Wal-Mart Performs Well In September

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

Huge discount retailer Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) performed well in September, as Americans who are strapped for cash sought discounts. Sales were not as high as originally forecast, coming in at an increase of 2.4% in same store sales. Analysts had hope for an increase of 2.5%, but weren't particularly ...

McDonalds Same Store Sales Up 8.5%

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

McDonalds (NYSE:MCD) has been doing a better than expect job of upselling customers in their giant chain of fast food restaurants. Sales at their global chain for stores that have been open more than 13 months were up 8.5% in August. McDonald's says that a huge ad campaign the company ...

WalMart June Sales Up 6.1%

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

WalMart (NYSE:WMT), a retail bellweather, has reported June same store sales that are better than expected. The company had expected SSS to be in the 4% range for June, but actual numbers were up 6.1%. Sales of Sam's Clubs stores open more that one year were up 4.6%. "The ...