US: Wal-Mart eyes “aggressive growth”- CEO
By: just-food.com | 22 October 2009
Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke has insisted that the "aggressive growth plans" of the world's largest retailer would see it expand faster than both its domestic and international competitors for the next "several years".
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Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke has insisted that the "aggressive growth plans" of the world's largest retailer would see it expand faster than both its domestic and international competitors for the next "several years".
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