Walmart slows down: what the retail giant’s earnings say about consumer spending
- Posted on August 20, 2026
- By Los Angeles Times
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Walmart slows down: what the retail giant’s earnings say about consumer spending
Walmart Inc.’s quarterly sales fell short of expectations, a rare miss that’s likely to stoke concern about the leading big-box retailer decelerating alongside a slow-growing US economy.