Barnes & Noble, Wal-Mart In Spotlight; Sector Down | Respond to Editor | Print By Andria Cheng MarketWatch Pulse NEW YORK -- Retail stocks fell Tuesday with the broader markets on worries that China's economic growth is slowing. The S&P Retail Index fell 1.7% to 396.76. Bookstore operator Barnes & Noble Inc. tumbled 10% after its first-quarter loss forecast was much bigger than expected. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. fell 1% after the world's largest retailer said Eduardo Castro-Wright, head of its largest sales division Walmart U.S., is leaving his current post and relocating to California because of a personal situation. He'll oversee the company's global e-commerce operations as well as global sourcing.
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