Ryan Knudson

After the break, what Macmillan thinks a CEO's role should be in politics and the future of Walmart.

What do you make of the fact that he, that Doug McMillan in your interview called for a higher federal minimum wage?

And a lot of people who make minimum wage, of course, shop at Walmart.

So if you raise the minimum wage, they'll have more money to spend at Walmart.

Speaking of politics, you asked him about a CEO's role in speaking out on political or social issues.

How vocal was McMillan during his tenure on politics?

Walmart's next CEO is John Ferner, another longtime employee of the company.

Like Macmillan, Ferner started as an hourly store employee and worked his way up.

Sarah, what did you think of that answer?

Why do you think he's retiring?

So they're excited about Ferner's AI experience, but Walmart is a retailer, not a tech company.

So what are their plans for AI?

What would you say are the biggest challenges that the new CEO is going to face?

Yeah, big shoes to fill.

That's all for today.

Wednesday, February 11th.

The Journal is a co-production of Spotify and The Wall Street Journal.

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