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Challenges Wal-Mart Faces In Mexico And China
While Wal-Mart ‘s (NYSE:WMT) domestic business has struggled over the last one year, its international business hasn’t done well either. Driven by weakness in Mexico, Brazil and China, Wal-Mart’s international revenues grew by a mere...
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What Is Wal-Mart Doing To Ramp Up Its E-Commerce Business?
Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) is the largest retailer in the world with over 10,000 stores globally and close to $500 billion in annual revenues. Yet, its online business is a very small part of the whole, accounting for less than 3% of its overall sales. ...
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Wal-Mart To Invest More In Mexico This Year, But Its Expansion Will Be Slow
Retail giant Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) recently unveiled plans to invest close to 15 billion pesos ($1.1 billion) in its second largest market, Mexico, in fiscal 2015. While the company has increased its investment by 7% this year, it will be opening ...
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Wal-Mart’s Results Disappoint But Long Term Prospects Still Look Good
Retail giant Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) recently reported weak Q4 fiscal 2014 results and issued a bleak guidance for the current fiscal year. The retailer’s U.S. comparable store sales fell by 0.4%, marking the fourth consecutive quarter of comp...
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Wal-Mart’s Results Will Be Impacted By Traffic Decline, Reduction In SNAP Benefits and New Discrete Items
The world’s largest retailer Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) struggled for growth during the first three quarters of fiscal 2014 due to the weak economic environment in the U.S. and a traffic decline in international markets. Its U.S. segment comparab...
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A Forewarning? Gasoline Prices Crash in Tiny Illinois Town
Submitted by Wall St. Daily as part of our contributors program Last weekend, motorists in Illinois got the bargain of a lifetime when a computer glitch caused an impromptu sale on unleaded plus fuel for one penny per gallon. Instead of p...
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Wal-Mart To Invest $450 Million To Ramp Up Its Grocery Business In Canada
Amid its struggling business in the U.S., Mexico, Brazil and China, retail giant Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) has decided to strengthen its operations in Canada. Recently, Wal-Mart Canada’s chief executive announced that the company will be spendin...
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What’s Driving Sam’s Club’s Growth?
A number of retailers in the U.S. have struggled to achieve positive comparable store sales growth in the recent past on account of weak consumer spending. However, warehouse clubs have performed relatively better due to their attractive cost sav...
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64 Best Dividend Stocks for 2014
Submitted by Value Stock Guide as part of our contributors program 64 Best Dividend Stocks for 2014 We start the new year with our annual list of the best dividend stocks for 2014. This screen contains 64 names across a variety of indu...
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Heavy Fall In Foot Traffic & Small E-Commerce Channel Likely To Impact Wal-Mart’s Holiday Sales
Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) has been struggling with its growth lately on account of the sluggish economic environment in the U.S. Due to the impact of slow job growth and higher taxes, healthcare costs and gasoline prices, U.S. buyers spent reluctantly ...
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Wal-Mart’s Growing Grocery Business Is Good For Its Sales, But Not For Margins
The key to Wal-Mart ‘s (NYSE:WMT) success has been its strategy of offering products at the lowest prices in the market, which it refers to as ‘Every Day Low Price’ strategy. This has allowed the retailer to acquire an enormous...
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Wal-Mart’s Q3 Results Disappoint But E-Commerce And Smaller Format Stores Provide Hope
Retail giant Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) reported the third straight quarter of comparable store sales decline in the U.S. as its Q3 sales were weighed down by weak consumer spending and low store traffic. The company’s results are unlikely to get...
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