Greg Penner
Party Down (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)
Walmart's annual meeting brings thousands to northwest Arkansas ready celebrate. But this year's gathering finds the retailer once again grappling with big issues. read more >
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Walmart Appoints Former AT&T CEO to Board of Directors
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville has appointed Randall Stephenson to its board of directors, effective March 3. read more >
Doug McMillon at Annual Meeting: George Floyd Killing ‘Unacceptable’
Speaking during a virtual shareholders' meeting Wednesday, Doug McMillon, CEO of Walmart Inc. of Bentonville, said the retailer's omnichannel strategy is working, and he commented on the George Floyd case. read more >
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Top Stockholders in Arkansas Buoyed by Runup in Markets
It’s been almost two years since Arkansas Business listed the state’s top stockholders based on the value of publicly disclosed stock. Since then, the Walton family’s fortune — the part disclosed publicly — has increased by more than $20 billion. read more >
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Ahead of Bud Walton Party, Walmart Shareholders Reject 3 Proposals
Shareholders of Walmart Inc. of Bentonville rejected three proposals at the decidedly low-key company business meeting Wednesday at the Hammons Convention Center in Rogers. read more >
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Doug McMillon at Annual Meeting: ‘We’re Building A New Wal-Mart’
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville is recreating itself to better serve customers in today's changing world of retail. "We will compete with technology, but we will win with people," CEO Doug McMillon said. read more >
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With James Corden on Stage, Wal-Mart Event Part Business, Part Roast
Friday's Wal-Mart shareholders meeting at times felt more like a roast thanks to "The Late Late Show" host James Corden. read more >
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Wal-Mart Embraces Change at Meeting, Hitching Up With Uber
During the retailer's annual meeting, Wal-Mart Chairman Greg Penner cast the company as changing with the economic and shopping landscape, just as it has done throughout its long history. read more >
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Greg Penner Named Wal-Mart’s 3rd Chairman at Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
A new chairman, a mobile consumer, a Hollywood hostess from the South and Rod Stewart. Inside Wal-Mart's 2015 shareholders' meeting at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville. read more >
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Update: Rob Walton To Step Down as Chairman of Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart says board Chairman Rob Walton will step down and be succeeded by Vice Chairman Greg Penner, who is Walton's son-in-law. Walton, son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, has been chairman since 1992. The company says the 70-year-old will continue to serve as a director. Jim Walton, another son of the late founder, also remains on the board. read more >
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Wal-Mart’s Doug McMillon: Online Sales, Stores Make Customer Experience Better
Wal-Mart's newly anointed CEO Doug McMillon said the world's largest retailer's task is to bring the changing world of e-commerce together with physical stores to help make customers' shopping experience better as technology evolves. read more >
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Greg Penner Named Wal-Mart Board Vice Chairman
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s board of directors announces the appointment of Greg Penner to the new position of vice chairman of the board. read more >
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