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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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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.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2005 Chris Mallon	Wal-Mart's Bum Rap Professional extortion artists are turning up the heat on the giant retailer. Shareholders beware.
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The Motley Fool January 24, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Wal-Mart's Hybrid Strategies Recent initiatives by the discounter show Wal-Mart's willingness to think outside the big box.
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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.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Why Women Are Mad at Wal-Mart A lawsuit, originally filed almost 10 years ago, claims that Wal-Mart paid women less than their male counterparts while offering them fewer promotions. Wal-Mart wants to challenge the suit's class action status in the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Motley Fool November 23, 2005 John Reeves	Dueling Fools: Wal-Mart Bear The key questions for those looking to buy shares of America's leading retailer are: Can the company successfully address its increasingly poor image? And will success in this area lead to the long-awaited upswing for its shares, which have gone sideways for the past five years?
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Reason March 2006 Julian Sanchez	The Wal-Mart Crusade In Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price, documentarian Robert Greenwald flings an ample supply of feces at the world's largest retailer, in hopes that some of it will stick. Some does. But the irony is that the film shows that the faceless corporate behemoth turns out to be a potent force for community.
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The Motley Fool April 19, 2007 Michael Leibert	Dueling Fools: Wal-Mart Bear Is Wal-Mart losing its edge? Investors looking for a stock that will outperform the market would be well-served to keep looking.
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Fast Company November 2005 Charles Fishman	How Low Can It Go? A retrospective look at articles about Wal-Mart.
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The Motley Fool November 14, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Time to Love Wal-Mart Again Some pretty handsome returns can be earned by investors who pick up the retailer's shares on the days when there is bad news and hold patiently for a few years.
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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