Wal-Mart International added 576 (net) new stores in 2006—on its way to doubling its total retail unit count over the past few years.37 Wal-Mart now operates 2,760 stores outside the United States in various formats, under diverse brand names, in 13 foreign countries and territories.38 Wal-Mart International includes “wholly owned operations in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Puerto Rico.