 76 || 76 || 76 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <ref>[
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| '''1/31/1975''' || 100 || 100 || 100 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1976''' || 121 || 121 || 121 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1977''' || 149 || 149 || 149 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1978''' || 193 || 193 || 193 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1979''' || 229 || 229 || 229 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1980''' || 276 || 276 || 276 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1981''' || 330 || 330 || 330 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1982''' || 491 || 491 || 491 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1983''' || 551 || 551 || 551 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1984''' || 642 || 642 || 642 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1985''' || 745 || 745 || 745 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1986''' || 859 || 859 || 859 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1987''' || 980 || 980 || 980 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1988''' || 1,114 || 1,114 || 1,114 || 0 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1989''' || 1,259 || 1,259 || 1,257 || 2 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1990''' || 1,402 || 1,402 || 1,399 || 3 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1991''' || 1,573 || 1,573 || 1,568 || 5 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1992''' || 1,720 || 1,720 || 1,714 || 6 || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1993''' || 1,880 || 1,880 || 1,854 || 26 || || || || || || 0 || || || || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1994''' || 2,023 || 2,021 || 1,953 || 68 || || || 0 || 0 || || 2 || || || || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1995''' || 2,267 || 2,133 || 1,990 || 143 || || || 123 || 123 || || 11 || 0 || 0 || || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1996''' || 2,388 || 2,241 || 2,002 || 239 || || || 131 || 131 || || 13 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1997''' || 2,473 || 2,311 || 1,967 || 344 || || || 136 || 136 || || 18 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 0 || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1998''' || 2,576 || 2,371 || 1,930 || 441 || 0 || || 144 || 144 || || 27 || 6 || 5 || 2 || 0 || 21 || 0 || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/1999''' || 2,744 || 2,442 || 1,874 || 564 || 4 || || 153 || 153 || || 27 || 10 || 9 || 4 || || 95 || 4 || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/2000''' || 2,848 || 2,531 || 1,803 || 721 || 7 || || 166 || 166 || || 27 || 10 || 9 || 5 || || 95 || 5 || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/2001''' || 2,991 || 2,652 || 1,745 || 888 || 19 || || 174 || 174 || || 32 || 11 || 12 || 10 || || 94 || 6 || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/2002''' || 3,155 || 2,754 || 1,656 || 1,067 || 31 || || 196 || 196 || || 62 || 11 || 12 || 16 || || 95 || 9 || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/2003''' || 3,327 || 2,885 || 1,577 || 1,259 || 49 || || 213 || 213 || || 75 || 11 || 12 || 22 || || 94 || 15 || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/2004''' || 3,500 || 3,025 || 1,487 || 1,474 || 64 || || 231 || 231 || || 83 || 11 || 13 || 30 || || 92 || 15 || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/2005''' || 3,684 || 3,164 || 1,362 || 1,717 || 85 || || 256 || 256 || || 89 || 11 || 17 || 40 || || 91 || 16 || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/2006''' || 3,871 || 3,303 || 1,218 || 1,985 || 100 || || 272 || 272 || 0 || 105 || 11 || 23 || 53 || || 88 || 16 || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/2007''' || 3,967 || 3,457 || 1,083 || 2,262 || 112 || || 283 || 276 || 7 || 118 || 13 || 26 || 70 || || 0 || 0 || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/2008''' || 4,147 || 3,564 || 979 || 2,453 || 132 || || 299 || 268 || 31 || 136 || 21 || 29 || 98 || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/2009''' || 4,325 || 3,671 || 898 || 2,620 || 153 || || 312 || 256 || 56 || 154 || 22 || 34 || 132 || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/2010''' || 4,445 || 3,723 || 810 || 2,755 || 158 || 0 || 317 || 233 || 84 || 169 || 24 || 45 || 167 || || || || || || || || || <ref>[https://
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| '''1/31/2011''' || 4,611 || 3,804 || 709 || 2,907 || 182 || 6 || 325 || 201 || 124 || 192 || 27 || 49 || 214 || || || || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || || <ref>[https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2011/02/08/walmart-stores-inc-data-sheet-worldwide-unit-details-january-2011 "Walmart Stores, Inc. Data Sheet - Worldwide Unit Details January 2011"]; [http://web.archive.org/web/20110225204521/http://walmartstores.com/AboutUs/246.aspx "International Operations"]; [http://web.archive.org/web/20110114222349/http://walmartstores.com/pressroom/FactSheets/ "Fact Sheets"], Walmart, archived 2011.</ref>
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