Walmart sss rise
โพสต์แล้ว: พฤหัสฯ. พ.ย. 06, 2008 8:39 pm
Wal-Mart October same-store sales rise
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BENTONVILLE, Arkansas (AP) _ Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world`s
largest retailer, said Thursday its low-price focus and sales of
Halloween merchandise boosted October same-store sales by 2.4
percent, ahead of expectations.
The company also said Thursday that it will cut prices on
thousands of items during the upcoming holiday season in an effort
to save consumers a total of $200 million.
Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters, on average, had expected
same-store sales _ or sales in stores open at least one year _ to
rise 1.6 percent.
`Customer comparable traffic is higher and our seasonal
merchandising events are delivering improved sales,` said Eduardo
Castro-Wright, president and chief executive of Wal-Mart`s U.S.
division, in a statement. `Highly competitive pricing, especially
on basics throughout the store, is driving these results.`
Same-store sales rose 2.5 percent including fuel. In the U.S.,
they rose 2.2 percent at Wal-Mart namesake stores and 3.6 percent at
the Sam`s Club warehouse stores.
Total October sales rose 2.3 percent to $28.57 billion, including
a 6 percent decline in international sales. The strengthening U.S.
dollar hurt international sales by 14.8 percentage points.
At Sam`s Club, sales were driven by sales of groceries, baby and
pet products.
Weaker categories were electronics, jewelry and home-related
products.
The company expects same-store sales to rise 1 percent to 3
percent in November.
Meanwhile, Wal-Mart said it will cut prices on thousands of items
over the next seven weeks, adding new items each week.
Toys such as the Battleship board game, which was $14.38, will
now cost $10, and in electronics, the Magnavox Blu-ray player will
cost $198, down from $229. Wal-Mart will also have a one-day sale on
Saturday, and cut the price of a Compaq laptop to $298 and a Sony
Walkman to $49.
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BENTONVILLE, Arkansas (AP) _ Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world`s
largest retailer, said Thursday its low-price focus and sales of
Halloween merchandise boosted October same-store sales by 2.4
percent, ahead of expectations.
The company also said Thursday that it will cut prices on
thousands of items during the upcoming holiday season in an effort
to save consumers a total of $200 million.
Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters, on average, had expected
same-store sales _ or sales in stores open at least one year _ to
rise 1.6 percent.
`Customer comparable traffic is higher and our seasonal
merchandising events are delivering improved sales,` said Eduardo
Castro-Wright, president and chief executive of Wal-Mart`s U.S.
division, in a statement. `Highly competitive pricing, especially
on basics throughout the store, is driving these results.`
Same-store sales rose 2.5 percent including fuel. In the U.S.,
they rose 2.2 percent at Wal-Mart namesake stores and 3.6 percent at
the Sam`s Club warehouse stores.
Total October sales rose 2.3 percent to $28.57 billion, including
a 6 percent decline in international sales. The strengthening U.S.
dollar hurt international sales by 14.8 percentage points.
At Sam`s Club, sales were driven by sales of groceries, baby and
pet products.
Weaker categories were electronics, jewelry and home-related
products.
The company expects same-store sales to rise 1 percent to 3
percent in November.
Meanwhile, Wal-Mart said it will cut prices on thousands of items
over the next seven weeks, adding new items each week.
Toys such as the Battleship board game, which was $14.38, will
now cost $10, and in electronics, the Magnavox Blu-ray player will
cost $198, down from $229. Wal-Mart will also have a one-day sale on
Saturday, and cut the price of a Compaq laptop to $298 and a Sony
Walkman to $49.