Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the four- and 52-week periods ending Jan. 30, 2009, and Feb. 1, 2008, respectively, as follows.

                                            Net Sales
                 4 Weeks Ended      % Change   52 Weeks Ended  %Change
              1/30/2009  2/1/2008            1/30/2009    2/1/2008
Walmart
U.S.        $17.964     $16.937     6.1%    $253.895    $238.973     6.2%
   
Sam's
Club             3.131       3.156   -0.8%      46.519      44.254       5.1%
   
International  6.647       7.170    -7.3%      97.847      91.788      6.6%
Total    
Company     $27.742     $27.263     1.8%    $398.261    $375.015  6.2%

On a constant currency basis (assuming foreign exchange rates remained the same as the prior year), International sales increased 11.0 percent in the January period. With an 18.3%impact from foreign currency, reported sales decreased 7.3% in the International segment.

Comparable store sales for the four- and 52-week periods ending Jan. 30, 2009, and Feb. 1, 2008, respectively, appear below.

 

                            Four Weeks Comparable Store Sales
                Without Fuel          With Fuel           Fuel Impact
         1/30/2009  2/1/2008  1/30/2009  2/1/2008  1/30/2009  2/1/2008

Walmart
U.S.             2.1%       0.2%       2.1%      0.2%       0.0%      0.0%
Sam's Club    2.4%       2.1%      -1.5%      4.9%      -3.9%      2.8%
Total U.S.     2.1%       0.5%       1.5%      0.9%      -0.6%      0.4%

                            Fifty-two Weeks Comparable Store Sales
                   Without Fuel            With Fuel          Fuel Impact
        1/30/2009  2/1/2008  1/30/2009  2/1/2008  1/30/2009  2/1/2008 Walmart
U.S.          2.7%      0.9%       2.7%      0.9%       0.0%      0.0%
Sam's Club  3.1%      4.2%       4.3%      4.9%       1.2%      0.7%
Total U.S.   2.8%      1.4%       3.0%      1.5%       0.2%      0.1%

 

Wal-Mart reports monthly sales on the National Retail Federation's (NRF) 4-5-4 calendar. The company also reports sales for each of its fiscal quarters based on the calendar months within the quarter and the fiscal year, which begins each year on Feb. 1. The company expects to report total net sales for the fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2009 of approximately $401 billion and these results will be announced Feb. 17.