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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.
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.
BENTONVILLE, ARKANSAS, USA - MARCH 15: (EUROPE OUT) A photograph of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton book "Made in America" is displayed at the Wal-Mart museum, March 15, 2005 in Bentonville, Arkansas.
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 ...
The Original Goods. When Sam Walton opened the first Walmart on July 2, 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas, he wanted to give customers unparalleled bargains on a wide variety of products.
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.
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.