Wal-Mart expects sales to slow
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Wal-Mart expects slower sales growth over the next three years and will spend less on new stores.
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CHICAGO - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Monday said it still expects a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in September sales at its US stores open at least a year, and back-to-school demand picked up after a sluggish start.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;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 Stores Inc.  said on Saturday it still expects a 1 percent to 3 percent increase in December sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year as sales of general merchandise and winter items improved in the latest week.
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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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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. issued a sobering warning for the holiday shopping season Thursday, predicting its December same-store sales gain would be zero percent to 1 percent.
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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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NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s disappointing sales forecast sent stocks fluctuating Monday as investors' concerns about a slowing economy eclipsed their relief over a drop in oil prices.    October contracts for a barrel of light crude were quoted at $46.60, down 12 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange...
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, said on Saturday that it still expects a 2 percent to 4 percent increase in November sales at its U.S. stores open at least one year.
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Retail sales are expected to rise at the slowest pace in six years as shoppers worry about a slumping housing market and slower job growth, according to the world's largest retail trade organization.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, slashed its own expectations of November sales on Saturday, saying customer traffic declined toward the end of Thanksgiving Day week, which signals the start of 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. WMT.N  said on  Saturday said it expects a 2-percent to 4-percent increase in  January sales at its U.S. stores open at least a    year, in  line with its previous forecast.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT.N on   Thursday said it expects growth of 1 to 3 percent for September   sales at its U.S. stores open at least a year, and that   back-to-school shopping had met its expectations.
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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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Fluctuating gas prices may be driving away shoppers and affecting sales for discount retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which reported disappointing November same-store sales this week, according to a survey commissioned by the National Retail Federation.
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NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s disappointing sales forecast sent stocks fluctuating Monday as investors' concerns about a slowing economy eclipsed their relief over a drop in oil prices.    October contracts for a barrel of light crude were quoted at $46.25, down 47 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange...