Wal-Mart March Comps Up 6.0%

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the five-week period ending April 2, 2004, of $25.131 billion, an increase of 14.0 percent over the $22.049 billion in
the same five-week period in the prior year. Sales for the nine-week period were $45.293 billion, an increase of 14.0 percent over $39.738 billion in the similar period in the prior year.

The Wal-Mart division's sales for the five-week period were
$16.722 billion, up 12.3 percent over sales of $14.888 billion in the same
five-week period in the prior year. The division's sales for the nine weeks
of $30.350 billion were up 12.4 percent over $26.996 billion in the similar
prior-year period.

SAM's CLUB sales for the five-week period were $3.384 billion, up
9.3 percent over sales of $3.097 billion in the same five-week period in the
prior year. Club sales for the nine weeks of $6.062 billion were up
9.8 percent over the $5.523 billion in the similar prior-year period.

The International division's sales for the five-week period were
$5.025 billion, up 23.6 percent over sales of $4.064 billion in the same five-
week period in the prior year. The division's sales for the nine weeks of
$8.881 billion were up 23.0 percent over the $7.219 billion in the similar
prior-year period.

Comparable sales for the periods ending April 2, 2004 and April 4, 2003,
were as follows:

                                      5 Weeks                   9 Weeks
                             This Year      Last Year   This Year    Last Year
     Wal-Mart                  5.6 %           0.3 %       5.8 %       1.3 %
     SAM'S CLUB                8.3 %           2.6 %       8.1 %       2.5 %
     Total U.S.                6.0 %           0.7 %       6.1 %       1.5 %

For the April four-week period, we are estimating comparable sales for the
U.S. to be up in the 4 to 6 percent range. However, with one less Easter week
and tougher comparisons in the period, we are expecting to be closer to the
low end of that range.