(Reuters) - But what the calendar gave retailers in March, it will probably take away in April as many chains warned that comparable-store sales results will suffer this month. Some retailers also noted continued softness in sales of home goods amid the weaker U.S. housing market.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. , the world's largest retailer, posted a better-than-expected 4 percent rise in March sales at U.S. stores open at least a year, above the 1.9 percent increase analysts expected, according to a Reuters survey. Wal-Mart said sales were strong in food and pharmacy, but soft in home and apparel.
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