“Many customers are running out of money at the end of the month,” said H. Lee Scott Jr., the chief executive of Wal-Mart

Run on banks in LA amid crisis; Wal-Mart CEO says customers are 'running out of money' | John Byrne | Published: Friday August 17, 2007

Wal-Mart CEO H. Lee Scott Jr. says customers are "running out of money."
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Buried in the article was a sobering remark indeed: “Many customers are running out of money at the end of the month,” said H. Lee Scott Jr., the chief executive of Wal-Mart.