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Last week, emails leaked from Wal-Mart's executive offices that suggested recent sales levels were a "total disaster." But as Wal-Mart explained in its earnings announcement today, much of the weakness in sales are attributable to delayed income tax refunds, a problem that will go away.
Indeed, nothing seems to be able to slow this global retail powerhouse.
Walmart has come a long way since Sam Walton opened the first discount store in Rogers, Arkansas 50 years ago.