Wal-Mart listens to consumers and will only alter its behavior if you alter your behavior. Customers are the ones who give Wal-Mart its power.

CEOs normally don't take a month off at a time, but Scott doesn't really run Wal-Mart. Thousands of people run Wal-Mart. The captain of a naval carrier can sleep a bit while the crew works.

The interesting question is not just Hillary Clinton's history at Wal-Mart, but why it's delicate for her to talk about Wal-Mart. Plenty of Democrats denounce Wal-Mart, but there are also plenty of people who need it, love it and rely on it.

Wal-Mart has to redefine itself to consumers. If the lowest price pitch is its only value proposition, that's yesterday's news.

Wal-Mart ... regrets any inconvenience to our customers.

I think Wal-Mart would be best advised to take care of its existing customers as opposed to reaching up and trying to curry the favor of a more affluent customer.