Michelle Obama and Walmart: A Match Made in PR Heaven

Date: Jan 19 2013

Filed under: Retail, Advertising, Job Market, Wal-Mart, Barack Obama

Michele Obama WalmartWalmart’s announcement that it will hire 100,000 veterans over the next five years has prompted a wide range of reactions, but no one was more positive than Michelle Obama.

The First Lady was effusive in her praise for the retailer, calling the commitment “historic” and saying that Walmart (WMT) was “setting a groundbreaking example for the private sector to follow.”

Jobs for veterans has been one of the First Lady’s signature issues: She and Jill Biden spearheaded the “Joining Forces”…

Michelle Obama and Walmart: A Match Made in PR Heaven originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2013-01-19T06:00:00Z.

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