date:Aug 16, 2013
other international markets that it is relying on for long-term growth.
Shares of Wal-Mart were down 2.4 percent at $74.59 in midday trading.
U.S. sales at stores open at least a year at the company's main Walmart chain fell 0.3 percent in the second quarter ended in late July, the company said on Thursday. Wall Street analysts were expecting a 1 percent gain.
Visits to those stores also fell 0.5 percent during the quarter.
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