New Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke has run the retail giant's international operations. NEW YORK (Fortune) -- When Mike Duke takes over as the CEO of Wal-Mart on Feb. 1, he will be confronted with a vastly different political landscape than the one in...

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In a sudden change of leadership at the world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Chief Executive H. Lee Scott Jr. is retiring and will be succeeded by Mike Duke, who heads the company's growing international operations. In a rare change...
Talk about a holiday surprise. Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) announced just a week before Black Friday, the biggest sales day of the year, that it would have a new chief executive officer come February. Lee Scott, the company's CEO for the...
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Wal-Mart’s announcement today of Mike Duke as the new Chief Executive Officer must be viewed in the context of the recent election. It represents an opportunity for Wal-Mart to change from the low-wage, low-benefit business model to one that will...
In a surprise move, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) with Mike Duke, the president of Wal-Mart International. The timing of the move is curious. Wal-Mart seems to be the only retailer showing signs of strength during the economic downturn...