Thursday, May 31, 2007

Dell, Direct-Sales Icon, Tries Wal-Mart in Bid to Revive Profit Growth

(Bloomberg) -- Dell Inc. founder Michael Dell built
the world's largest personal-computer maker by bypassing
retailers and selling directly to customers. Now he's looking to
the people he snubbed to help reclaim the No. 1 spot from
Hewlett-Packard Co.

Dell last week said it will sell PCs at Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
starting June 10. The Round Rock, Texas, company may give details
of the new retail strategy today, when it reports earnings.
Profit probably fell for a fourth quarter in five, analysts
surveyed by Bloomberg say.


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