Wal-Mart shares tumble on leaked memo citing sales weakness

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Shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc .fell 3 percent on Friday after Bloomberg quoted a mid-level executive's email as saying the world's largest retailer had the worst sales start to any month in seven years in February.
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"In case you haven't seen a sales report these days, February (month-to-date) sales are a total disaster," Jerry Murray, a Wal-Mart vice president who works on finance in the U.S. logistics division, said in a Feb. 12 email to other executives, Bloomberg reported. "The worst start to a month I have seen in my (about) 7 years with the company."

The weak February start came after a disappointing January, according to an email from Cameron Geiger, senior vice president of Wal-Mart U.S. Replenishment, that was also quoted by Bloomberg.

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Shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc
.fell 3 percent on Friday after Bloomberg quoted a mid-level executive's
email as saying the world's largest retailer had the worst sales start
to any month in seven years in February.
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"In case you haven't seen a sales report
these days, February (month-to-date) sales are a total disaster," Jerry
Murray, a Wal-Mart vice president who works on finance in the U.S.
logistics division, said in a Feb. 12 email to other executives,
Bloomberg reported. "The worst start to a month I have seen in my
(about) 7 years with the company."

The weak February start came after a
disappointing January, according to an email from Cameron Geiger, senior
vice president of Wal-Mart U.S. Replenishment, that was also quoted by
Bloomberg.

Read more:
Wal-Mart
shares tumble on leaked memo citing sales weakness -
chicagotribune.com

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