Lee Scott

Tell the FEC to Investigate Wal-Mart for Electioneering

ZP Heller | Posted 08.13.2008 | Politics


ZP Heller

If Wal-Mart broke the law by threatening and scaring employees about which candidates to vote for this November, compel the FEC to hold the company accountable.

Wal-Mart's Desperate War Against Unionization

ZP Heller | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics


ZP Heller

As to Wal-Mart scaring workers into believing that if Democrats win in November, they will lose, I ask this: if you're a Wal-Mart employee who's making a meager hourly wage that doesn't even cover the cost of food for your family or doctors' visits for your children, haven't you lost already?

Wal-Mart Kicks an Injured Cop When He is Down

David Nassar | Posted 07.01.2008 | Business


David Nassar

Wal-Mart now seems determined to keep disability benefits from all Americans, not merely its own employees.

Wal-Mart's Dog and Pony Show

David Nassar | Posted 06.05.2008 | Business


David Nassar

Wal-Mart's abandonment of founder Sam Walton's own beliefs that have led them to become such a distasteful presence to an increasing number of communities and shoppers.

Wal-Mart Plays Politics with Charity

David Nassar | Posted 04.24.2008 | Business


David Nassar

New video footage of Wal-Mart manager meetings released by the Center for Public Integrity provide a rare and disturbing glimpse into the private culture of the world's largest company.

New Canadian Film: "Wal-Mart World's Most Hated Company"

Al Norman | Posted 04.09.2008 | Business


Al Norman

In his new film Wal-Mart Nation, Andrew Munger borrows iconic American symbols to reveal the underside of Wal-Mart Canada.

Lee Scott: It's Not Easy Being Green

ZP Heller | Posted 03.20.2008 | Business


ZP Heller

Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott was unusually candid: there's no way Wal-Mart can fix the irreparable harm they've caused to our planet in such a short span of time, if ever.

Lee Scott's (Annotated) "Lofty" Speech

Al Norman | Posted 01.28.2008 | Business


Al Norman

Sprawl-Busters has obtained the following annotated speech, based on a draft prepared for Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott on January 23, 2008, complete with his annotated comments.

How to Recycle Less and Do More

Gary Hirshberg | Posted 01.28.2008 | Business


Gary Hirshberg

Since source reduction, particularly when it comes to packaging, stops waste before it starts, it's the most economical and ecological choice.

The Wal-Mart Divide-And-Conquer Strategy

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 01.25.2008 | Business


Jonathan Tasini

Wal-Mart will show its "social responsibility" by going "green" -- and making a pile of money in the process.

Familiar Faces Top Fortune's Power 25

Fortune | Posted 11.27.2007 | Business


Some are empire builders. Others are hired guns. But if they truly have world-class oomph, they're on Fortune's subjective - yet really quite accurate...

Building SuperConsumers: Wal-Mart's Unsustainability Report

Al Norman | Posted 11.18.2007 | Business


Al Norman

Combined with emissions from its retail operations, Wal-Mart's greenhouse gases are the equivalent of about half the amount produced annually by France.

Grove: To Innovate, Established Giants Need To Transform Other Markets

Portfolio | Andy Grove | Posted 11.15.2007 | Business


I usually try to control myself and resist giving compliments or unsolicited advice to people I don't know well. But I recently did just that. I email...

The Eagles Land at Wal-Mart

Ron Galloway | Posted 11.13.2007 | Entertainment


Ron Galloway

As Tower Records and other traditional record stores flounder, Wal-Mart is able to offer artists something no other method of physical distribution can offer: scale.

Hey, We Cut Wal-Mart In Half!

Al Norman | Posted 10.25.2007 | Business


Al Norman

It turns out that Wal-Mart is its own worst enemy. The retailer has been eating itself for years--- and now has to protect itself---from itself.


 

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