Fast Growth for Wal Mart - Not

The Washington Post, among others, reports on Wal-Mart's recent announcment of a decrease in same-store sales. In April, I wrote about Wal-Mart's strategy to take on Target.

Does this announcement have anything to do with what I described as Wal-Mart's failure to stick to what made it special? I can't answer that, but I'd caution any business attracted to the light of 'big markets' at the expense of what makes it special.