
Walmart’s second quarter results were met with a negative market reaction, despite the company surpassing Wall Street’s revenue and adjusted profit expectations. Management pointed to strong momentum in e-commerce, marketplace, and membership programs as the main drivers of growth, but also acknowledged that softer health and wellness sales—due in part to regulatory pricing changes—dampened comp sales. CEO John Furner described the period as “the best second quarter we’ve had in the last 3 years


















