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Walmart agrees to sell its business in Argentina

The Associated Press
November 6, 2020 at 5:35PM

NEW YORK — Walmart will sell its business in Argentina as it continues to restructure its international division.

Walmart will continue to support the business transition services and sourcing agreements under Grupo de Narvaez, the company that is acquiring it, but it will not retain an equity stake.

Walmart Argentina began operations in 1995 with a single shop in Buenos Aires. It has since expanded to more than 90 locations and 9,000 workers under the brands Changomas, Mi Changomas, Walmart Supercenter and Punto Mayorista. The Changomas, Mi Changomas, and Punto Mayorista signs will remain on the stores, but Walmart Supercenters will be renamed.

Walmart operates stores in 27 countries under various names and has taken some lumps as it has attempted to export its low-price strategy overseas. The Bentonville, Arkansas, retailer has given up on operations in several international markets over the past 15 years including Germany and South Korea. In many cases, it has lacked the scale to press local suppliers on price as it does in the United States.

In October, Walmart said it was selling its British supermarket chain Asda for 6.8 billion pounds ($8.8 billion). Walmart is retaining a minority stake and a seat of the board at Asda.

In 2018, Walmart Inc. sold an 80% stake in its Brazilian operations to a global private equity firm. Walmart gave up in Germany and South Korea in 2006.

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