Retailers Are at a Crossroads

Retail spending was up 3.9% in October, which should be a good sign for retailers heading into the holiday season. But Wal-Mart , Target , and Best Buy are either growing more slowly than the overall market or even seeing store sales decline.

The reason for the brick-and-mortar weakness may be none other than Amazon.com , which will soon pass Target in sales. Every percentage point of growth Amazon gains has to come from somewhere, and it looks like it's coming from Wal-Mart, Target, and Amazon.

Erin Miller sat down with the Fool's Travis Hoium to see how investors should react.

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