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Walmart (BSP:WALM34) Change in Same Store Sales % : 0.00% (As of . 20)


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What is Walmart Change in Same Store Sales %?

Same-store sales, also known as comparable-store sales, is the most important financial metric in the retail industry to evaluate the performance of existing stores. It equals the percentage growth of the average sales per store from the previous period to current period.

A positive number indicates that more sales are generated in the same store compared with the previous period, which suggests growing demand. The higher the number is, the more growth the retailer has.

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Walmart  (BSP:WALM34) Change in Same Store Sales % Explanation

Same-store sales, also known as comparable-store sales, is the most important financial metric in the retail industry to evaluate the performance of existing stores. It equals the percentage growth of the average sales per store from the previous period to current period.

A positive number indicates that more sales are generated in the same store compared with the previous period, meaning growing demand, while a negative number indicates the opposite. The higher the number is, the more growth the retailer has.

Same-store sales can be improved by two factors: average ticket size and the number of tickets. If each customer buys more, the average ticket size will increase. If more customers come to the store, the number of tickets will increase.


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Walmart (BSP:WALM34) Business Description

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702 S.W. 8th Street, Bentonville, AR, USA, 72716
Walmart serves as the preeminent retailer in the United States, with its strategy predicated on superior operating efficiency and offering the lowest priced goods to consumers to drive robust store traffic and product turnover. Walmart augmented its low-price business strategy by offering a convenient one-stop shopping destination with the opening of its first supercenter in 1988.Today, Walmart operates over 4,700 stores in the United States (5,300 including Sam's Club) and over 10,000 stores globally. Walmart generated over $420 billion in domestic namesake sales last year, with Sam's Club contributing another $84 billion to the firm's top line. Internationally, Walmart generated $100 billion in sales. The company serves around 240 million customers globally each week.

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