A gunman opened fire inside a Walmart in Beavercreek almost one year ago. As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00, Walmart management and shoppers talked about potential changes to help people feel safe this year. The holiday shopping season is about to begin and people are heading to stores, like Walmart.

The retailer saw share gains in new shoppers across income levels mainly led by upper-income households, which make more than $100,000 in annual income, Walmart officials said during an earnings call on Tuesday. Walmart in a previous earnings call had also highlighted the rise in its higher income shoppers.

Though inflation has not made much headway in recent months, it is on a downward trend, raising purchasing power. Walmart said it saw share gains across income cohorts mainly led by upper-income households, which make more than $100,000 in annual income.

The bellwether retailer reported higher-than-expected sales in its latest quarter and upgraded its forecast for the rest of the year.

Walmart said U.S. sales rose during the most recent quarter as shoppers bought more groceries, home goods and toys, a sign that spending is off to a steady start for the holiday shopping season. The retail giant also raised its sales and profit estimates for the year.

Walmart’s business is surging. Customers making more than $100,000 a year are fueling the growth. Walmart’s US sales at stores open for at least a year grew 5.3% last quarter compared with the year prior,

Walmart Inc. boosted its outlook for the year on strong demand from US consumers searching for value, driving shares up 4% in premarket trading in New York.