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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Retailers generally had a good showing as the Christmas shopping season began last weekend, but Wal-Mart Stores Inc. dampened the holiday mood with a lump of coal as it reduced its projected sales.
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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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The outlook for the holiday season dimmed Thursday as the nation&#39;s retailers reported disappointing sales for November following an uninspiring Thanksgiving weekend.
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The nation's shoppers Â taking advantage of deep discounts and expanded hours Â jammed stores over the last weekend before Christmas to try to grab a hard-to-find Wii or scoop up bargains on other items. But the spending surge may not be enough to offset what is shaping up to be a mediocre December for some retailers.
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The weekend after the  extended Thanksgiving holiday is typically dismal at the box  office because holiday shopping is usually on the minds of most  would-be moviegoers.
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especially to the electronics industry. This is the time of year when companies begin releasing their shiniest/newest/greatest products to compete for your holiday shopping dollar.
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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 around the United States  focusing on its price cuts.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported surprisingly weak November 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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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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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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Bad economic data? Rising oil prices? Mediocre earnings? It&#39;s the holiday season _ all is forgiven. Wall Street is going into the last week of 2004 with all three major indexes above or at their multiyear highs.
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The temperature may be cooling down, but is Wal-Mart's holiday season warming up?
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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 slashing its November sales forecast by more than half.
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Toys "R" Us posts declining holiday sales, but was the news really that bad?
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When the largest retailer in the world slashes its sales growth estimate during the holiday shopping season, it&#39;s time to sit up and take notice.
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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.