Sales at Walmart s U.S. stores open at least a year rose 5.2%, excluding fuel, in the second quarter ended July 31. Analysts had estimated a growth of 3.69%, according to IBES data from Refinitiv.
and who better than bill simon. thank you for coming back. hey, neil, how are you? good to be back. neil: i m well and looks like so is the american shopper. i don t know if this is a record season for shopping, but it s certainly a record in the aggregate. and obviously, it s popping up at walmart sales and what have you. i would imagine you re relieved by tariffs that were to kick in on sunday to be pushed back? i think any of the resolution of the trade war that s been going on between the u.s. and china can only help the economy and help the consumer. i don t think it s hurt as badly in the u.s. as many thought it would. i think companies and consumers have absorbed it pretty well. neil: well, walmart certainly has. walmart absorbed a lot of that, right? they did. walmart was able to mitigate a lot of the costs as were a lot of the retailers. so i think that a lot of our economy has stayed strong.