Quotes from Doug McMillon

Retailers come and go.

Some of the wealthiest people in the world became wealthy by saving money.

If the consumer generally feels like they are going to have a job... access to money... we will see them spend that.

If you want to copy somebody, you're going to be second at best, and always a step behind.

We're not proud, we're not egotistical. If someone is doing something better than we are, let's copy and paste when we should and when we can.

Big problems don't rest on the shoulders of government or corporations alone.

It's really simple: If you're not meeting the wants and needs of the customer, you're done. There's not a lot of loyalty here.

We know for sure that customers want to save money. Everybody wants a value. And we also know people want to save time.

Customer satisfaction has always been the number one goal for retailers, and in the future, customers will be more empowered than ever to drive the change they want, as they get more control over their shopping experience.

We want what's best for our customers, our associates and our communities.

Our job is to create great store experiences for customers and online and in every way we can service them.

We don't really care how the customers want to shop. We want to be in the position to serve them in any of those ways.

Look around at things that just aren't getting done. Maybe there's a project you could tackle. Maybe there's an issue that always gets back-burnered for other priorities. Challenge yourself to take on those difficult assignments. They're learning opportunities, and you have a chance to change something for the better.

We simply won't be here if we don't take care of the very things that allow us to exist: our associates, customers, suppliers and the planet. That's not up for debate.

You've got to be able to manage change. You've got to be able to learn new tasks.

Retail is about change. It's challenging and fast-paced. It's a team sport.

Fuel prices are really a pressure point, and they have had an impact on food and other things as well.

We will do all we can to try and keep prices from going up.

We want to use innovation to be the most productive retail store in the industry.

Regardless of the administration or who's in Congress, when you look at the outcomes of what what's been happening, there are opportunities for us to invest in infrastructure, to create more equity, to invest in new technologies, to create future - jobs focused on the future not industries from the past.

We want to be able to do business in China. I know a lot of American businesses and farmers want to as well.

Businesses grow and they don't change enough and they decline over time. Retailers do that on a bit of a faster cycle.

As chairman, I commit to keeping Business Roundtable CEOs at the forefront of constructive public policy debates as we pursue an agenda of greater growth and opportunity for all Americans.

Sometimes, you can learn more from criticism than you can from flattery.