Walmart Inc. ’s quarterly sales fell short of expectations, a rare miss that’s likely to stoke concern about the leading big-box retailer decelerating alongside a slow-growing US economy.

Sales at US stores open at least a year, excluding fuel, rose 2.

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Source: [Bloomberg Markets](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-08-21/walmart-shares-extend-decline-after-rare-us-sales-miss-video)