Lee Scott
Lee Scott
associates coverage health percent uninsured
We know this because 30 percent of our associates who have our health coverage were uninsured before they started working at Wal-Mart.
allowed exist life people poorest shame shop walks
We have allowed to exist the idea that only the poorest Americans shop at Wal-Mart. Shame on us. We have people from all walks of life who shop at Wal-Mart stores.
asking possibilities rather second
We were devastated. We were asking him all the possibilities - was there anything at all that could be done? - and we said we would rather have a second opinion.
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.
confident continue earnings forward momentum record reporting sales year
We are confident our earnings momentum will continue and look forward to reporting another record year in sales and earnings,
american-businessman associates behind bounce expect respect understand walk
I expect that our associates will walk with a little more bounce in their step and understand that this company is behind them and has respect for them.
american-businessman fiscal starts stores taking tone
We want to set a tone going into our fiscal year that starts Feb. 1, that Wal-Mart Stores is going to be aggressive in taking care of customers, taking care of our associates, communications and merchandising.
american-businessman people
In some ways, people forget about average working people, and how they live their lives.
american-businessman element truth
I would guess that any criticism about Wal-Mart could have some element of truth with 1,500,000 people.
american-businessman truth wages
Because the truth is our wages are really competitive and they're good.
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But they are also better, our competitors are better because Wal-Mart exists.
allowed american-businessman define people ways
I think in some ways we have allowed other people to set the agenda. Other people to define who we are.
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If we take care of the customers and associates and grow the business, Wall Street will be pleased.
american-businessman cost harm settling totally
Where we're not wrong or where the cost of settling is so much that it is totally disproportionate to the harm or the error that we made, we're not going to settle.