Lee Scott
Lee Scott
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Our sales were lower than we are satisfied with but the economy continues to improve and we are well positioned for the holidays. With the help of our associates, I look forward to another record quarter and a successful holiday season,
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Although we did not attain our goal of increasing earnings at the same rate of sales, our 8.9 percent growth in earnings per share in the fourth quarter represents more than triple the growth rate experienced in the first six months of the year,
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That's when they become the experts and can help teach the other kids. It's the highlight of my day.
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Jeanne is an outstanding retail and management talent who has developed successful brands and programs in both traditional and online retail channels,
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Our goal for the second half of the year remains double-digit earnings growth,. However, given the current economic environment this will be difficult to achieve, ... We expect earnings growth in the second half will show improvement over the first half of this year as we leverage our sales and market share gains, but the growth may not meet our original goals.
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Or if you have one store manager that makes a bad decision, is that indicative that that is somehow what your company represents? No.
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Global procurement will be key to improving the customer experience around the world through better merchandise and lower prices.
added billion dollars ended income increases net pleased quarter sales seven trend year
We're pleased our trend of year-over-year increases in sales and net income continues. We added more than seven billion dollars in sales in the quarter and ended the year strong.
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If you had all the small businesses who employed 1.5 million people collectively, would there be individual instances of issues?
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Health care is one of the most difficult challenges facing this country. Solving this requires a national solution ... it requires all of us working together. At Wal-Mart, we are determined to do our part and lead.
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The consumer still seems to us to be very cautious and probably will remain so until we see improvement in employment,
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In a challenging retail environment, I am pleased to report our first year with net earnings in excess of $6 billion and our first-ever quarter with earnings over $2 billion,
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You can't take a store that is a struggling store anyway and add a bunch of people and a bunch of work rules that cause you to even be in worse shape.
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You can't sell for less if you're spending more,