Let's not forget the being down .5 percent from last year is still alot of billions and billions of dollars that are spent in the world's largest retailer. I believe that you could add up the top two or three and still would not have the volume that Walmart has!!!!

Maybe Wal-Mart sales are down because of their political involvements regarding gay marriage. They are supporting it with their $$, products and even put an executive on the advisory board to advance same sex marriage! I quit shopping there when I found this out about a month or so ago and I am sure others have as well.

In my opinion Walmart's sales dropped when they decided to close layaway company wide comming into the Christmas Season. Kmart still has layaway I bet there sales are up as a result of Walmart's bonehead decision

Wal-Mart sales are not down due to backlash from the support of same sex marriage, that is a ridiculous statement.

Wal-Mart sales are down because the average American spender is loaded with debt and hearing about how the slowing housing market possibly resulting in a nation wide recession. The fear of a recession during a time where people are so deep in debt is being felt in Wal-Mart sales which act as a barometer for the general consumer spending situation across all of America.

I AM SO SICK AND TIRED OF EVERYONE PICKING ON WALMART. UNIONS ARE PUSHING TO UNIONIZE THE EMPLOYEES AND WALMART RESISTS WHICH IS THEIR PEROGITIVE. LOOK AT THE AIRLINES UNIONIZED ALL NEARLY BANKRUPT. LOOK AT THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY ALL ARE UNIONIZED ALL NEARLY BANKRUPT. WALMART IS PROVIDING JOBS AND SUPPORTS THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. GIVE THEM SOME TIME THEY WILL BOUNCE BACK AND THEIR STOCK WILL GREATLY IMPROVE IN VALUE. RON

I think it's pretty clear the reason behind announcing their $4 generic program every couple
weeks or so. Walmart's sales are suffering so they
need to bring some "good news" to this sad situation. This time next year their sales will continue to be on the decline and the drug store stocks like cvs and walgreens will be trading at all time highs.

Gay politics are the culprit. Walmart has incurred the wrath of the evangelical demographic, led by groups like the American Family Association and Operation: Save America, when it chose to cater to a controversial, miniscule consumer group that doesn't even prefer their wares, and thus alienated the traditional, often God-fearing family unit. These families that Walmart has offended are the same evangelicals that determine presidential elections. It's not a slump in real estate-that's been going for some time. It's the sudden and recent espousal of a highly unpopular political agenda. One can only wonder why Walmart would jeopardise so much for so little.

WMT intentionally sold items at a loss to drive others under...ie:K-MArt...now some retailers are doing it to WalMArt on certain items...BestBuy etc...this has never happened before...add in the fact they did away with layaway..which was an imortant service to many WMT shoppers...given the demographic of their lower income customer...then add in over saturation in the market place...online sales increasing....dump this pig