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BusinessWeek October 6, 2003 Bianco & Zellner	Is Wal-Mart Too Powerful? Low prices are great. But Wal-Mart's dominance creates problems -- for suppliers, workers, communities, and even American culture
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BusinessWeek April 30, 2007 Anthony Bianco	Wal-Mart's Midlife Crisis Declining growth, increasing competition, and not an easy fix in site for Wal-Mart.
Fast Company December 2003 Charles Fishman	The Wal-Mart You Don't Know The giant retailer's low prices often come with a high cost. Wal-Mart's relentless pressure can crush the companies it does business with and force them to send jobs overseas. Are we shopping our way straight to the unemployment line?
BusinessWeek November 21, 2005 Robert Berner	Watch Out, Best Buy And Circuit City The real earnings engine at Best Buy and Circuit City is not the product sale, but in the sale of warranties. Now, Wal-Mart is trying to cut them off at the register. Will Wal-Mart's move also cut into their earnings?
BusinessWeek May 10, 2004 Berner & Grow	Out-Discounting The Discounter Why dollar stores that sell at cut-rate prices are giving Wal-Mart pause.
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The Motley Fool December 2, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Beyonce, Brooks, and Bargains Wal-Mart tops Target in same-store sales for the first time in years. We can't lay all the praise behind the retailer's newfound success on something as simple as a new marketing campaign, but the ads are tactfully brilliant.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2011 Shubh Datta	What 2012 Holds for Wal-Mart Will Wal-Mart correct itself next year?
Knowledge@Wharton April 9, 2003	The Wal-Mart Empire: A Simple Formula and Unstoppable Growth The company has a simple formula of low prices and rocket-science logistics to back up its operations. There's no secret to its success.
Fast Company April 2005 Chuck Salter	Pulling Punches CEO Lee Scott went on the record to fight Wal-Mart's bad rep. But his PR effort hit the mat. Instead of quelling controversy, it fanned the flames and reeked of damage control.
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The Motley Fool June 4, 2010 Jim Royal	Does It Matter That Wal-Mart Is Slipping? Wal-Mart is still the king of the retail jungle, but its relative dominance seems to be slipping, a survey of 30,000 shoppers from Consumer Reports suggests.
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BusinessWeek January 30, 2006 Michael Arndt	Danger: Falling Prices "The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works - and How it's Transforming the American Economy" is an insightful look at the effect, for good and bad, of Wal-Mart's focus on price-cutting.
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BusinessWeek February 7, 2005 Aaron Bernstein	Declaring War On Wal-Mart Wal-Mart's low prices remain irresistible, especially to the working poor who organized labor aims to help. Even so, if all its critics gang up, the company could have its hands full protecting its image.
HBS Working Knowledge August 23, 2006 Ghemawat & Mark	The Real Wal-Mart Effect Critics are lining up to take shots at Wal-Mart's treatment of workers and a host of other alleged knocks against society. But the critics miss one big point: Wal-Mart's overall impact benefits the economy and lower-income consumers.
BusinessWeek April 11, 2005 Jack Ewing	Wal-Mart: Struggling In Germany With discounters already dominating the German market, the American giant finds itself in the unaccustomed role of pipsqueak. And part of the problem is the company's "ethics code" for employees.
BusinessWeek February 7, 2005 Wendy Zellner	Wal-Mart: Your New Banker? Wal-Mart can't be or own a full-fledged bank -- yet -- but its partnerships and in-store financial services are giving the industry jitters
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BusinessWeek July 31, 2006 Robert Berner	Fashion Emergency At Wal-Mart Shoppers are ignoring the racks. Can Wal-Mart change its style-challenged image?
The Motley Fool January 10, 2012 Alyce Lomax	Keep an Eye on Target in 2012 Can the discount retailer return to its former glory?
The Motley Fool March 27, 2006 Brian Gorman	The Greening of Wal-Mart? Wal-Mart's new emphasis on organics likely will pave the road to further expansion, and that's something investors and environmentalists may actually agree on.
BusinessWeek November 15, 2004 Erin Chambers	For Your Eyes Only, Wal-Mart Woman Time Inc.'s All You magazine, for Middle America's discount shopping crowd, shuns subscriptions in favor of the superchain's shelves. Now others are rushing to develop low-priced newsstand titles themselves.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Wal-Mart's Upper-Crust Snobbery The world's leading retailer has some pricey items stocked online. Does it make sense?
BusinessWeek December 13, 2004 Nanette Byrnes	Playing The Discount Game Stores offering deep sales after Thanksgiving did well. But will promotions translate into profits? The biggest shopping days of 2004 are yet to come, leaving lots of hunting and gathering to be done before it becomes clear who this holiday's winners and losers will be.
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The Motley Fool April 19, 2007 Michael Leibert	Dueling Fools: Wal-Mart Bear Rebuttal Wal-Mart's management will someday get out of the way of the company's share price, rewarding long-term shareholders, but that day continues to seem distant.
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The Motley Fool November 27, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Wal-Mart Expands Online and Overseas Wal-Mart's performance continues to be mediocre at best, but it also continues to have a very strong business with a dominant position. It's also a business that is priced for things to go wrong. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool November 12, 2004 Selena Maranjian	6 Big Ideas for Wal-Mart A big company needs some big ideas in order to grow bigger.
The Motley Fool October 10, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Will Women Wear Wal-Mart? The author takes some time to ponder Wal-Mart's new fashion line, Metro 7.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Don't Tell Sam Walton He's Dead Wal-Mart is worth far more than the market deems fair at the moment. There may be some recent operating hiccups in the ointment, but sales, earnings, and comps continue to grow. Short Wal-Mart if you must. You'll be betting against history, logic, and conservative valuation metrics.
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