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...three items bought at Wal-Mart following Tuesday was the American flag. Nationwide, American flags have, among other things, become symbols of solidarity, defiance, rememberance. We must hope that they will not turn into symbols of repression and destruction for the millions of Muslim and Arab Americans, many of whom are purchasing and proudly displaying those flags. The Koran reads Assalam AlaykumMay peace be upon you. May it be upon...
...majority, at 58%, the number of immigrants coming from other Central and South American countries grows each year. Increasingly, they are spreading into states, such as Iowa, that never had sizable Hispanic populations. This has made diversity a growing challenge to corporate America. But companies such as Allstate, Wal-Mart and Andersen have made huge gains in the past five years with diversity programs that are notable for their depth and scale--and bottom-line results...
...that it?s all roses out there. Clearly the job "churning" that?s keeping unemployment contained is leaving some people making less than they did before - discount chains like Wal-Mart and JC Penney?s aren?t seeing their same-store sales go up because people are getting raises. If the unemployment picture isn?t yet bleak enough to push consumers over the psychological brink into complete shopping withdrawal, it?s still bad enough to keep them watching their wallets...
...Wayans families, the Williams sisters are Jehovah's Witnesses. Despite their arrogance about tennis, once they are off the court and off the subject, they are polite, well rounded and better educated than most of their competitors. They never curse. Serena, in fact, buys her rap albums at Wal-Mart because the bad words have been excised. For women known for their brashness, they are sensitive to coarseness. They lecture the kids in their fashion class about the negative influence of foul-mouthed cable-TV shows like South Park...
...Irwin admits that FLW's fortunes might be different if he hadn't landed the whale: he persuaded Lee Scott, now CEO of the cautious but deep-pocketed Wal-Mart, to make the retailer FLW's marquee sponsor. "I said, 'Lee, we've got a program that is absolutely your customer,'" recalls Jacobs. "He said, 'Look, we don't do those kinds of things.'" They...