The Wal-Mart triumph : inside the world's #1 company /

A brief history of the Wal-Mart corporation as the most successful discount retail chain in America today.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Slater, Robert, 1943-2014 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Portfolio, [2004]
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Table of Contents:
  • Pt. 1. Wal-Mart today
  • 1. Celebrating in a basketball arena
  • Pt. 2. The founder and his legacy
  • 2. The man from Kingfisher
  • 3. Give me a squiggly : Sam Walton's culture
  • 4. Avoid the layers, avoid the frills
  • Pt. 3. A new Wal-Mart, a new team
  • 5. A new management team follows Mr. Sam
  • 6. A strategy of growth
  • Pt. 4. Wal-Mart as a growth engine
  • 7. The more complex Wal-Mart today
  • 8. Applying the culture a store at a time
  • 9. Beyond the seas : a new outlet for growth
  • 10. Live snakes and turtle races : Wal-Mart in China
  • Pt. 5. Who defines Wal-Mart?
  • 11. Mr. Logistics takes over
  • 12. A matter of reputation : taking the gloves off
  • 13. A strategy for the twenty-first century : the new openness
  • Pt. 6. Whither Wal-Mart?
  • 14. Where the future will take Wal-Mart.