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Toy Fair 2010 Drives This Hoarder Crazy for New Toy Trends

Brad Balfour | Posted 02.15.2010 | New York

Read More: February 14 - 17, Toy Fair 2010, John Lasseter, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Sam Walton, Ugly-Dolls, Javits Convention Center, Teddy Bears, Pixar, New York News
Brad Balfour

For a guy with an apartment cluttered with classic metal toys, quirky objects and offbeat street finds, the annual Toy Fair held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center is both a celebration and a torture.

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Wal-Mart Billionaire Wants $8 Million Subsidy

Al Norman | Posted 01.31.2010 | Business

Read More: Sam Walton, St. Louis Rams, Tifs, Denver Nuggets, Denver Broncos, The Avalanche, THF Realty, Bud Walton, E. Stanley Kroenke, Business News
Al Norman

An entrepreneur who married into Sam Walton's extended family, and is listed high up on the Forbes Wealthiest Americans list, is asking Missouri taxpayers to help him build a bigger Wal-Mart.

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Wal-Mart Can Be Our Surprise Salvation: A Two-Part Discussion of the Retail Giant's Health Care Potential

Patricia Yarberry Allen | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sam Walton, Health Care Reform, Humor, Hmos, Wal-Mart, Patricia Yarberry, Community Clinics, Politics News
Patricia Yarberry Allen

Ultimately, the political infighting about our health care crisis isn't the point. The possibility of solving it is. I am as surprised as you might be to believe that the best hope lies with Wal-Mart.

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How To Find The Thrill In Your Business

Roy Spence and Haley Rushing | Posted 05.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Herb Kelleher, Sam Walton, Walmart, Tony Hsieh, TOMS Shoes, Purpose in Business, Purpose, John Mackey, Southwest Airlines, Blake Mycoskie, Reimagining Business, Whole Foods, Business, Zappos, Living News
Roy Spence and Haley Rushing

Companies with a purpose have a way of seeing a need in the marketplace and conceiving of a never-before-thought-of solution to meet that need.

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Bank of America's Stimulus For Wal-Mart & Target

Al Norman | Posted 04.14.2009 | Home

Read More: Sam Walton, Target, Bank of America, Cash Back Program, Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Tarp, Main Street Program, Home News
Al Norman

New "Add It Up" Plan Doesn't Add Up By Al Norman The head of the embattled Bank of America told members of the Boston College Chief Executive Offic...

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Wal-Mart's Dog and Pony Show

David Nassar | Posted 06.13.2008 | Business

Read More: Bentonville, Sam Walton, Human Rights, Walmart, Wal-Mart, Deborah Shank, Arkansas, Debbie Shank, Lee Scott, Shareholders, Retailer, Business News
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.

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Wal-Mart Cancels 45 Superstore Projects

Al Norman | Posted 04.07.2008 | Business

Read More: Sam Walton, Bernstein Research Call, Sprawl-Busters, Growth Model, Postponed Projects, Cannibalization, Wal-Mart, John Menzer, Business News
Al Norman

While hundreds of sling-shot coalitions have been hurling rocks at this retail Goliath for years, ironically, it is now the giant itself which is reeling from its own self-inflicted excesses.

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