Wal-Mart Cuts Sales View; Stock Dips
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N lowered  its August sales forecast on Monday because of disappointing  back-to-school demand, casting doubt on the strength of U.S.  consumer spending in a key shopping season.
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U.S. stock index futures pointed to a weaker market open on Wednesday after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, cut its September same-store sales figure and a national employment index came in well below economists' forecasts.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s  shares dipped 1 percent early on Monday as Wall Street tried to determine what caused surprisingly weak November sales and looked ahead nervously to a make-or-break December.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s largest discount retailer, on Tuesday signaled it will cut prices in the weeks before Christmas after a strategy against deep discounts backfired on the first weekend of the holiday shopping season.
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US retailers are expected to post modest November sales this week, with No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. already cutting its holiday outlook on high oil prices and warmer weather.
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U.S. retailers are expected to post modest November sales this week, with No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. already cutting its holiday outlook on high oil prices and warmer weather.
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Shares in a range of area retailers dipped Monday on disappointing Thanksgiving sales data from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. In addition, ShopperTrak, which tallies sales results from 30,000 stores nationwide, said
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Thursday it is cutting prices on 15,000 more items this week as the world's largest retailer tries to boost sales heading into the crucial holiday shopping season.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the No.  1 U.S. retailer, on Tuesday signaled it will cut prices in the  weeks before Christmas after a strategy against deep discounts  backfired on the first weekend of the holiday shopping season.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the  world's biggest retailer, is trying to boost sluggish sales  gains by dropping its one-size-fits-all approach to retailing,  The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, said Monday it is cutting prices on back-to-school items and other products in a move to combat the effect of high gas prices on customers' spending.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N) lowered its August sales forecast on Monday as back-to-school demand failed to meet its expectations and hurricanes in Florida forced it to close 75 stores.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N, the No.  1 U.S. retailer, on Tuesday signaled it will cut prices through  Christmas after holding back deep discounts on the first  weekend of the holiday shopping season.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on Wednesday said September sales growth was smaller than the company estimated just four days earlier, sending its shares 2 percent lower and holding back the broader market.
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U.S. stocks could start the week lower after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , a key barometer of the U.S. retail sector, forecast a decline in monthly sales, signaling caution about the holiday shopping season.
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Blaming a computer error, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Wednesday lowered its September sales estimate again. The news sent shares lower in early trading and prompted analysts to speculate about what happened at the world's largest retailer when other merchants are expected to report higher sales amid cooling temperatures and easing gasoline prices.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) shares fell in pre-market trading on Monday after the world&#39;s biggest retailer cut its November sales forecast, casting a shadow over hopes for a bumper holiday shopping season.