Doug McMillon Quotes

Doug McMillon

Profession : Businessman

Birth : October 17, 1966

Our goal is to be able to serve our future customers. To do that, we need to build a strong and capable e-commerce business - but also to strengthen what we're doing in stores.

Doug McMillon

Some of the wealthiest people in the world became wealthy by saving money.

Doug McMillon

Yeah, we're trying to learn from Sam Walton, learn from competition, and on a global basis be able to be the very best as we try to bring it all together.

Doug McMillon

Retail is about change. It's challenging and fast-paced. It's a team sport.

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The world is a better place with Walmart in it.

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My first job with Walmart was unloading trucks in a warehouse. Then I worked as an assistant manager in a store, and I was lucky enough to get into our buyer-training program. I loved merchandising and had a career path that led me through Sam's Club and Walmart International.

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We don't really care how the customers want to shop. We want to be in the position to serve them in any of those ways.

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I think the growing interest in stakeholder capitalism stems from companies genuinely invested in doing good for our world, because it's the right thing to do and because businesses who take this approach are stronger.

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As we make investments in technology and learn how to automate things, we want our people to learn that and go with us.

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My dad always had very high standards for me, from day one.

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Big problems don't rest on the shoulders of government or corporations alone.

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If you want to copy somebody, you're going to be second at best, and always a step behind.

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It's really simple: If you're not meeting the wants and needs of the customer, you're done. There's not a lot of loyalty here.

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Sometimes, you can learn more from criticism than you can from flattery.

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You see the rise and fall of Sears and others. It's just a reminder that this can happen to us too.

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We have a long heritage as a company of serving responsible hunters and sportsmen and women, and we're going to continue doing so.

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Companies with cultures that celebrate diverse opinions and encourage the exchange of ideas have an advantage when solving difficult problems. A company that doesn't is at a clear disadvantage.

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I always wanted a Jeep.

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The role of innovation inside the company is so important. That's how we get growth, and there's no way to drive innovation without learning and change.

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Finding inventory in the backroom is not always a joy.

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