Lee Scott
Lee Scott
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The potential right now for success at that school is very, very high. Of the 30 kids in my class, about 10 are Hispanic. It's very difficult for me to look at those kids that I'm teaching now and know that statistically there's a good chance some of them will drop out of school.
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We did not become one of the most successful companies in the world by doing things the same way for 44 years. We have succeeded by sticking to our core values while always looking to improve.
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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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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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There are going to be some people who never want Wal-Mart. That's OK.
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Don't say it's because of benefits, because our benefits are good.
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So I think we have an obligation with our size to make sure that we are open to what people have to say to us because the people who criticize us, they're not all mean-spirited.
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And what I am trying to say to them that through our ads and through our discussions is if you don't want us in your community, that's your choice, but don't say it's because of wages.
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You know, we opened a record number of stores last year.
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We've got to figure out a way to cause communities to also want them, the political, organized bodies.
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Our customer base is not necessarily a leader, an early adopter.
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Many of them are doing it because they are concerned about smart growth.
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It's hard for us in our stores to be a leader in technology.
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I just think that it's maybe fashionable today to try to take individual actions and individual failures and take the broadest possible brush and try to paint a company.