date:Jul 23, 2014
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Wal-Mart, the worlds largest retailer, is dropping its prices at the beginning of the back-to-school rush and will leave them at that level for the whole season, Bratspies said. Its also is offering teachers a 10 per cent refund on their out-of-pocket classroom spending, he said. Thats a first for the Arkansas-based chain.
Bratspies declined to discuss current sales trends, citing the retailers second-quarter earnings release coming up in mid-August. The industrys sales have been uneven th