Consider: Wal-Mart raised 10-year and 30-year capital almost as low as the U.S. Treasury.

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Consider another Wal-Mart veteran, Jim McDonald, who joined Starbucks ( SBUX) in 2002 and took the top job in 2005.

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Her immediate strategy: To expand it in the accounts they had, get it started in major retailers like Target and Wal-Mart, consider new distribution points (airlines, convenience stores and amusement parks) and help consumers find it.

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