CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT) on Thursday forecast flat November sales at U.S. stores open at least a year, sounding a sour note for the start of the vital holiday shopping season and sending its stock lower in early electronic trading.
The world's biggest retailer also said October U.S. same-store sales rose a paltry 0.5 percent, its smallest gain in more than two years and below its lowered expectations.
Total sales rose 11.7 percent to $25.71 billion for the four-week period ended October 27.
Good luck to those kids doing the Wal-mart November thing. I hope it picks up for them in the coming years,
