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Back to Sales & Summaries August 2001 Sales Summary September 06, 2001 For this year's four-week period, comparable sales were up 7.2 percent at the Wal-Mart division and 6.1 percent at the clubs. The text below is also available via a recorded telephone call, which is accessible by calling 501/273-8446. Good morning and thanks for calling Wal-Mart for the August sales release. This call is the property of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and intended solely for the use of Wal-Mart shareholders and should not be reproduced in any way whether in part or in its entirety. Wal-Mart includes the following cautionary statement to take advantage of the "safe harbor" provisions of the PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 for any forward looking statement made by, or on behalf of, Wal-Mart. You are referred to Wal-Mart's SEC filings for additional information regarding the safe harbor. The factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from predicted results include, among other things, cost of goods, competitive pressures, inflation, consumer debt levels, interest rate fluctuations, and other risks set forth in the Company's filings with the SEC.
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