|
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Saturday that August sales at its U.S. stores were up about 2.7 percent from the same four-week period a year ago.
Sales have been slowing for the world's largest retailer. This month, Wal-Mart reported its first quarterly profit decline in a decade, mostly from closing operations in Germany and higher energy prices at home.
Sales at stores open at least a year — a key retail measure — were up 1.5 percent in the second quarter, compared with 3.8 percent in the first quarter and 3.6 percent a year ago.
|