‘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 >
Whatever industry you’re in and whatever the size of your organization, a good succession plan is a must-have. read more >
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 >
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 >
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 >
Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, fired back at a prominent proxy advisory firm that critiqued the company's executive pay plan and how it's handled an overseas bribery probe. read more >
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 >
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 >
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 >
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it plans to accelerate growth of its small stores by linking them to its supercenters, which will serve as mini-warehouses for their smaller cousins. The plans come as Wal-Mart aims to cut costs and respond to shoppers' demands for convenience as it faces more competition. read more >
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. spearheaded an effort Thursday to bring together retailers, suppliers and government officials so they can figure out how to bring more manufacturing jobs to the United States. read more >
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 >
Wal-Mart's final shareholder vote for its board of directors is showing dissent against key executives and directors, including its CEO Mike Duke, as the company deals with the fallout from overseas bribery allegations. read more >
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 >
Mike Duke, CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville, is ranked among The Associated Press' 50 highest-paid CEOs of 2012, as calculated by executive pay research firm Equilar. He is the only CEO of an Arkansas-based public company to rank in the top 50. read more >
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 >
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 >
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 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 >
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 >
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 >
