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CEO Doug McMillon Outlines the Walmart Digital Strategy

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CEO Doug McMillon Outlines the Walmart Digital Strategy

CEO Doug McMillon discusses the Walmart Digital Strategy. Walmart is the world’s largest retailer but what are they doing to be sure they stay there?  Walmart is finally starting to catch up with Amazon in the ecommerce world.

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Quotes by CEOs of Walmart and major retailers.

  • “We’re going to make shopping with us faster, easier and more enjoyable. We’ll do more than just save customers money and you, our associates, will make the difference. Looking ahead, we will compete with technology, but win with people. We will be people-led and tech-empowered.” ~Doug McMillon, Walmart CEO  
  • “There’s a lot more business out there in small town America than I ever dreamed of.” ~ Sam Walton, founder Walmart
  • “We could go away at any minute. I think most of us act that way every day. If you’re not willing to fail — and we are failing at some things — you’re going to go away.” ~Doug McMillon
  • “One of the things that strikes me is so many of the critics are people whose lifestyle doesn’t change when the price of fuel changes, or if they keep a Wal-Mart store out of their area.” ~Lee Scott, former Walmart CEO
  • “The secret of successful retailing is to give your customers what they want” ~ Sam Walton
  • “I think frugality drives innovation, just like other constraints do. One of the only ways to get out of a tight box is to invent your way out.” ~Jeff Bezos, founder Amazon
  • “If you don’t give up, you still have a chance. Giving up is the greatest failure.” ~ Jack Ma, founder Alibaba
  • “It’s clear to us that the status quo is unacceptable, congress and the administration should act. Given our decades of experience selling firearms, we are also offering to serve as a resource in the national debate on responsible gun sales.” ~Doug McMillon
  • “Just because you are CEO, don’t think you have landed. You must continually increase your learning, the way you think, and the way you approach the organization. I’ve never forgotten that.”  ~Indra Nooyi, former CEO Pepsico
  • “Great ideas come from everywhere if you just listen and look for them. You never know who’s going to have a great idea.” ~Sam Walton