However, unlike Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) and Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT), which failed to surpass what their average store raked in a year earlier, Five Below Inc (NASDAQ:FIVE)'s comps rose an encouraging 4.2%.

Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is looking to continue its growth story, which started 50 years ago. In the US, its small-format stores such as "Express" stores and "Neighborhood" stores are the future growth drivers.

LOS ANGELES, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty-one (21) Southern California Sam's Club locations will offer exclusive additional savings for small businesses during National Small Business Week from June 17-23, 2013.

Few have done better than Wal-Mart Stores Inc. when it comes to retail logistics�the art of ordering, transporting, stocking and tracking merchandise.

Stocks recently featured in the blog include J. C. Penney Company Inc. (NYSE: JCP-Free Report), Best Buy Company Inc. (NYSE: BBY-Free Report), Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT-Free Report), Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN-Free Report) and ...

All this being said, one thing Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) offers that beats their peers is a class-leading yield.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc (NYSE:WMT) As the North American economy recovers, companies such as Dollarama, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT), and Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) will likely have a hard time raking in the profits to which they were ...

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - June 10, 2013 - Grammy Award-winning artists Maxwell, Estelle, Trey Songz and Hezekiah Walker will headline 'The Road to Essence Festival,' a free concert sponsored by Walmart, which will take place on Friday, June 14 at 6 p.m. at ...

... world, so it's not just an American phenomenon�its impact on consumer spending is global. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE:WMT) is a good barometer on the state of consumer spending around the world, especially with the lower- to middle-class consumers.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc has in recent months been only hiring temporary workers at many of its U.S. stores, the first time the world's largest retailer has done so outside of the holiday shopping season.