Slate&#39;s Moneybox: Wal-Mart&#39;s Holiday Woes
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Description: Slate columnist Daniel Gross examines whether a disappointing start to the holiday shopping season for Wal-Mart could present opportunities for other retailers.
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The outlook for the holiday season dimmed yesterday as several of the nation&#39;s large retailers reported disappointing sales for November, which included an uninspiring Thanksgiving weekend, The Associated Press reports.
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A shopping spree before and after Christmas helped many of the nation's retailers meet their holiday sales goals, but heavy discounting to lure customers into the stores came at the expense of profits, Wall Street analysts believe.
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With one week left until Christmas, customers can still find some of the season's hottest toys, like Dora's Talking House and Bella Dancerella, a ballet kit, at Toys "R" Us Inc. But it's a different story at rival Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , whose inventory of many of the popular items has been depleted.
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Toys "R" Us posts declining holiday sales, but was the news really that bad?
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Will steep discounting save Christmas? Retailers, including Wal-Mart Stores (nyse: WMT - news - people ) Chief Executive Lee Scott, will be forced to slash prices this week to spur sales that got off to a weak start this holiday season.
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U.S. consumers binged on toys and  electronics this Thanksgiving weekend, leaving retailers and  analysts to wonder if demand has already been satiated and  whether discounts that spurred the three-day spree will cut  into profits.
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Business & money: After a gloomy Christmas, retailers are pessimistic as debt-laden customers face reality
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Stocks fell on Monday after Wal-Mart  Stores Inc. WMT.N recorded disappointing Thanksgiving sales,  hurting hopes for a strong holiday retail season.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , hurt by sluggish sales over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, on Friday launched a rare advertising blitz in newspapers across the United States touting price cuts.
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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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Bruised by aggressive promotional pricing by competitors over the Thanksgiving weekend, Wal-Mart on Thursday announced a counterattack.
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A disappointing holiday sales forecast from Wal-Mart is dragging on blue chips, while Apple Computer is a bright light on Wall Street.
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As holiday shopping reaches the home stretch, consumers who are far removed from Madison Avenue and Rodeo Drive say they are holding down their spending.
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nation&#39;s malls and stores, looking for last-minute gifts and snapping up gift cards on Friday, the day before Christmas. Retailers, struggling with disappointing holiday sales throughout the season, were heartened
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the No. 1 US retailer, on Thursday posted weak November sales and gave its lowest monthly forecast in 19 months for December as high oil prices crimp core lower-income consumers&#39; spending.