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Following a government shutdown, enduring issues surrounding affordability and recent CEO changes, quarterly results this week from Target Corp. and Walmart Inc. will bring their usual questions about the state of the consumer, as well as bigger ones about the retailers’ futures.
Target
TGT reports earnings on Wednesday, as it tries to rediscover its sense of style after sluggish sales. Walmart WMT posts results on Thursday, as it continues to eat other retailers’ lunch. Both retailers report as the industry gears up for the busy holiday-season stretch.
