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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 

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. 

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## 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 

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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 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 

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 

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