Walmart Seeks Turnaround With New U.s. Leadership

George Anderson, Contributor, Forbes
Thu, 07/24/2014 - 8:07am

After six straight quarters of traffic declines and five in which same-store sales declined, Bill Simon is out as the president and CEO of Walmart. In an announcement made earlier this morning, the retailer announced it has promoted Greg Foran, a 35-year retail industry veteran who joined Walmart in 2011, to run its most important business unit.

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