Saturday, November 29, 2003
people...and
Why do people lie so much?
wal mart,continues it march
BENTONVILLE, Ark., Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
reported record single-day sales for Friday, November 28, 2003, of more than
$1.52 billion at the company's domestic Wal-Mart stores, Supercenters and
Neighborhood Markets. This compares to the $1.43 billion recorded for the
similar post Thanksgiving Day in 2002.
Top-selling categories were home electronics, small appliances and toys.
"Thanks to our associates, we had a solid start to the holiday season.
Consumers continue to respond to Wal-Mart's value, selection and customer
service," said Tom Schoewe, Wal-Mart's Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer.
November sales for the four-week period ending November 28, 2003, will be
released on Thursday, December 04, 2003.
As of October 31, 2003, the Company had 1,476 Wal-Mart stores, 1,430
Supercenters, 533 SAM'S CLUBS and 60 Neighborhood Markets in the United
States. Internationally, the Company operated units in Argentina (11), Brazil
(25), Canada (220), China (31), Germany (92), South Korea (15), Mexico (625),
Puerto Rico (52) and United Kingdom (265).
Wal-Mart also owns a 36% interest in Seiyu, Ltd. with options to purchase
up to 66.7% of that company by the end of December 2007. Seiyu operates over
400 stores located throughout Japan.
Wal-Mart's common stock is listed for trading on the New York and Pacific
stock exchanges under the symbol WMT.
This release contains statements that Wal-Mart believes are
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and intended to enjoy the protection of the
safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by that Act. These
forward-looking statements generally can be identified by use of phrases such
as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "foresee" or other
similar words or phrases. Similarly, descriptions of our objectives,
strategies, plans, goals or targets are also forward-looking statements.
These statements discuss, among other things, expected growth, future
revenues, future cash flows, future performance and the anticipation and
expectations of Wal-Mart and its management as to future occurrences and
trends. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties
and other factors, domestically and internationally, including, the cost of
goods, competitive pressures, inflation, consumer spending patterns and debt
levels, currency exchange fluctuations, trade restrictions, changes in tariff
and freight rates, interest rate fluctuations and other capital market
conditions, and other risks. We discuss certain of these matters more fully
in other of our filings with the SEC, including our last Annual Report on Form
10-K filed with the SEC; this release should be read in conjunction with our
Annual Report on Form 10-K, and together with all our other filings, including
current reports on Form 8-K, made with the SEC through the date of this
report. You are urged to consider all of these risks, uncertainties and other
factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements. As a result
of these matters, including changes in facts, assumptions not being realized
or other circumstances, our actual results may differ materially from
historical results or from anticipated results expressed or implied in these
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this
release are made only as of the date of this report and we undertake no
obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent
events or circumstances.
reported record single-day sales for Friday, November 28, 2003, of more than
$1.52 billion at the company's domestic Wal-Mart stores, Supercenters and
Neighborhood Markets. This compares to the $1.43 billion recorded for the
similar post Thanksgiving Day in 2002.
Top-selling categories were home electronics, small appliances and toys.
"Thanks to our associates, we had a solid start to the holiday season.
Consumers continue to respond to Wal-Mart's value, selection and customer
service," said Tom Schoewe, Wal-Mart's Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer.
November sales for the four-week period ending November 28, 2003, will be
released on Thursday, December 04, 2003.
As of October 31, 2003, the Company had 1,476 Wal-Mart stores, 1,430
Supercenters, 533 SAM'S CLUBS and 60 Neighborhood Markets in the United
States. Internationally, the Company operated units in Argentina (11), Brazil
(25), Canada (220), China (31), Germany (92), South Korea (15), Mexico (625),
Puerto Rico (52) and United Kingdom (265).
Wal-Mart also owns a 36% interest in Seiyu, Ltd. with options to purchase
up to 66.7% of that company by the end of December 2007. Seiyu operates over
400 stores located throughout Japan.
Wal-Mart's common stock is listed for trading on the New York and Pacific
stock exchanges under the symbol WMT.
