If I spend all of my day in the details as a CEO of a company like Wal-Mart, I think it would be trouble, because I wouldn’t really be prepared to speak to the big issues that the country or the world should face. Mike Duke Read Quote
At Wal-Mart, it goes back to Sam Walton and the foundation and business model that we simply operate for less, or everyday low cost. We’re known for operating in a very efficient way and then giving those savings to customers. Mike Duke Read Quote
I think every responsible public board at every board meeting should be discussing succession. And, of course, Walmart has a very mature board: our chairman Rob Walton and other members. So succession is an ongoing. I think when I first joined the board of directors, it was discussed then. And it’s discussed at every board meeting continually. Mike Duke Read Quote
We see great growth in the United States. But also in China, Brazil, the U.K., and other markets around the world. So ecommerce is going to continue to be a great story for Walmart. Mike Duke Read Quote
Wal-Mart, we’ve been known for many years – back to the days of when Sam Walton started the company – we’ve been known for basics. The basic need of families and people across America. Wal-Mart was known as the place for basics. Mike Duke Read Quote
I usually get up between 5:30 and 6. The good news in Bentonville, Arkansas, is I can be in the office seven minutes later. I like to get in, work on e-mails and catch up. Mike Duke Read Quote
It’s interesting: the letters I get from mayors that want Wal-Mart to look and invest in their community. Mike Duke Read Quote
Someone asked me about what’s it like managing 2.2 million associates, and I said, ‘When they’re Wal-Mart associates, it’s not all that hard because of the quality and the depth of our talent.’ I’m really proud of the fact that 70% of the managers in the U.S. started as hourly associates with our company. Mike Duke Read Quote
I was always intrigued when I was growing up, and then in engineering school, with the idea of a perpetual machine. I think of the Wal-Mart culture as that. Mike Duke Read Quote
I probably went into sports with a sense of competitiveness and came out of it even more competitive. Mike Duke Read Quote