Walmart Sales on the Rise

It was reported that general merchandise sales were on the rise for Walmart stores, especially the ones located on the East coast. For the stores that were open for atleast a year have shown an approximate 2.5% rise just in the month of January. And due to the superbowl happening in February, a week later than last year, the pre-superbowl sales are not included in January's data. I am glad to see that Walmart's sales for general merchandise are on the rise. Hopefully this means that more people, despite the war in Iraq and other economic downfalls, are starting to spend more money and thus, helping to raise our economy.