Wal-Mart sees weak sales as holiday season starts
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. predicted a rare decline in monthly sales on Saturday, even as U.S. bargain-hunters jammed stores in search of gifts at the start of the crucial holiday shopping season.
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Christmas came early for some retailers: While Wal-Mart Stores (nyse: WMT - news - people ) and Limited Brands (nyse: LTD - news - people ) were having a slow start to the holidays, Sears, Roebuck &amp; Co.
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Crucial US holiday sales launched with a flop, retailers reported.
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Holiday shoppers spent 10 percent more Friday than they did a year ago, according to early reports, but Wal-Mart Stores Inc. dampened hopes for a strong start to the key retail season by
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U.S. retailers are expected to post  modest November sales this week, with No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart  Stores Inc. WMT.N already cutting its holiday outlook on high  oil prices and warmer weather.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s   lackluster December sales forecast on Thursday cast doubt on  its fourth-quarter prospects, while its nearest rival, Target  Corp. , continued to shine.
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The nation's retailers had a disappointing start to the holiday season, reporting sluggish sales for November as a much hoped-for surge in Thanksgiving weekend business failed to materialize.
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Steep discounts, combined with warm and wet weather, led to a less-than-stellar November sales for many chains, despite heavy shopper turnout for the kick-off of the holiday season, retailers said on Thursday.
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The nation's retailers had a disappointing start to the holiday season, reporting sluggish sales for November after a much hoped-for surge in Thanksgiving weekend business failed to materialize.
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US retailers are expected to post modest November sales this week, with No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) already cutting its holiday
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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. WMT.N  on  Monday said it expected sales at its U.S. stores open at least  a year to be in the middle of a previously forecast rise of  between 1 and 3 percent in December, the key shopping month.
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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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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.   on Monday said it expected sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year to be in the middle of a previously forecast rise of between 1 and 3 percent in December, the key shopping month.
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Many U.S. retailers are expected to report disappointing December sales later this week, hurt by everything from the challenging economy to unfavorable weather to the calendar, which shifted more holiday sales to November.
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U.S. stock futures pointed to a lower market open on Monday as investors worried about a weak retail environment after a disappointing sales forecast from Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  and a rise in crude oil prices.
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Drugstores reported unusually weak December sales on Thursday, citing a slow flu season, lower-priced generic drugs and sluggish demand for seasonal items.