CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Published on December 13, 2002
EXHIBIT 23.1
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-XXXX) and related Prospectus of
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. for the registration of 16,000,000 shares of its common
stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated March
22, 2002, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc. incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended January 31, 2002, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Tulsa, Oklahoma
December 13, 2002