The stat: Walmart imported fewer Christmas goods in the 12 months ended September 30, per data from ImportYeti provided to Reuters—a potential indicator that it expects softer holiday sales this year.

• The retailer shipped at least 340,000 kilos of products labeled as Christmas items in that period, nearly one-third what it brought in during the previous 12 month period.
• That’s also considerably less than the over 1.9 million kilos of holiday goods Walmart imported for the 2022 holiday season.