![]() The Times and Democrat | Wal-Mart's weak sales dampen holiday season hopes Washington Post - CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N) reported surprisingly weak November sales on Saturday even as US bargain-hunters jammed stores in search of gifts at the start of the crucial holiday shopping season. 'Black Friday' crowds lift retailers' gloom at start of month-long ... US stores go all out to win Black Friday shoppers |