date:Oct 21, 2013
t a year is considered an important measure of a retailer's performance because it removes the effect of adding stores.
Adding in Sam's Club and international stores, revenue at stores open at least a year was flat compared with a year ago. It rose 1.7 percent at Sam's Club.
In an address to investors, Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke described the economy as tough and unpredictable. He noted that the partial government shutdown has also weighed on shoppers and the company is watching the development cl