Houston Chronicle Loren Steffy Column: Wal-Mart Isn't the Answer to Dell's Myriad Problems
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By Loren Steffy, Houston Chronicle  May 30--Dell may be losing its religion, but Wal-Mart is an unlikely savior.   Last week, the computer maker, known for its direct sales by phone and the Internet, said it would begin selling PCs through the discount chain.
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By Don Mecoy, The Oklahoman  May 25--Dell Inc. will begin selling desktop computers in Wal-Mart next  month, but that should have no effect on the direct consumer sales at Dell's  Oklahoma City operation, a company spokesman said Thursday.
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Faced with lagging sales and a plummeting stock, the computer maker tries a new tack: retail stores
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Dell moves beyond direct sales to market two models of desktops through Wal-Mart in June.
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As more display technologies hit store shelves, Don Reisinger thinks it adds unnecessary confusion to an already confusing industry. According to Don, it's time we find one technology that works and stick with it.
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SAN FRANCISCO/ BOSTON  - Dell Inc.  said on Thursday it plans to start selling personal computers through Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  in North America next month, breaking from a 23-year model of direct sales as it tries to rekindle business.
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Wal-Mart says its February sales in the US missed both its own expectations and those of Wall Street analysts.
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If the second-quarter comps are any indication, this retailer's still struggling.
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Some hubs of cheap retail are struggling, but not all of them.
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Lately, the company's retail operation has been lagging behind sales of its locations.
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Blaming a computer error, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Wednesday lowered its September sales estimate again. The news sent shares lower in early trading and prompted analysts to speculate about what happened at the world's largest retailer when other merchants are expected to report higher sales amid cooling temperatures and easing gasoline prices.
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Wal-Mart's message to America is "Save money. Live better." Its motto in Washington might best be summed up another way: Spend more. Lobby harder.
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In the news release, "Dell Computers to Arrive at Wal-Mart  This Weekend," issued earlier today by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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The effort to dominate their way into a de facto standard isn't sitting well with rivals HP and Dell.
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Would you buy a Dell (DELL) PC from a sales associate in a blue vest? Dell's main method for selling computers-directly from the manufacturer-isn't getting the job done, so the Round Rock [Tex.] PC maker found a partner to help push its machines: Wal-Mart (WMT).
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Dell recently announced that it's partnering with Wal-Mart. So what's in store for Dell?
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By RICHARD M. BARRON  Dell said Friday it doesn't know whether plans to cut 10 percent of its workforce worldwide will affect the roughly 1,300 workers at its Winston-Salem computer assembly plant.