+Vote!
Ameriborn (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
At the beginning of 2007, Wal-Mart’s stock had fallen 22 percent since Lee Scott took the reins from David Glass in January 2000, wiping out $90 billion in market capitalization. Perhaps what's most troubling about Wal-Mart is that neither Scott nor those around him seem to feel investors' pain. Among institutional investors unloading Wal-Mart shares in 2006 were American Century, MFS, Marsico Capital...
+Vote!
Civil War Memory (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Today I received a mailing from the Civil War Preservation Trust asking me to sign an enclosed statement addressed to Lee Scott, President and CEO of Walmart. It looks like I have been included in a group of historians asked...
+Vote!
Ameriborn (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott is in Beijing today to attend the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. His presence represents Wal-Mart's dedication to its partnership with China, despite the country's history of human rights violations and environmental problems, as well as the resulting economic fallout here at home.
+Vote!
PSD Blog - World Bank Group (Free subscription) | 14/08/2008
The FT reports that Wal-Mart has seen its sales in the developing world slump. According to CEO Lee Scott: It started in North America and spread to Europe; the economic difficulties are not showing up in some of the developing countries as well. This news seems particularly apropos considering this recent post on ending poverty through supermarkets. According to Wal-Mart's 2008 Annual Report, the...
3Vote!
Obi's Sister (Free subscription) | 06/08/2008
Queue the singing angels. Queue the ticker tape parade. Queue the marching bands and twirlers and dancing clowns. Clayton County takes Step One of their Twelve Step Program. Victor Hill is defeated. Jewel Scott is defeated. Lee Scott’s attempt to unseat Eldrin Bell and solidify the Lee family dictatorship is defeated. Mike Edmundson, another commissioner [...]
3Vote!
Peach Pundit (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
A complaint has been filed in, of all places, Clayton County against Jewel and Lee Scott. Jewel is the District Attorney and Lee is running for County Commission Chairman. “Friends of Jewel Scott and Friends of Lee Scott” e-mailed Clayton residents Wednesday, offering $85 for help with their campaign for the primary. Reached at home on [...]
1Vote!
Barkingside 21 (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
Lee Scott MP invites you to an Open Forum meeting on Local Transport Thursday 24th July 2008 at 7:00pm at Fullwell Cross Library 140 High street Barkingside IG6 2EA This meeting is open to all constituents Download a poster here . Promoted by Allan Doran on behalf of Lee Scott MP, both of Sevenways House, 9 Sevenways Parade, Gants Hill, Ilford, Essex IG2 6XH.
1Vote!
Wake-Up Wal-Mart Blog (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
According to the Associated Press, Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott earned $29.7 million last year.
+Vote!
Fact-esque (Free subscription) | 13/06/2008
Last week, Wal-mart Watch sent me an email in which they vehemently disagreed with the statement in the NYT that SEIU president Andy Stern's burgeoning relationship with Wal-mart CEO Lee Scott was likely to make WMW back off a little....
+Vote!
Wal-Mart Watch (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
A major part of Wal-Mart’s profitability in recent years has been the company’s lobbying strategy. In the company’s shareholder meeting last week, CEO Lee Scott made it clear the company intends to continue this practice with the next administration.
+Vote!
New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
H. Lee Scott, Wal-Mart's chief executive officer for the past eight years, is reaping the benefits of demand for his retailer's discounted goods as the economy slumps and prices soar. Rising gasoline, food and medical costs will...
+Vote!
Bully Says: Comics Oughta Be Fun! (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
L: Batman #9 (February-March 1942), art by Jack Burnley R: All Star Batman and Robin, The Boy Wonder #9 (April 2008), art by Jim Lee, Scott Williams and Alex Sinclair (Click picture to Bat-signal-size)
- send to a friend
-
Explore : Batman, Burnley, Conservative Party, England, Football, Jim Lee, Parties, Publishers, Sport, The Championship, UK Politics
+Vote!
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (MarketWatch) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Chief Executive Lee Scott said at the company's annual meeting Friday that its international business "holds great promise" and that in the U.S., it also has plenty of opportunities to grow. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move. Visit MarketWatch.com for more information on this news.
+Vote!
AZNetroots - Front Page (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
Dear Friends, Today's New York Times posted a misleading article that uses the relationship between SEIU President Andy Stern and Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott as evidence of a "slowing down" of the Wal-Mart campaigns. While we cannot speak for Wal-Mart Watch, everyone should know WakeUpWalMart.com has NO intention of letting Wal-Mart off the hook. None. Zero. Zilch. This Times reporter may buy Wal-Mart's...
