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Struggling Walmart Finds Early Success In Scaled-Down Stores

Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Sam Walton, Arkansas, Walmart, Imports, Bill Simon, Exports, Grocery Stores, Walmart Express, Free Trade, Walmarket, China, Video, Business News

CHICAGO (Jessica Wohl) - After hitting a couple of easy layups by opening small stores in its home state, Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N) is ready to ...

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One Big Store

Daniel Krotz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Daniel Krotz, Small Farmers, Berryville Arkansas, Wal-Mart, Tyson Foods, Berryville, Michelle Obama, One Big Store, Bill Simon, Food News
Daniel Krotz

Michelle Obama and Bill Simon, Wal-Mart's president and CEO, met last week. Does the first lady not realize that One Big Store is as sure a destroyer of culture as is One Big Government?

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Wal-Mart Profit Up But U.S. Sales Weak, As Many Customers Still Can't Afford

AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Thomson Reuters, Bill Simon, Retail Sales, Third World America, Wal-Mart Profits, Brazil, Mexico, Cost-Cutting, Consumer Demand, Consumer Spending, Sam's Club, Wal-Mart, China, Business News

NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported a 3.6 percent increase in second-quarter net income and raised its earnings guidance for the full year ...

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Yet Another California Campaign: Elections Abound In the Arnold Era

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Meg Whitman, Steve Westly, John McCain, Dave Cogdill, Leon Panetta, Far Right, Mike Murphy, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republican Party, Darrell Steinberg, Barack Obama, Bill Simon, California Recall, Dick Riordan, Gray Davis, Politics News
William Bradley

Every other year, including this, has seen the tarnished Golden State holding at least one statewide election. This May 19th it's another special statewide election, the fourth of the Arnold Era.

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