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Multiplying Wal-Marts

Published October 19, 2003
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Supercenters by the numbers

  • $77-million a year. Annual average sales of a supercenter, including those operated by Wal-Mart, Target and regional chains. That compares to $23-million in sales at a traditional discount store and $8-million at the average neighborhood supermarket.
  • $426. Annual sales per square foot at a supercenter, a sign of sales productivity, compared to $257 at a discount store and $330 at a regional mall.
  • 40 percent. How many shoppers visit a supercenter at least monthly, up from 25 percent in 1998.

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