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Groceries account for the biggest difference between Walmart and Target’s 3Q results

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Walmart outpaced expectations in the third quarter and Target did not. The difference comes down to each chain’s grocery business. Walmart generates 56 percent of its sales from groceries and Target about 20 percent.

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