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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Sam_WaltonSam Walton - Wikipedia

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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.

   • Resting place: Bentonville Cemetery
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   • Years of service: 1942–1945

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   Apr 2, 2014 · Sam Walton was an American businessman best known for founding the retail chain Walmart, which grew to be the world’s largest corporation. Updated: Mar 6, 2020. Alamy. (1918-1992) Who Was Sam...

5. www.britannica.com › biography › Sam-WaltonSam Walton | Biography & Facts | Britannica

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   Apr 1, 2024 · Sam Walton, American retail magnate who in 1962 founded Walmart, which became the largest retail sales chain in the United States and one of the biggest corporations in the world. He also established Sam’s Wholesale Club (1983). Learn more about Walton in this article.

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   Sam Walton was born in 1918 in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. In 1942, at the age of 24, he joined the military. He married Helen Robson in 1943. When his military service ended in 1945, Sam and Helen moved to Iowa and then to Newport, Arkansas. During this time, Sam gained early retail experience, eventually operating his own variety store.

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   Jul 23, 2001 · Sam Walton’s retailing career began September 1, 1945, in Newport, Arkansas. He paid a princely $25,000 to Butler Brothers to franchise a 5,000-square-foot Ben Franklin’s variety store. In this excerpt from Giants of Enterprise: Seven Business Innovators and the Empires They Built, author and HBS professor Richard S. Tedlow depicts the huge ...

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   • "Sam Walton Is Dead At 74; the Founder Of Wal-Mart Stores". The New York Times. Retrieved March 14, 2022. ^ Walton, Sam (1993). Sam Walton: Made in America. Bantam Books. p. 329. ISBN 0-553-56283-5. ^ Ortega, Bob. "In Sam We Trust: The Untold Story of Sam Walton and How Wal-Mart Is Devouring America". The New York Times.

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   When did Sam Walton start retailing?

   • Sam Walton’s retailing career began September 1, 1945, in Newport, Arkansas. He paid a princely $25,000 to Butler Brothers to franchise a 5,000-square-foot Ben Franklin’s variety store.

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   Why is Walmart based on Sam Walton?

   • This belief that true leadership depends on willing service was the principle on which Walmart was built, and drove the decisions the company has made for the past 50 years. So much of Walmart’s history is tied to the story of Sam Walton himself, and so much of our future will be rooted in Mr. Sam’s principles.

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10. www.newsweek.com › sam-walton-american-underdogSam Walton: The American underdog/rebel who changed retail

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    Apr 5, 2023 · Like so many of America's greatest entrepreneurs, the man who transformed how Americans buy and sell things wasn't born to wealth, let alone privilege. When he died on April 5, 1992, Sam Walton...

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    Sam Walton Biography - Everything to Know About the Walmart Founder Bargain Basement Billionaire. REUTERS | Kevork Djansezian. Sam Walton Biography. Founder of. Founded: 1962. " There is...