Microsoft hires Wal-Mart veteran to plan retail stores By: MarketWatch February 12, 2009 at 18:42 PM EST Microsoft Corp. hires a 25-year veteran of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to oversee the development and opening of the software giant's first retail stores. Read More >> Related Stocks: Apple Hewlett-Packard Microsoft Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.