Wal-Mart lowers expected sales gains
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Weaker-than-expected holiday shopping forced Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Saturday to cut its projected sales increase for November by more than half, an ominous announcement for retailers as their busiest time of year begins.
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Asian stocks edged down on Tuesday as a reduced sales forecast by the world's biggest retailer, Wal-Mart, stoked concerns of slower economic growth and offset relief from lower oil prices.
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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's biggest retailer, lowered its sales forecast for August, citing Hurricane Charley's swipe across Florida and slower than expected back-to-school sales.
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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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NEW YORK : Shares in Wal-Mart Stores -- the world&#39;s number-one retailer -- slumped after it reported a weaker-than-predicted launch to the holiday shopping season.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  on Wednesday said September sales growth was even smaller than it originally estimated, sending its shares lower and dragging down stock futures.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , on Thursday reported a lower-than-expected 0.9 percent rise in February sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year, and provided a tepid forecast for its March same-store sales.
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U.S. stocks fell on Monday as investors worried about a soft retail environment after a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  and a rise in crude oil prices.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, lowered its sales forecast for August, citing slow back-to-school sales and the effects of Hurricane Charley...
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Wal-Mart reported a slim half-point gain in sales at stores open at least a year and sales dropped at Limited Brands, Pacific Sunwear and Wet Seal, offering more evidence of a stumbling economy.
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A disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. sent stocks mostly lower Monday as investors worried that oil prices, which stabilized after last week&#39;s highs, would curb consumer spending and hurt companies&#39; third-quarter earnings.
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BENTONVILLE, Ark. Aug. 23, 2004 - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s biggest retailer, lowered its sales forecast for August, citing Hurricane Charley&#39;s swipe across Florida and slower than expected back-to-school sales.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reduced its reported second-quarter profit by $153 million due to expenses from selling its German retail operations, the world's largest retailer reported Monday.
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U.S. stocks opened lower 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  on Thursday reported a lower-than-expected 0.5 percent rise in its January sales at U.S. stores open at least a year, citing unfavorable weather and gift card redemptions that were below expectations.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT), the world&#39;s largest retailer, slashed its own expectations of November sales on Saturday, saying customer traffic declined toward the end of Thanksgiving