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Wal-Mart: A History of Sam Walton's Retail Phenomenon. Twayne Publishers. ISBN 0-8057-9833-1. Fishman, C. (2006). The Wal-Mart Effect: How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works – and HowIt's Transforming the American Economy. Penguin. Marquard, W. H. (2007). Wal-Smart: What it really takes to profit in a Wal-Mart world. McGraw Hill ...
Logo used since January 13, 2025 Sam Walton's original Walton's Five and Dime, now the Walmart Museum Visitor Center in Bentonville, Arkansas.. The history of Walmart, an American discount department store chain, began in 1950 when businessman Sam Walton purchased a store from Luther E. Harrison in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and opened Walton's 5 & 10. [1]
Walmart Inc. (/ ˈ w ɔː l m ɑːr t / ⓘ; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores in the United States and 23 other countries. It is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. [16]
The largest shareholder of Walmart is the Walton family, who owns more than half of all Walmart shares. The second largest shareholder in Walmart is the Vanguard Group, who holds around 5% of ...
Walmart’s first refreshed logo in 17 years bears strong resemblance to founder Sam Walton’s beloved trucker-style cap. Walton, who led the retailer from 1962 to 1988, espoused 10 guiding ...
Sam Walton founded Walmart in 1962 and Sam’s Club in 1983. His model was “low prices and great services,” as inspired by the dime store he once owned, according to company materials.
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.
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. Together, the Walton brothers donated $150,000 to build a new home for the Columbia Chamber of Commerce and Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau in Columbia, Missouri.