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Why Wal-Mart’s Revenue Per Square Feet Will Improve Going Forward
Wal-Mart ‘s (NYSE:WMT) U.S. revenue per square feet (a measure of store productivity) declined slightly from $437 in 2008 to $424 in 2010, due to a pullback in consumer spending during the economic downturn. The figure ticked up a little to...
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Wal-Mart Earnings Review: Solid Quarter, Omni-Channel Outlook In Focus
Wal-Mart ‘s (NYSE:WMT) shares increased by 5% after it reported strong results for its Q3 fiscal 2015. The retailer’s U.S. comparable sales increased for the first time in the last seven quarters and its EPS was able to beat street es...
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Wal-Mart Earnings Preview: Consistent Decline In Foot Traffic And Higher Expenses Will Subdue Results
When the retail giant Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) comes out its Q3 fiscal 2015 earnings on November 13th, its growth is unlikely to be any different from what it has been in the past several quarters. The company hasn’t seen positive comparable sa...
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Wal-Mart Cuts Its Growth Forecasts And Slows Store Expansion
Amid an uncertain retail environment hindered by sluggish consumer spending, store giant Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) has cut its growth forecast for the current fiscal year. During an investor day presentation last week, the retailer lowered its sales g...
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Retail Week In Review: Wal-Mart, Target & Costco
Last week, National Retail Federation (NRF) released an optimistic sales growth forecast for the upcoming holiday season. It predicts retail sales during November and December 2014 (excluding gas, autos and restaurant sales) to increase by 4.1%, ...
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Retail Week In Review: Wal-Mart, Target And Costco
The past week in the U.S. retail industry was mainly about major retailers, Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) and Target (NYSE:TGT), unveiling their plans for holiday hiring. While the retail giant decided to increase its hiring as compared to 2013 for the bu...
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Wal-Mart’s Answer To Dollar Chain Bidding War: Rebrand Express To Neighborhood
The world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), recently unveiled plans to rebrand its Express stores to Neighborhood Markets in an attempt to have a more uniform approach towards its small store strategy. The company has been aggressiv...
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Week In Review: Wal-Mart, Costco And Target
Nothing significant happened in the U.S. retail market this week as Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) persisted with its lack of interest in Family Dollar, even as Dollar General and Dollar Tree entered a bidding war for the same. Cheap Chic retailer, Target ...
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Wal-Mart Cuts Guidance On Weak Traffic, Higher Expenses And Slow Online Growth
Following five consecutive quarters of comparable sales decline, Wal-Mart ‘s (NYSE:WMT) results disappointed once again as it posted flat comparable sales growth for Q2 fiscal 2015. Driven by a consistent decline in store traffic, along wi...
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Wal-Mart Earnings Preview: Positive Comparable Sales Growth Unlikely
Retail giant Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) is scheduled to release its Q2 fiscal 2015 earnings on August 14. While the last three months haven’t been too bad for the U.S. retail market in terms of sales growth, a gradual shift in shopping preference...
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How Will Dollar Tree-Family Dollar Merger Impact Wal-Mart?
Two of the three dollar chains in the U.S. have joined hands to take on the retail giant Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT). In an $8.5 billion deal, Dollar Tree bought Family Dollar last week, to create a massive retail chain of over 13,000 stores. After its ...
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Wal-Mart U.S. CEO is Out; Head of Asian Operations to Succeed Him
In an interesting turn of events, retail giant Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) reported that its U.S. division CEO Bill Simon is stepping down from his position. Mr. Simon, who served at the company for eight years, was Wal-Mart U.S. CEO since 2010. He was ...
