沃尔玛

Stan Abrams (who does not have permalinks, by the way) (who permalinks by day) writes that the People's Daily announced Walmart's intention to open three new stores in Shanghai, starting next year.

Starting from 1996, Wal-Mart has opened 31 stores in 15 cities around the nation, employing over 16,000 people, but it is yet to make a foray into eastern China.

The company plans to get the three stores up and running with a total investment of US$18 million and registered capital of US$7.2 million.

According to Walmart China's website, there are 24 Walmart Supercenters in China. Walmart's US site claims there are 25, but strangely lists 26 locations. A case of strategic ambiguity? For comprehensiveness, I list the 26 below:

Province	City
Guang Dong	Shenzhen (6), Dongguan, Shantou
Yunnan	Kunming (3)
Fujian	Fuzhou (2), Xiamen (2)
Hunan	Changsha
Jianxi	Nanchang
Liaoning	Dalian (2), Shenyang
Jilin	Changchun (3)
Heilongjiang	Harbin
Shangdong	Jinan, Qingdao

I was surprised that Walmart has not opened a store in Beijing. There is a Sam's Club in Beijing, owned by Walmart. Walmart's China operation is based out of Shenzhen.