BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AFX) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, on Saturday reported a 2.4 percent gain for the July reporting period at stores open at least a year.
The reporting period was from July 1 through July 28. The company had forecast that July same-store sales would grow in the range of 1 percent to 3 percent.
Bentonville-based Wal-Mart plans to release full information about July sales Thursday.
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