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ISSUE: February 1, 2012
Articles about Wal-Mart
Curtain Call
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8-1-2007
Early in his life, legendary playwright and screenwriter Horton Foote was given this advice: "Write what you know." He did as he was told and ended up earning himself two Oscars, an Emmy, a Pulitzer, and a National Medal of the Arts in the process. ...
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Facts & Figures
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10-15-2001
THINKING BIG
20%
of business professionals, when asked which American company they would like to run, chose Wal-Mart. The company ranked first in the survey, followed by Microsoft with
15%
26%
chose Exxon Mob...
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Facts & Figures
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11-15-2001
LAW-MART
4,851
Lawsuits were filed against Wal-Mart last year Every
1 hour, 48 minutes
on average, someone files suit against the Bentonville, Arkansas-based company
6
Jury decisions per business day a...
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Worth Repeating
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6-15-2002
"
Wal-Mart is a reflection of America. ... If [a manager has] three shifts of people working for him, it's going to be a real challenge to know everyone.
"
— Wal-Mart spokesman
Jay Allen
responding to critics who say its ...
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Executive Reading
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12-15-2003
A VERY GOOD YEAR Veteran journalist Andrew Leckey and guest editor Jack Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group, waded through hundreds of articles from dozens of magazines to compile The Best Business Stories of the Year — 2004 Edition (V...
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Idea Man
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4-15-2006
He says the only thing he sells is change. So why is Seth Godin so successful?
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Fade To Black
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6-1-2008
When technologies collide, There's always a victim. Just ask Toshibas HD DVD division.
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Diagnosis: Doctor’s Office Rebellion
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7-1-2008
Prescription: Put the patient first. (What does this mean for you? Same-day appointments, no more sitting for hours in crowded waiting rooms, and -- gasp -- weekend availability from a doctor!)
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Changing Colors
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7-15-2008
Going blue -- and behind enemy lines -- is all part of Adam Werbach’s plan to change the world.
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Bookmarked
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3-15-2009
Legendary television scribe Stephen J. Cannell has found success with his latest series. But this one isn’t on the small screen.
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6-15-2009
Seven-time world barbecue champion Paul Kirk (www.baron-of-bbq.com) is to grilling what Elvis was to rock and roll -- the king. So we asked him for a stick-to-your-ribs recipe (one used in competition) that’ll blow away the judges at your Fourth of July cookout. “Recipes to me are a plaything,” says Kirk, whose new book (coauthored along with Ardie A. Davis), America’s Best BBQ: 100 Recipes from America’s Best Smokehouses, Pits, Shacks, Rib Joints, Roadhouses, and Restaurants (Andrews McMeel Publishing, $20), hit shelves last month. In other words, have some fun with this one.
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11-15-2002
So you don’t feel as rich as you did two years ago. And you’re not retiring anytime soon. It’s time to take stock of the role of money in your life, the road to financial security, and the price of success.
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2-15-2002
To succeed in our information economy, James Champy suggests companies let down their boundaries and surrender to interdependence. In an exclusive ex-cerpt from his latest book, he tells us how.
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12-1-2001
Fed up with the corporate rat race? Maybe it’s time to consider starting a Mom-and-Pop shop. Ardis Burford, a copywriter for Burford Company Advertising in Richmond, Virginia, has to remind herself to call her creative director and boss...
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6-1-2004
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are almost as ubiquitous as their number-one apparel customer, Wal-Mart. How did ex-TV stars with little singing or dancing talent take over ’tween girls’ minds? It all started with a music video, of course.Mary-Kate a...
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1-15-2004
Costco piles up corporate gold by sending customers on a hunt for hidden treasure.
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