CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Published on February 21, 1995
Exhibit 23(a)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Experts" and
"Selected Financial Information of Wal-Mart" in Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of Wal-Mart Stores,
Inc. for the registration of its Guaranty of Puerto Rico Industrial Revenue
Bonds and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated March
25, 1994 with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. included and/or incorporated by reference in its Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended January 31, 1994 filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Tulsa, Oklahoma
February 17, 1995