Wal-Mart's Foran faces challenges in China

By Dean Best | 15 February 2012

Greg Foran, who moved from Woolworths Ltd to Wal-Mart last autumn, has been named as the US retail giant's new chief in China. As Dean Best writes, Foran is taking charge of one of Wal-Mart's most challenging businesses.

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