Lee Scott
Lee Scott
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We know this because 30 percent of our associates who have our health coverage were uninsured before they started working at Wal-Mart.
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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.
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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.
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We are confident our earnings momentum will continue and look forward to reporting another record year in sales and earnings,
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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.
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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.
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I would guess that any criticism about Wal-Mart could have some element of truth with 1,500,000 people.
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But they are also better, our competitors are better because Wal-Mart exists.
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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.
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Retailing, it's always true that there is some items that I wish we had a lot more of like the iPod and there is some items I wish we had a lot less of.
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And the greeter is what sets the tone for this company and I've been on TV a little bit this morning.
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One of the things that strikes me is so many of the critics are people whose lifestyle doesn't change when the price of fuel changes, or if they keep a Wal-Mart store out of their area.
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Where we have been incorrect in what we have done, then I think we have an obligation to settle.