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That would make it No. 1 on Fortune magazine’s annual list of the world’s 500 biggest corporations. “Everyone needs toilet paper and toothpaste, and they’re the most efficient at selling it,’’ said Eric Beder, a retail analyst at Ladenburg. Thalmann & Co. in New York. “It is really an incredi ble story.” The most notable aspect of Wal-Mart’s achievement, ana lysts said, is that a company that makes nothing would launch to the front of a list that has long been dominated by manufacturers. “It’s indicative that We’ve made a big shift in this coun try to a service economy,” said Warren Batts, professor of strategic management at the University of Chicago busi ness school. Service companies did not become part of the Fortune 500 until 1995. Wal-Mart has grown more than 10 percent annually for Fortune’s topfi Based on an Associa calculation of 2001 r< Wal-Mart Stores Inc. wite Fortune 500 list, beconr largest company in the I s States and the wortdfoih time ever 2001 revenues Lut. 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William Lerach, who represents Amalgamated, said lawyers want U.S. District Judge Melinda Harmon to allow them to inspect Andersen’s Enron-related documents and their storage; eliminate any Andersen policies that would allow shredding of Enron documents after a certain amount of time; and allow them to take depositions from top Andersen personne Attorneys clashed Wednesday on the) tion issue. Some of the plaintiffs'lauytrJ depose Andersen employees directly ii^ i the shredding as soon as possible. “We think it’s terribly important in date when memories are fresh to gettevta w hat happened here,” Lerach said. "Le now before memories fade.” Paul Yetter, who represents the Floti New York City pension funds, said his die willing to wait on deposing the Andersen: ees. because they don’t want to interfert ongoing investigations. They also want the outcome of an internal Andersen prob “We want depositions but we wanttc to give you full reason for them." 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