Mike Duke

Wal-Mart Considering Expanding Into Urban Areas

ft.com | Jonathan Birchall | Posted 11.02.2009 | Business


Walmart has stepped up efforts to mobilise local political support for new store openings in US cities and urban areas that were last month identified...

Why Wal-Mart's Health Care Letter Matters

Doug Schoen | Posted 08.01.2009 | Business


Doug Schoen

The company made famous for low prices just helped further solidify cost control as a requirement for entry in the health care debate.

Wal-Mart CEO Has a Problem With Gays

Marc Gunther | Posted 06.06.2009 | Business


Marc Gunther

If you believe, as I do, that equality for LGBT people under the law is a civil rights issue, then there's no reason to put it up to a popular vote.

Wal-Mart CEO: I See A 'Lot of Stress,' Slow Recovery for U.S.

bloomberg.com | Posted 05.16.2009 | Business


The U.S. economy won't "just bounce out and come back" from the current recession, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mike Duke said in an i...

Will Mike Duke Help Wal-Mart Workers Live Better?

David Nassar | Posted 03.07.2009 | Business


David Nassar

This week, Wal-Mart introduced Mike Duke as its new CEO. Regrettably, there is little evidence that he bring new ideas with him.

Mike Duke, Wal-Mart CEO

AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 12.22.2008 | Business


NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, unexpectedly announced Friday that its chief executive will retire in February an...