The first Walmart opened its doors on July 2, 1962 in Rogers, Ark. Over the next 5 years Sam Walton and his family opened up 23 more stores in addition to the initial one in Rogers, Ark. across the country.
He started with a little store. it was so popular it expanded. But then it was even more popular and eventually became the chain Walmart!
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July 2nd 1962
Originally opened in 2002
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In 1945 Sam Walton opened his first variety store which he named Walton's Five and Dime.
Wal-Mart and Sam's Club.
Walton's five and dime was the name of Sam Walton's stores in the 1950's prior to the first Wal-Mart in 1962.
Sam Walton started his career in retail as a clerk for J.C. Penney. Then, after serving in the military until 1945, he purchased his own Ben Franklin store in Newport, Arkansas. He added several other of these stores and became savvy about what makes for profitable retail sales over a twenty year period. He then opened his first Wal-Mart in Rogers, Arkansas in 1962. Since then, the Wal-Mart brand has steadily grown to a position as the "world's largest retailer,"
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the year 1963
Sam Walton Started a little store in Alabama. From there he then expanded. His prices were the lowest around so that gave him the ability to become rich.
Sam Walton was 74 when he died .
It is Sam Moore Walton