Sunday 4 March, 2012

Fortune 500 Companies 2011


Rank: 1 (Previous rank: 1)

CEO: Michael T. Duke

Compare tool: Wal-Mart Stores vs. Top 10

Wal-Mart rules the Fortune 500 for the second year in a row -- and the eighth time this decade -- beating

Exxon Mobil decisively in the battle to be crowned America's largest company.

But things haven't been easy: Sales at its U.S. stores have dropped for seven straight quarters, despite gains in worldwide revenues and profits.

To fight back, CEO Michael Duke is restocking shelves with lower-priced products dropped by his predecessor, Lee Scott. He's also jumping on the anti-obesity bandwagon: Thousands of packaged food items are being reconfigured to cut their salt and sugar content. --Peter Newcomb, contributor

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