Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has appointed a new U.S. chief executive officer. It's an unusual time for a retailer to do a management shake-up, what with back-to-school right around the corner, and Christmas just a few doors further down. But Wal-Mart's same-store sales growth has been sluggish, and shareholders presumably wanted a change.
I've got a thriving sideline in dancing on the graves of big-box retailers. So this caught my eye. But I'm not quite ready to break out my black clogs yet.
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