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Walmart CEO Doug McMillon is stepping down

admin November 15, 2025

New York — Doug McMillon, Walmart’s CEO for just over a decade, is retiring next year, the retailer announced Friday. McMillon will be succeeded by John Furner on February 1, 2026. Furner is currently the CEO and president of Walmart’s U.S. operations, the company’s largest business unit. Both executives have been with the company for several decades in various leadership roles. The transition comes amid a tumultuous time for retailers, as tariffs and sinking consumer sentiment have roiled the industry’s bottom lines. Yet Walmart, under McMillon’s leadership, has overcome many of the challenges that have plagued competitors. Its supply-chain dominance and grocery prowess have allowed Walmart to offer rock-bottom prices on necessities, attracting customers across a wide range of income groups. The company reported in its most recent earnings call…

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EXPLOSIVE: Kanu Behl on multiplexes denying shows to Agra: “We are NOT asking for 1000 screens; we are only asking for 100 good screens…has the rot set so deep that no one just cares anymore? Is it all about Rs. 1000 crores or Rs. 5000 crores?”

admin November 14, 2025

It's common nowadays to hear about independent and niche films not getting the desired number of shows in cinemas. Many filmmakers remain apprehensive and hesitant to raise their voices. However, director Kanu Behl decided not to take things lying down. On Thursday, November 13, Kanu posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account that his film **Agra** had been denied shows because of so-called ‘big blockbusters’ dominating the screens and the viewpoint that small films don’t fit into multiplex programming. On the morning of November 14, the day *Agra* released, Kanu uploaded a screenshot showing the limited number of shows secured by his film in Mumbai. According to the screenshot, *Agra* was playing in just 3 cinemas with a total of 4 shows. Captioning the picture with a sarcastic “slow claps,”…