This release contains statements that Wal-Mart believes are
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and intended to enjoy the protection of the
safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by that Act. These
forward-looking statements generally can be identified by use of phrases such
as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "foresee" or other
similar words or phrases. Similarly, descriptions of our objectives,
strategies, plans, goals or targets are also forward-looking statements.
These statements discuss, among other things, expected growth, future
revenues, future cash flows, future performance and the anticipation and
expectations of Wal-Mart and its management as to future occurrences and
trends. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties
and other factors, domestically and internationally, including, the cost of
goods, competitive pressures, inflation, consumer spending patterns and debt
levels, currency exchange fluctuations, trade restrictions, changes in tariff
and freight rates, interest rate fluctuations and other capital market
conditions, and other risks. We discuss certain of these matters more fully
in other of our filings with the SEC, including our last Annual Report on Form
10-K filed with the SEC; this release should be read in conjunction with our
Annual Report on Form 10-K, and together with all our other filings, including
current reports on Form 8-K, made with the SEC through the date of this
report. You are urged to consider all of these risks, uncertainties and other
factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements. As a result
of these matters, including changes in facts, assumptions not being realized
or other circumstances, our actual results may differ materially from
historical results or from anticipated results expressed or implied in these
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included in this
release are made only as of the date of this report and we undertake no
obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent
events or circumstances.
Monday, November 17, 2003
Raining,
foggy,
misty,
so goes the day.
foggy,
misty,
so goes the day.
Today,foggy and misty,to rain later tonight,her in Chicago.
Thursday, November 06, 2003
The so called "sunni triangle" is not,in the lexicon of the Iraq people.Another term used by the Imperialist to draw new lines in a geographic area.
David Rieff is the author, most recently, of ''A Bed for the Night: Humanitarianism in Crisis.'' His last article for the magazine was about the United Nations sanctions imposed on Iraq.
November 2, 2003
Blueprint for a Mess
By DAVID RIEFF (New York Times)
In the streets of Baghdad today, Americans do not feel welcome. United States military personnel in the city are hunkered down behind acres of fencing and razor wire inside what was once Saddam Hussein's Republican Palace. When L. Paul Bremer III, head of the Coalition Provisional Authority, leaves the compound, he is always surrounded by bodyguards, carbines at the ready, and G.I.'s on patrol in the city's streets never let their hands stray far from the triggers of their machine guns or M-16 rifles. The official line from the White House and the Pentagon is that things in Baghdad and throughout Iraq are improving. But an average of 35 attacks are mounted each day on American forces inside Iraq by armed resisters of one kind or another, whom American commanders concede are operating with greater and greater sophistication. In the back streets of Sadr City, the impoverished Baghdad suburb where almost two million Shiites live -- and where Bush administration officials and Iraqi exiles once imagined American troops would be welcomed with sweets and flowers -- the mood, when I visited in September, was angry and resentful. In October, the 24-member American-appointed Iraqi Governing Council warned of a deteriorating security situation.
November 2, 2003
Blueprint for a Mess
By DAVID RIEFF (New York Times)
In the streets of Baghdad today, Americans do not feel welcome. United States military personnel in the city are hunkered down behind acres of fencing and razor wire inside what was once Saddam Hussein's Republican Palace. When L. Paul Bremer III, head of the Coalition Provisional Authority, leaves the compound, he is always surrounded by bodyguards, carbines at the ready, and G.I.'s on patrol in the city's streets never let their hands stray far from the triggers of their machine guns or M-16 rifles. The official line from the White House and the Pentagon is that things in Baghdad and throughout Iraq are improving. But an average of 35 attacks are mounted each day on American forces inside Iraq by armed resisters of one kind or another, whom American commanders concede are operating with greater and greater sophistication. In the back streets of Sadr City, the impoverished Baghdad suburb where almost two million Shiites live -- and where Bush administration officials and Iraqi exiles once imagined American troops would be welcomed with sweets and flowers -- the mood, when I visited in September, was angry and resentful. In October, the 24-member American-appointed Iraqi Governing Council warned of a deteriorating security situation.
Tuesday, November 04, 2003
raining...warm too..should be colder,but,hey,tomorrow,it will!!!!
ahhhhhhhhh
ahhhhhhhhh
