3 Discount Retail Stocks That I'd Buy Today Before Buying Walmart Stock

Investors have good reasons to like (NYSE: WMT). First and foremost, it's the biggest retailer in the world with nearly $650 billion in trailing-12-month revenue. Its more than 10,600 stores carry everything from groceries to home goods to auto parts and more.

In short, investors can always expect consumers will patronize Walmart -- it sells almost everything and its massive stores are conveniently located to serve communities throughout the country. In other words, it's not a business that investors need to worry about.

Here's another positive: Walmart's e-commerce operations are now a $100 billion annual business. And having a digital platform of this scale allows the company to grow its advertising business, which will be an important driver for profits in the coming years.

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