Wal-Mart leads parade of huge sales misses - Feb. 7, 2008

Wal-Mart leads parade of huge sales misses - Feb. 7, 2008: "NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- U.S. retailers are on track to report their slowest monthly sales growth in five years, which would further cement fears that American consumers are buckling under the weight of a slowing economy.

Leading the way is No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc., (WMT, Fortune 500) which reported a big miss in its January same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year. Same-store sales is a key measure of performance in the retail industry."