If Wal-Mart were a country, it would be China’s 6^th largest export destination! Now the retail giant has opened its first Supercenter store (18,000 sq. meters) in Pudong in Shanghai in July ‘5. Local competing merchants see this move as a “wake-up call”, since Wal-Mart stores usually have a big influence on other commerce in their retail areas. This 24-hr. Wal-Mart even provides 8 shuttle busses with free rides to its area customers. The store has been packed with customers since it opened.