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Wal-Mart: another solid performance.(Business Today)

BENTONVILLE, ARK. -- Helped by strong sales and lean inventories, second quarter profits at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, rose 8.5 percent, to $2.7 bi]lion from $2.4 billion last year. Skewing the year-over-year earnings BENTONVILLE, ARK....

Tags: performance, Sam, same-store sales, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Research articles 2004-08-23

Wal-Mart profits continue to climb. (Business Today).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)

BENTONVILLE, AR -- With same-store sales climbing sharply higher, and margins gaining strength as well, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, drove first-quarter profits up by almost 20 percent, to $1.7 billion from $1.4 billion last BENTONVILLE, AR -- With same-store sales...

Tags: retail company, sales, Sam, same-store sales, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Research articles 2002-05-20

Chains see same-store sales rebound slightly.(retail chain stores financial information)(Statistical Data Included)

NEW YORK -- The major U.S. retail chains in January were able to wash off some of the red ink that covered them in December. Although same-store sales results for the chains tracked by Home Textiles Today were hardly spectacular last month,...

Tags: financial, Sam, same-store sales, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Research articles 2001-02-12

April sees same-store sales drop.(Statistical Data Included)

NEW YORK -- Even though the weather improved in April, the nation's major chains remained mired in a poor business climate. Nine of the chains followed by Home Textiles Today in its monthly chain sales report posted drops in their same store...

Tags: c, Kohl, sales, Sam, same-store sales, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Research articles 2001-05-14

Retailers enjoying the warmer weather.

NEW YORK -- Helped by warmer weather and strong sales of spring clothing, sales for the nation's major retailers surged ahead in March at their strongest pace in recent memory. The news was especially good for the nation's full-price departme ...

Tags: department store, retail company, sales, Sam, same-store sales, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Research articles 2004-04-12

Additional Resources

"Buy" rating maintained for Wal-Mart

"BUY" RATING MAINTAINED FOR WAL-MART: Lazard Capital Markets managing director Todd Slater has maintained a "buy" rating for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., raising the retailer's target share price to $66 from $59. The chain's August same-store sales growth was better than expected, Slater says, pointing out that the discount stores' 2.8%...

Articles 2008-10-06

Costco lowers view

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- Costco Wholesale Corp. warned that earnings per share for its fiscal fourth quarter ending on August 31 will be "well below" Wall Street's expectations, sending a tremor through both the financial and retail sectors. The warning, prompted by escalating cost inflation, triggered a...

Articles 2008-08-11

Financial results reflect strength of leaders in trade class

NEW YORK -- Warehouse club retailers had a good year in 2007, paced by an impressive performance by Costco Wholesale Corp., the leader in the trade class. Costco, which focuses on high-end merchandise and targets middle- and upper-income shoppers, booked revenues of $64.4 billion in fiscal 2007, an...

Articles 2008-06-30

Wal-Mart same-store sales rise 3.9 percent in May

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said May same-store sales rose 3.9 percent, excluding gasoline sales. Total sales at the world's largest retailer rose 9.8 percent to $31.04 billion. Wall Street analysts expected sales to be up 1.6 percent. "Comparable-store sales in the Wal-Mart U.S. segment during...

Articles 2008-06-09

Wal-Mart same-store sales increase 3 percent in February

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said February same-store sales rose 3 percent, boosted by sales of gasoline, food and flat-panel TVs. Excluding the fuel sales, same-store sales rose 2.6 percent, besting Wall Street analysts' predictions, who had expected sales to rise only 1.1 percent. Wal-Mart Stores same-store sales...

Articles 2008-03-10

Wal-Mart same-store sales rise 0.5 percent in January

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said U.S. same-store sales in January increased 0.5 percent on unfavorable weather and fewer customers than expected cashing in gift cards. For the four-week period, Wal-Mart said, same-store sales rose 0.2 percent at Wal-Mart stores and 2.1 percent at Sam's Club stores, excluding fuel. Including...

Articles 2008-02-11

Wal-Mart sales increase 0.4 percent in October

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said US same-store sales in October increased by only 0.4 percent to $27.9 billion, below analyst expectations of 1.1 percent. The lackluster sales increase comes after Wal-Mart unveiled aggressive holiday pricing and promotions earlier than usual that will continue similar promotional activities into December. For...

Articles 2007-11-12

Value Retailers Win in June (Home Textiles Today)

New York -- Stuck in the summer doldrums, same-store retail sales remained weak for a third straight month, with off-pricers doing most of the positive business in June and full-price department stores lagging far behind, all posting declines. The Johnson Redbook Flash Report, which...

Articles 2007-07-16

Wal-Mart same-store sales up 4% in March

Boosted by grocery sales and Easter holiday spending, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported sales gains in March, but forecasts a slower April. During the five-week period ended April 6, total sales were $34.26 billion, a stronger than projected 11.7 percent increase from the same period last year. Same-store sales...

Articles 2007-04-16

Wal-Mart same-store sales up 0.9%, missing forecast

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said companywide February sales were up 8.1 percent to $26.8 billion, but same-store sales gained only 0.9 percent, missing its own forecast and lower than the 1.5 percent increase that Wall Street analysts were expecting. The company cited a softness in home and apparel sales....

Articles 2007-03-12

Wal-Mart's sales up 2.2 percent in January

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. exceeded its own expectations in January with same-store sales up 2.2 percent for the Dec. 30 to Feb. 2 period. The retailer had earlier predicted an increase of 1 percent to 2 percent for the period, while analysts polled by Thomson Financial expected a 1.8 percent rise....

Articles 2007-02-12

Wal-Mart generics shine, sales decline

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- The rollout of Wal-Mart's $4 generic drug program drove strong customer traffic to the retailer's pharmacies, but it wasn't enough to offset weakness in other areas and prevent November same-store sales from sliding into negative territory. The company said same-store sales for U.S. operations declined...

Articles 2006-12-11

Wal-Mart's U.S. sales fall; flat December predicted

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said U.S. same-store sales fell in November and that sales would not pick up much in December. For the four weeks ended Nov. 24, Wal-Mart's same-store sales were down 0.5 percent compared with the same period last year. Sales at Sam's Clubs were up 2...

Articles 2006-12-04

Wal-Mart reports 1.3% rise in September sales

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said same-store sales increased 1.3 percent in September. The figure includes a 1.1 percent increase in Sam's Club sales and a 1.3 percent increase in Wal-Mart store sales. The increases are down markedly from last September, when the total same-store sales increase was...

Articles 2006-10-09

Wal-Mart July sales up 2.4 percent

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville said U.S. same-store sales for July rose 2.4 percent, in line with its earlier prediction and above analysts' estimates. Total sales for the world's largest retailer reached $25.6 billion during the month, up from $22.8 billion during the same month last year. ...

Articles 2006-08-07