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Non-Tech : Wal-Mart -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Terror who wrote (309)	12/2/1997 9:45:00 AM
From: Chip Roos	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1166

Marcie: I think that Nike is perhaps the best footwear company of the 90's however I can tell you that athletic footwear is definitely declining a bit. Followers of Nike will tell you, as will Phil Knight himself, that Nike doesn't sell shoes, they sell marketing. And they do it very well. I am embarrassed to say that I have never owned Nike stock and missed the unbelievable rise over the past 10 years. But I also think that Nike has become so large that it will be very hard to continue their success....and the athletic/fashion customer is fickle. At this point, I would probably hold the stock. Nike is the best but you may need to be patient for a period of time. I have seen companies like Reebok, LA Gear and others fall apart. I don't think that will happen with Nike but they are soooo large and their stock has been soooo overvalued in my opinion, that we are seeing a dose of reality right now. Be patient and good luck. WMT continues to climb. I may throw in a Coke. Chip

To: Terror who wrote (309)	12/4/1997 11:26:00 AM
From: Ken Turetzky	Respond to of 1166

Wal-Mart Same Store Sales Climb 14% To $10.6 Bln Federal Filings via Dow Jones FORM TYPE: PRNews ISSUER: WHOLESALE CLUB INC. SYMBOL: WMT BENTONVILLE, Ark., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the four-week period ending November 28, 1997, of $10,655,000,000, an increase of 14.0% from the $9,350,000,000 in the similar period of the prior year. For the 43-week period ending November 28, 1997, sales increased 12.3% to $93,565,000,000. Sam's Clubs sales for the four-week period were $1,793,000,000, up 5.4% from $1,701,000,000 in the similar prior year period. Club sales for the 43 weeks of $16,610,000,000 were up 3.9% over the similar prior year period. Comparable sales for the periods were as follows: 4 Weeks 43 Weeks This Year Last Year This Year Last Year Wal-Mart 6.5% 2.5% 6.8% 4.7% Sam's Club 4.4% 9.0% 3.2% 2.4% Total Company 6.1% 4.0% 6.0% 4.1% As of November 30, 1997, the Company had 1,904 Wal-Mart stores, 436 Supercenters, 444 Sam's Clubs, 9 Argentina units, 8 Brazilian units, 144 Canadian Wal-Mart stores, 3 China stores, 2 Indonesian Supercenters, 398 Mexican units, and 13 Puerto Rico units. Wal-Mart (WMT) operates in all fifty (50) states, Argentina, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, and in Brazil, China, and Indonesia under joint venture or franchise agreements. Wal-Mart employs over 700,000 Associates in the United States and 100,000 internationally. Its securities are listed on the New York and Pacific stock exchanges. bbs /FEDERAL FILINGS CONTACTS: (202) 393-7856 FOR EDITORIAL, (800) 487-6162 FOR DOCUMENT SALES, (202) 628-8990 FOR NEWSWIRE SALES, (888) FED-FILE FOR TECHNICAL SUPPORT, & fedfil.com //