...the talks. Although he says Starbucks sales haven't been affected, he points out that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. CEO Mike Duke warned that fears over the fiscal cliff could cause Americans to pull back on holiday spending. Early figures have shown...
...names 28 current and former Wal-Mart executives including all its current board members. The board roster includes CEO Mike Duke, former CEO Lee Scott and descendants of the company's founder, Jim Walton and board Chairman Robson Walton.The...
...Henry Waxman said on Monday that they were launching an investigation into the matter, and they sent a letter to CEO Mike Duke asking for a meeting. And The Washington Post reported late Monday that the U.S. Department of Justice has been conducting...
...changes as more concentrated detergent products and toothpaste that's no longer in a box.Wal-Mart CEO and President Mike Duke said Thursday that the company needs to push for greater efficiency to maintain a competitive edge as it expands globally...
...to improve performance. The company has cut almost 14,000 jobs in the past 13 months.Wal-Mart President and CEO Mike Duke told employees about the latest layoffs in a Wednesday memo.The 300 being laid off this month at the company's Bentonville...
...the same items. The difference on those items was about 12 percent a year ago, he said. Wal-Mart CEO and President Mike Duke said the company plans to grow further in the U.S. and is committed to paring its expenses by taking greater advantage...
...international executive serves as proof the company sees its future growth oversees. Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart said Mike Duke, 58, the vice chairman of its international division, will take the reins from Lee Scott, 59, effective Feb. 1...
...In many ways, North Augustans like their town the way it is -- small, friendly, safe, family oriented," said Mike Duke, partner in Duke & Duke Inc., a Columbia firm engaged to develop a city marketing plan. "While some degree of future...
...health.Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters expected a profit of $1.12 per share on revenue of $114.4 billion.Mike Duke, Wal-Mart's president and chief executive, said in a statement that he expects continued strong growth from its...
...open more than a year with the same period a year earlier. "Our customers are more disciplined in their spending," Mike Duke, Wal-Mart's president and chief executive, told investors during a prerecorded call Thursday. "There is a new...
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