While major retail stores struggle to increase sales, a new report shows Walmart now leads the way. A report from the research firm Retail Metrics showed a .7% sales gain in February compared to last year, but without Walmart, retail sales would've dropped 4%. The big red letters spell Walmart on the outside, on the inside bargain prices have enticed a store full of shoppers.
Shopper: "It's got good prices."
Shopper: "Walmart is the place to come to get the discounts."
Shopper: "This is the most economical place and I get the best deals."
Deals that have made shoppers steer their carts away from other stores.
Shopper: "I was a Meijer shopper turned Walmart."
Shopper: "The only thing I do at Meijer is my meat and produce."
While low prices are drawing in more shoppers, some people say, in these tough times, Walmart is the only option to buying the things they need.
Shopper: "I have a family and it helps the dollar stretch a lot further. Anything I have needs for, this is generally where I end up."
Shopper: "We know the economy is down, you want to make that dollar go as far as it can."
And for shoppers at Walmart, that means stretching the dollar a long way.
Millie Peterson, Lansing resident: "Pine Sol, shirts for my nephew and I have some Slim Fast."
Shopper: "The deals are getting better and better."
Deals that have Walmart leading the way with more consumer spending and breaking the trend of low sales. The world's biggest retailer reported a 5% sales increase over the same month last year. That's better than the 2.4% analysts had predicted.
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