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Samuel Moore Walton (March 29, 1918 – April 5, 1992) was an American business magnate best known for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club, which he started in Rogers, Arkansas, and Midwest City, Oklahoma, in 1962 and 1983 respectively.
The majority of the family's wealth derives from the heritage of Bud and Sam Walton, who were the co-founders of Walmart. Walmart is the world's largest retailer, one of the world's largest business enterprises in terms of annual revenue, and, with just over 2.2 million employees, the world's largest private employer.
Samuel Robson "Rob" Walton (born October 27, 1944) is an American billionaire heir to the fortune of Walmart, the world's largest retailer. He is the eldest son of Helen Walton and Sam Walton , and was chairman of Walmart from 1992 to 2015.
In 1953, Walton Enterprises was established. Sam, Helen, and their four children Rob, John, Jim and Alice were all partners of the company per the legal documents. Sam and Helen owned 20% together while each child owned 20% personally. [3] [4] According to Sam, their Walmart stocks went into WEI.
Bud and his brother, Sam, began their career in the retail industry working in the Ben Franklin Stores, a franchised unit of Butler Brothers of Chicago. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. opened its first Sam's Club – named for Sam Walton – on April 7, 1983, in Midwest City, Oklahoma. [2] Tomb of James Bud Walton in Memorial Park Cemetery
Sam's West, Inc. (doing business as Sam's Club) is a chain of membership-only warehouse club retail stores in the United States owned by Walmart. It was founded in 1983 and named after Walmart founder Sam Walton as Sam's Wholesale Club . [ 4 ]
Template:Infobox NFL biography'''Bold text''' Samuel Thaw Walton (January 3, 1943 – May 9, 2002) was an American professional football tackle who played three seasons with the New York Jets and Houston Oilers. He was selected by the Jets in the third round of the 1968 NFL/AFL draft.
Sam Walton (1918–1992) was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known for founding Walmart and Sam's Club. Sam Walton may also refer to: Sam Walton (American football) (1943–2002), American football tackle