This is a net positive development the holiday shopping season, the less than reassuring guidance from Wal-Mart ( WMT ), Best Buy ( BBY ) and others notwithstanding. Sheraz Mian Director of Research BEST BUY (BBY): Free Stock Analysis Report WAL-MART STORES (WMT): Free Stock Analysis Report To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Wednesday, November 20, 2013 A positive Retail Sales report and benign inflation reading provide the backdrop for today's trading action as we wait for minutes of the last FOMC meeting this afternoon.