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• Wal-Mart said that its October net sales rose 8.4 percent to $27.92 billion, with US total same-store sales up just 0.4 percent.

• Target Corp. said that its October sales rose almost 10 percent to $4.45 billion from $4.05 billion a year ago; same-store sales were up 4.1 percent.

• BJ’s Wholesale Club said that it had October sales of $663.8 million, up from $607.9 million a year ago; same-store sales were up 4.8 percent.

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