<P> In 1994, the National Advertising Review Board challenged the Walmart slogan, "Always the low price . Always," contending that it implied that Walmart's prices were always the lowest and could mislead some shoppers . In response, Walmart adopted a new slogan, "Always low prices . Always ." </P> <P> Also in 1994, the Code Adam program was instituted in Walmart stores . That same year, Walmart acquired 91 PACE Membership Warehouse clubs from Kmart and 122 Woolco stores in Canada in 1994 . In addition, it opened 3 value clubs in Hong Kong, and had 96 stores in Mexico . </P> <P> By 1995, Walmart had 1,995 discount stores, 239 Supercenters, 433 SAM'S CLUBS and 276 international stores with sales at $93.6 billion (including US sales of $78 billion) and 675,000 associates . Walmart expanded into its final state (Vermont), and also expanded into South America, with three new units in Argentina and five in Brazil . </P> <P> The company entered the Chinese market in 1996 through a joint - venture agreement . IN 1996 WalMart opened in Fairbanks Alaska, soon after the Sam's Club of Fairbanks opened . In 1997, Walmart replaced Woolworth on the Dow Jones Industrial Average . The company had its first $100 billion sales year, with sales totaling $118.1 billion . Also this year, they acquired 21 Wertkauf stores in Germany, and introduced their OneSource nutrition centers . </P>

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