Lee Scott
Lee Scott
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As the economy has slowed customers have become more concerned about price.
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More and more, more and more digital, in particular, I think you'll see in our stores next year, as we start combining these digital products and they interface with each other, you'll see that represented in Wal-Mart.
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The planned square footage growth for the coming year represents approximately 46 million square feet of new retail space, which will be the largest square footage increase in the company's history and a 9 percent increase over the fiscal 2002 total,
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Many changes we see now are very positive.
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These bills discourage companies from offering quality health care at a lower price. Even worse, they won't do a single thing to control the cost of health care for working families or their children.
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The soaring cost of health care in America cannot be sustained over the long term by any business that offers health benefits to its employees.
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Our size causes us, when we do something inappropriate, which is usually done out of stupidity, to come across as being done out of arrogance.
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Our competitors are getting better. Across this world our competitors are getting better, ... The weaker links are having to drop out because they can't compete. The bar is being raised in this competitive arena so it's on our shoulders to do the right thing in this environment.
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Are you right to want to make sure that the kids of working families have health coverage, even if it's Medicaid? You bet you are.
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Dr. Sturgis said there was a 60 per cent chance of him being all right and we decided to give our baby that chance.
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Roses, roses are always a favorite. It's an expression of love, everybody knows what the rose stands for.
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Although we did not attain our goal of increasing earnings at the same rate of sales, our 8.9 percent growth in earnings per share in the fourth quarter represents more than triple the growth rate experienced in the first six months of the year,
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That's when they become the experts and can help teach the other kids. It's the highlight of my day.
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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.