[TexanToTheCore]

Actually, same store sales for Walmart were down last week.

[rxgalfl]

I agree, Drudge also has it on his website, about Walmart being 0.2% lower than last year. One of the comments which stood out was "I see people buying better, what I call 'antiquity', presents that are better made, more durable -- things I view as generational presents," Ed Schmults, chief executive, told Reuters in an interview.

TRANSLATION: Consumers are no longer interested into the cheap, Chinese made items sold at WalMart but prefer, instead, better built, better quality items sold elsewhere.