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1. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Juveria Tabassum and Nicholas P. Brown

   Walmart sales growth slowdown tests consumer resilience, shares slide 10% (opens the original)

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   Walmart on Thursday reported its slowest quarterly comparable sales growth in six years and warned shoppers were likely being squeezed by high gasoline prices, stoking concerns that pressure on U.S. consumers is mounting. The retailer raised its annual sales and profit forecasts and said aggressive price cuts would boost demand later this year, but investors were unconvinced. Shares fell as much as 10% to a nine-month low of $102.85 – its biggest single-day drop since May 2022 – and were on trac

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2. Article · Jul 23, 2026 · Juveria Tabassum

   Albertsons shares head for worst day as consumer caution fuels forecast cuts (opens the original)

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   Albertsons shares slumped as much as 24.5% on Thursday, on pace for their worst day, after the grocer cut its annual core sales and profit forecasts while accelerating investments in prices to better compete for cash-strapped shoppers. Higher gas and food prices have ​forced U.S. households to become more selective in their spending and shop more at mass retailers such as Walmart and private-label and discount grocers, including Aldi, hurting sales at Albertsons and ⁠peers. “Core grocery faced i

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