Mona Williams
Mona Williams
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As more and more Americans go to the Internet to get information from varied, credible, trusted sources, Wal-Mart is committed to participating in that online conversation.
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This isn't really anything new. The unions have tried to organize Wal-Mart associates through the Internet for more than five years . . . with no success. . . . We might be concerned if this group was offering solutions to some of the issues working people face each day, but that is not the case.
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We help give struggling families a sense of pride, because our prices enable their children to start school with fresh supplies and new basketball sneakers, so they are no different from other kids. Wal-Mart is good for America, because we are the great equalizer for the people of this country, and no one else has stepped up to that role.
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We are trying to make our plans more relevant, accessible and affordable.
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To further illustrate the bizarre nature of this technical issue, the site is also mapping movies such as 'Home Alone' and 'Power Puff Girls' to African-American-themed DVDs.
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Three company officers were terminated and four other associates who were not officers were terminated.
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Like any company, we want to make sure our associates, customers and local communities feel good about us. This research provided a benchmark to help us understand what we are doing well and where we need to improve.
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You can immediately see what's in the top of that closet and pull it down the next season.
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This whole episode has been embarrassing and painful to us as a company and as individuals.
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We think the report in fact shows that the subsidies are a great thing for us. Do the math and you will see that every dollar invested with Wal-Mart has returned more than $30 for the community. We expect to see lots of other local governments will be asking for that $30 deal.
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We are heartsick that this happened and are currently doing everything possible to correct the problem.
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Tom was just ready to retire. And Kevin was one of the outstanding talents that we felt was ready to move into a new role.
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We acknowledge we should have had better safeguards in place to make sure our (floor-cleaning) contractors hired only legal workers.
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We are disappointed the court did not rule on Wal-Mart's fraud claims against Mr. Coughlin but instead upheld the release agreements on a technicality. We will file an amended complaint with additional evidence of fraud and fraudulent inducement.