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Through The Years: The 2010s (40 Years of Arkansas Business)
See highlights from Arkansas Business from 2010-2019. read more >
‘Succession’ Versus Success (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)
Whatever industry you’re in and whatever the size of your organization, a good succession plan is a must-have. read more >
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Wal-Mart Names Judith McKenna CEO of International
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville promotes Judith McKenna to president and CEO of Walmart International, the company's second-largest operating segment. read more >
At Wal-Mart, Doug McMillon’s Total Pay Rises to $19.8M
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. President and CEO C. Douglas McMillon saw his total compensation increase 2.1 percent to $19.8 million for the fiscal year that ended Jan. 31 compared with the previous year. read more >
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Arkansas Executive Use of Company Jets Rises in 2013
Top executives at nine of Arkansas’ public companies valued their personal flights on company jets at a total of $2.4 million for 2013, according to proxy statements filed with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission and compiled by Arkansas Business. read more >
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Wal-Mart CEO Doug McMillon Gets $25.6M Pay Package
C. Douglas McMillon, who became the president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville on Feb. 1, saw his total compensation skyrocket 168 percent to $25.6 million for the fiscal year that ended Jan. 31 as compared with the previous year. read more >
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Former Wal-Mart Chief Mike Duke Gets Parting Gift of Painting from Successor
Brendan O’Connell shares with us that Doug McMillon, president and CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville, gave an O’Connell artwork to his predecessor as head honcho, Mike Duke. read more >
Wal-Mart Board Elects Doug McMillon to Succeed Mike Duke As Company CEO
Doug McMillon, who unloaded trucks at a Wal-Mart distribution center for hourly pay while working his way through college, will be the next CEO of the world's largest retailer. read more >
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Wal-Mart’s Mike Duke Tops in Pay, Dillards Rule in Stock Options
Mike Duke is the No. 1 guy at the No. 1 company in the world, so it would be a surprise if he weren’t No. 1 on Arkansas Business’ list of the state’s highest-paid public company executives. read more >
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‘Integrity,’ ‘Compliance’ Take Center Stage At Wal-Mart Annual Meeting
Once again there were multiple celebrities on hand to help Wal-Mart celebrate its annual shareholders meeting. But the themes of integrity and compliance took center stage on Friday at Bud Walton Arena. read more >
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Wal-Mart 1Q Sales Down 1.4 Percent But Profit Up; Mike Duke Cites ‘Considerable Headwinds’
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville reports a first-quarter same-store sales decline of 1.4 percent and earnings that narrowly miss analysts' expectations as its CEO cites "considerable headwinds" to top line sales. read more >
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Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke Earned $21 Million Last Year
Michael T. Duke saw his total compensation increase 14.1 percent to $20.7 million for the fiscal year that ended Jan. 31, plus he exercised options worth $7.1 million. read more >
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Arkansas Business: The Best & Worst News of 2012
There was good news and there was bad news in Arkansas in 2012. And in case you’ve forgotten the details, the Arkansas Business staff is here to remind you. read more >
Bloomberg Businessweek Puts OUR Wal-Mart on Its Latest Cover
Bloomberg Businessweek magazine takes a look at OUR Wal-Mart, a group of employees that staged Black Friday demonstrations against the world's largest retailer and its labor practices. read more >
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Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke on ‘Fiscal Cliff,’ Bribery Charges, Sustainability
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. CEO Mike Duke speaks at a Council of Foreign Relations event in New York City and says his customers are wieghed down by the fast-approaching "fiscal cliff." read more >
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Report: Wal-Mart Quiet That It Might Close 100 Stores in China
Amid a slowdown in its Chinese operations, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville wouldn't respond to questions about whether it might close 100 underperforming stores in that country. read more >
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Stocks of Retail Companies Soar in Arkansas
Both of Arkansas' publicly traded retailers saw their stock prices surge in 2012. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Today in Wal-Mart: 100 New Stores and A Green Push in China
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. signals slow growth in China while pushing its operations there into greener territory. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Wal-Mart Waits While Other Brick-and-Mortar Retailers Match Online Prices
This holiday season, Best Buy and Target Corp. plan to price-match their rivals, including online competitors like Amazon. But Wal-Mart Stores Inc. still hasn't decided what it will do. read more >
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Comparisons to Peer Groups Hike CEO Pay
The practice known as peer group compensation benchmarking is the reason CEO pay has climbed to stratospheric levels in the last two decades, according to a recent study. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
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