Lee Scott
Lee Scott
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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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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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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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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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Inflation in the U.S. appears to be well under control, ... The only real economic concern I have is that oil prices will erase improvements in employment and real income for an important portion of our customer base.
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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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Are you right to want to make sure that the kids of working families have health coverage, even if it's Medicaid? You bet you are.
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Dr. Sturgis said there was a 60 per cent chance of him being all right and we decided to give our baby that chance.
We see that we can be better for communities than we have been in the past.
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Because in our clippings I see a lot of articles that are very positive about all the stores that are voted by local communities.
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As the economy has slowed customers have become more concerned about price.
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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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Roses, roses are always a favorite. It's an expression of love, everybody knows what the rose stands for.
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These bills discourage companies from offering quality health care at a lower price. Even worse, they won't do a single thing to control the cost of health care for working families or their children.