Walmart is benefiting from some consumers deciding to alter their behavior. Three quarters of the company's market share gains and food came from customers, as you mention, with an annual household income of a hundred thousand dollars or more. They need to kind of get through some of that apparel back log and sort of clean that inventory house up a little bit. But all things considered, it's just, it feels like a business that is handling a difficult situation very well.
Big Retail starts to report earnings and the news is good (so far).
(0:21) Jason Moser discusses: - Walmart exceeded lowered expectations for the 2nd quarter - CEO Doug McMillon's comments on the new customers that drove results - Home Depot passing inflation costs onto customers (and not missing a beat) - How the expectations bar has been raised for Target and Lowe's
(13:37) Warren Buffett's quotations hold meaning for investors, regardless of their portfolio size. Alison Southwick and Robert Brokamp and a host of Fool investors share their favorite Buffett quotes and why they're relevant.
Stocks mentioned: WMT, HD, LOW, TGT, BRK.A, BRK.B
Host: Chris Hill Guest: Jason Moser, Alison Southwick, Robert Brokamp, Buck Hartzell, Alyce Lomax, Scott Phillips, Anand Chokkavelu Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineers: Dan Boyd, Rick Engdahl
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