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DSN Retailing Today, June 9, 2003 by Mike Troy

THE FUTURE OF WAL-MART: A FIVE YEAR FORECAST *

YEAR      SALES   PROFITS

2002      $229.6    $7.7
2003 (e)  $253.8    $8.9
2004 (e)  $282.9   $10.1
2005 (e)  $311.9   $11.5
2006 (e)  $341.2   $12.9
2007 (e)  $370.6   $14.5

All  figures in millions

* Excludes McLane division

(e)=estimates

Source: Analysts estimate and DSN Retailing today research

WAL-MART COMPARED TO THE REST TO RETAIL

(Nation's No. 1 vs. the next 10)

COMPANY        SALES     PROFIT

Wal-Mart      $246,525   $8,039
Home Depot     $58,247   $3,664
Kroger         $51,759   $1,205
Target         $43,917   $1,654
Sears          $41,366   $1,376
Costco         $38,762     $700
Albertsons     $35,916     $485
Kmart          $32,765  ($3,691)
Safeway        $32,399    ($828)
JCPenney       $32,341     $405
Walgreens      $28,681    $1019
Nos. 2 to 11
AS A GROUP    $396,159   $5,989

All figures in millions

( )denotes a loss