Lots of interesting items come across my screen every week.  Here are some that didn't make it into the blog this week, but which may make interesting reading for you this weekend. 

This week I'm pointing you to articles about the trials of Coca-Cola, the positive impact of training on police shooting, study of worker attitudes toward staying on, tough times at Wal-Mart, and turnaround at Dell.

From the New York Times: Coke Struggles to Keep Up With Nimble Rivals
"But while it still maintains its enviable pop-culture status, the Coca-Cola Company no longer wields the kind of business clout it did decades ago, when Coke, as jingle after jingle told us, was the “real thing” that graciously taught the world to sing “in perfect harmony.” Instead, lashed to a product and a corporate culture that is older than many of its most well-known marketing pitches, Coke has found itself outmaneuvered, at least in the United States, by a host of more creative competitors, like PepsiCo. As those rivals have diversified and taken risks, Coke, the beverage industry’s Goliath, has struggled to reinvent itself. "

From the Houston Chronicle: Not so fast: Police use more gun restraint than civilians
"In making snap decisions about whether to shoot a potentially armed suspect, police officers are far less influenced by racial bias than students or community members forced to make the same decision, a large study has found."

From Express Personnel Services: Survey Reveals Workers in it for the Long Haul
"Despite worker shortages throughout North America, a recent survey by an international staffing firm shows employees today want to stay on the job long-term. Express Personnel Services surveyed business owners, managers and employees across a variety of industries. Overall, 48% of respondents indicated that they plan on never leaving their current place of employment and 71% said they planned to stay five years or more."

From Business Week: Wal-Mart Lets Up on the Gas
"In an admission that its growth formula has fizzled, Wal-Mart announced on June 1 that it is sharply dialing back expansion plans in the U.S. The world's largest retailer plans to open as many as 190 supercenters this year, a 25% drop from its previously announced plans of opening up to 270."

From Business Week: Dell's Road to Recovery
"First-quarter results and a plan to cut 10% of the computer maker's workforce sparked a share rally, but the hard work is just beginning"

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