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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001005477-05-001270.txt : 20050407
<SEC-HEADER>0001005477-05-001270.hdr.sgml : 20050407
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20050407163243
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001005477-05-001270
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20050407
FILED AS OF DATE:		20050407
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20050407

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WAL MART STORES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000104169
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-VARIETY STORES [5331]
		IRS NUMBER:				710415188
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		702 SOUTHWEST 8TH ST
		CITY:			BENTONVILLE
		STATE:			AR
		ZIP:			72716
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5012734000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		702 SOUTHWEST 8TH STREET
		CITY:			BENTONVILLE
		STATE:			AR
		ZIP:			72716

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WILLIAMS CHRISTOPHER J
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001269949

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-06991
		FILM NUMBER:		05739493

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2128304500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		650 FIFTH AVE
		STREET 2:		10TH FL
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
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<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>3/A
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>edgar123.xml
<DESCRIPTION>AMENDMENT TO FORM 3
<TEXT>
<XML>
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2005-04-07</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2004-06-08</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>1</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000104169</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>WAL MART STORES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>WMT</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001269949</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>WILLIAMS CHRISTOPHER J</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>650 5TH AVE, 10TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10019</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <remarks>This amended Form 3 is being filed solely for the purpose of filing the attached Confirming Statement.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Samuel A. Guess, By Power of Attorney</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-04-07</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
</XML>
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>EX-24
<SEQUENCE>2
<FILENAME>williamconf.txt
<DESCRIPTION>CONFIRMING STATEMENT
<TEXT>
                              CONFIRMING STATEMENT


         This Statement confirms that the undersigned, Christopher J. Williams,
has designated Jeffery J. Gearhart, Anthony D. George, Samuel A. Guess, and
Cynthia P. Moehring to execute and file on the undersigned's behalf all Forms 3,
4, and 5 (including any amendments thereto) that the undersigned may be required
to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and other regulatory
bodies as a result of the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in
securities of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. The authority of Jeffery J. Gearhart,
Anthony D. George, Samuel A. Guess, and Cynthia P. Moehring under this Statement
shall continue until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4,
and 5 with regard to the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in
securities of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., unless earlier revoked in writing. The
undersigned acknowledges that Jeffery J. Gearhart, Anthony D. George, Samuel A.
Guess, and Cynthia P. Moehring are not assuming any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.


Date:  06/03/2004                                /s/ Christopher J. Williams
                                                     Christopher J. Williams
</TEXT>
</DOCUMENT>
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