[DOC] [TLE] Welcome to Wal-Mart China ! [PAR] Walmart entered the Chinese market and opened its first hypermarket and Sam's 
Club in ... and has become one of the largest membership stores around the 
world. At the present, Sam's Club has developed 800 chain clubs globally and 
provides ... The first Sam's Club in China opened in Shenzhen on August 12, 
1996. [DOC] [TLE] Teaching Note - Duke University's Fuqua School of Business [PAR] Wal-Mart International opened its first store in Argentina, a Sam's Club 
membership ... It also had a joint venture with a Thai firm to build stores in China 
and Hong Kong, but ended ... [2] As of August of 1996, Wal-Mart had opened 
more than 230 stores in .... Disco: In terms of outlet penetration, Disco was the 
largest retailer in... [DOC] [TLE] Kmart - Wikipedia [PAR] Kmart is a chain of big box department stores headquartered in Hoffman Estates, 
Illinois, United States. The chain purchased Sears for $11 billion in 2005, forming 
a new corporation under the name Sears Holdings Corporation. The company 
was founded in 1962 and is the third largest big box chain in .... In 1987, the 
Kmart Corporation sold its remaining Kresge and Jupiter stores... [DOC] [TLE] Land of opportunity and occasional failure [PAR] Sep 27, 2016 ... The world's top three retailers, Walmart, Carrefour and Tesco, have ... Hong Kong
-listed Sun Art Retail Group (SARG) is the largest hypermarket chain in China. ... 
to the mainland market in 1996, had 12,000 employees at 81 stores in ... Swedish 
fashion retailer H&M opened its first outlet in China in 2007. [DOC] [TLE] Wal-Mart [PAR] And now as China opened up its retail markets to foreign enterprises, foreign ... 
entered into 10 countries and has over 4,000 chain stores throughout the world 
that all follow ... In August 1996, Wal-Mart entered China with the opening of its 
first ... and the second largest worldwide, with more than 9,200 stores in 30 
countries. [DOC] [TLE] Retailing in China: Walmart v Wumart | The Economist [PAR] May 18, 2011 ... Who will conquer the world's fastest-growing retail market? Probably no ... He 
returned to China and opened his own chain of stores. By 2005... [DOC] [TLE] Welcome to Wal-World Wal-Mart's inexhaustible march to conquer ... [PAR] Wal-Mart is already a huge player-by far the world's largest retailer, standing 3.5 
times ... This year, the company plans to open or expand 115 international stores 
in seven ... By August 1996, Wal-Mart had moved into Jakarta, through a 
licensing ... When Wal-Mart opened its first superstore in the UK, it was on the 
outskirts of... [DOC] [TLE] World Business|Wal-Mart Said to Be Acquiring Chain in China [PAR] Oct 17, 2006 ... SHANGHAI, Tuesday, Oct. 17  Wal-Mart Stores, the largest retailer in the ... 
Depot and Best Buy, have just announced plans to open outlets in China. ... in 
China in July when, for the first time, it allowed employees to form a trade ... Wal-
Mart entered China in 1996 with a supercenter under its own name... [DOC] [TLE] Making Change at Walmart  Wal-Mart Rides Rough Surf [PAR] Dec 4, 2006 ... Wal-Mart Stores Inc. posted its first profit decline in 10 years in ... Wal-Mart bought 
6.1 percent of Seiyu Ltd., a Japanese chain, ... Hatfield was a 32-year-company 
veteran and opened Wal-Mart's first Supercenter in China in August 1996. ... 
China has gone from the ninth biggest economy worldwide when... [DOC] [TLE] Transforming - The Rise Of Wal-Mart | Is Wal-Mart Good For America ... [PAR] Nov 16, 2004 ... Walton's experience with the Ben Franklin stores makes him realize that ... Three 
other future retail giants open their doors in 1962: the first Kmart ... store opens its 
Woolco discount chain; and Dayton Hudson opens the first Target store. ... The 
cheer, recited by employees around the world, becomes an

Question: In August 1996 this chain, the world's largest retailer, opened its first outlets in China
Answer: Wal-Mart