CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Published on April 17, 2001
Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. of our report dated March 26, 2001 included in the 2001 Annual Report to Shareholders of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated March 26, 2001, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. incorporated by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended January 31, 2001, in the following registration statements and related prospectuses:
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Stock Option Plan of 1984 of |
Form S-8 |
File No. 2-94358 |
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., as amended |
and 1-6991 |
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Stock Option Plan of 1994 of |
Form S-8 |
File No. 33-55325 |
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., as amended |
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Debt Securities and Pass-Through |
Form S-3 |
File No. 33-55725 |
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Certificates of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
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Director Compensation Plan of |
Form S-8 |
File No. 333-24259 |
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
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Debt Securities of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
Form S-3 |
File No. 33-53125 |
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Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase |
Form S-3 |
File No. 333-2089 |
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Plan of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
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401(k) Retirement Savings |
Form S-8 |
File No. 333-29847 |
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Plan of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
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401(k) Retirement Savings |
Form S-8 |
File No. 33-44659 |
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Plan of Wal-Mart Puerto Rico, Inc. |
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Registration Statement Covering 14,710,000 |
Form S-3 |
File No. 333-56993 |
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Shares of Common Stock of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
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Associate Stock Purchase Plan of |
Form S-8 |
File No. 333-62965 |
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Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
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Stock Incentive Plan of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
Form S-8 |
File No. 333-60329 |
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| Debt Securities of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Form S-3 | File No. 333-82909 |
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The ASDA Colleague Share Ownership Plan 1 |
Form S-8 |
File No. 333-84027 |
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The ASDA Group Long Term Incentive Plan 1 |
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The ASDA Group PLC Sharesave Scheme 1 |
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The ASDA 1984 Executive Share Option Scheme 1 |
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The ASDA 1994 Executive Share Option Scheme 1 |
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The ASDA Colleague Share Ownership Plan 1999 |
Form S-8 |
File No. 333-88501 |
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Tulsa, Oklahoma
April 16, 2001