WalmartBy Sam Walton

Sam Walton

• Born on March 29th, 1918 in Kingfisher, Oklahoma• First Walmart was built in 1962• Died on April 5th, 1992 Little Rock, Arkansas • By his death there were Walmarts in 15

international countries including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and India

• All together there were 1,960 Walmarts when he died

• His death was caused by multiple myeloma

Life of Sam

• In high school he was a student leader, basketball star, and quarterback

• For three years he was a captain in the U.S. Army Intelligence Corps.

• Married Helen on Valentine’s day• Sam’s dream in life was at first to only open a

small variety store

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• After he served in the military he went to go work at a JC Penney store

• Instead of taking all of the credit for the success of Walmart, Sam gave it to all of his employees

• Sam had invested in early technology like barcodes

• Walmart was one of the first stores to use barcodes

Sam’s Genius

• Even after Sam was rich he still drove around in his pick-up truck because he didn’t want to waste money on brand new cars

• His Cooperate headquarters had no fancy flooring or executive dining areas

• To get his first business started his father-in-law had given him $20,000

Accomplishments

• In 1991 Sam was named America’s most successful merchant

• Before he died George Bush had awarded Sam with the Presidential Medal of Freedom

• Now there are over 9,700 Walmarts in the world

Store Start dates

First Walmart was built in 1962 near Rogers Arkansas

First Sam’s Club was built in 1983 in Midwest, Oklahoma

Timeline

• Sam had graduated college in 1940, and got a major in economics

• Married Helen Robinson in 1943• Opened first store called Walton 5-and-dime

in 1951• Opened first Walmart in 1962• First Sam’s Club in 1983

Walmart

• Walmart carries a variety of products from Family apparel to Automotive parts

• There are several types of Walmarts. Ex. Walmart Discount stores, Walmart Supercenters, Markets, Express Store, and Marketside

Sam’s Club

• Currently has over 609 stores working• Each store can employ about 175 associates• Sam Walton started Sam’s Club to help small

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