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Walmart continues to benefit as consumers resist high prices
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8/16/2024
The world's largest retailer saw a 22% bump in online sales during the second quarter.
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I'm Conway Gittins reporting from the New York Stock Exchange. Here's what we're watching on the street today.
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Wall Street is no longer on recession watch. Housing, however, remains a weak spot.
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New construction of single-family homes
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tumbled 14.1% in July according to the Commerce Department.
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New projects have fallen five months in a row and now sit at a one-and-a-half-year low. On the flip side,
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consumers remain resilient. Consumer sentiment for early August rose more than expected.
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Sticking with the mighty U.S. consumer,
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selective shopping.
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That's the consumer theme emerging from Walmart and the 1% jump in official retail sales data for July.
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Shoppers are shopping, but they are doing so carefully
00:43
due to high prices. Now that penny-pinching is leading consumers to look for ways to stretch dollars and that's leading many
00:50
straight to Walmart. In
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contrast to the somber consumer assessments given by a wide range of consumer-focused companies ranging from McDonald's to
01:00
Starbucks to Amazon to Home Depot,
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Walmart CEO Doug McMillan told analysts,
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quote, we are not experiencing a weaker consumer overall. Customers from all income levels are looking for value and we have it.
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In particular, Walmart says it continues to gain market share with higher income customers earning over
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$100,000 a year who are snapping up furniture, appliances, clothing, and toys on the cheap. The world's largest retailer saw a
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22% surge in U.S. online sales during the second quarter, which boosted total U.S. revenue to
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$115 billion.
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That'll do it for your daily briefing. From the New York Stock Exchange, I'm Conway Gittens with The Street.
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