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About: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. operates retail stores in various formats worldwide through three segments: Wal-Mart Stores, Sam's Club, and International. As of January 31, 2007, the company operated 4,022 stores in the U.S.; 2,684 in 12 other countries; and 73 stores through joint ventures in the People's Republic of China. The company was founded in 1945 and is based in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Wal-Mart Fights Recession with Economic Stimulus Package of Its Own
January 31, 2008
Wal-Mart (WMT) took stimulating the economy into its own hands as the country waits for Congress to finalize its economic stimulus package, currently stalled in the Senate. The retail giant announced 10 to 30% savings on thousands of items in...
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Yet Another Spending Downtick in ChangeWave Consumer Survey
July 22, 2008 01:10 PM
Despite the major infusion of $150 billion in economic stimulus rebates, consumers are once again pulling back. ChangeWave's latest consumer survey results point to yet another downtick in U.S. consumer spending going forward.
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Searing Results for Sears
June 17, 2008 01:41 PM
"Sears Posts Unexpected Loss," blared the instant headline after Sears Holdings (SHLD) most recent earnings announcement.
But the results weren't 'unexpected' here at ChangeWave, where we've been picking up dismal results for Sears dating back to our November 2007 Consumer Holiday Spending survey.
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U.S. Inflation Worries Spiral as Spending Falls and Customers Stream to Costco and Wal-Mart
April 14, 2008 04:38 PM
That's the verdict from ChangeWave's latest consumer survey, which shows a large-scale movement to discount retailers driven by skyrocketing inflation and an overall spending environment that continues to slow.
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Consumer Electronics Gets Whacked
March 18, 2008 11:26 AM
Retail sales turbulence has slammed into the consumer electronics industry with a vengeance. ChangeWave's latest survey shows a sudden huge pullback in consumer retail purchasing on electronics by U.S. consumers - the largest one since we began measuring spending trends back in 2002.
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Party Time at Costco and Wal-Mart
March 13, 2008 10:03 AM
Recessions are usually bad times for retailers, but despite the slow national economy and plummeting housing market it's party time at Costco (COST) and Wal-Mart (WMT). Business is up and the good times will continue for both discount retailers, according...
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