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Sam Walton

Founder and Executive

Samuel Moore Walton was an American business magnate, born 29 March 1918 in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, and died 5 April 1992 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is best known for founding Walmart in Rogers, Arkansas in 1962 and Sam's Club in Midwest City, Oklahoma in 1983. Under his leadership Walmart grew into the world's largest corporation by revenue and the largest private employer in the world, and Walton ranked as America's richest person from 1982 to 1988.

Facts
Birth Date
1918-03-29 1
Birth Year
1918 1
Death Date
1992-04-05 1
Death Year
1992 1
Birthplace
Kingfisher, Oklahoma 1
Death Place
Bentonville, Arkansas 1
Nationality
American 1
Defining Contribution
Founded Walmart and Sam's Club and built Walmart into the world's largest corporation by revenue. 1
Notable Work
Walmart and Sam's Club 1
Connections

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Sam Walton founded Walmart in 1962 and built it into the world's largest retailer through a discount retail expansion strategy.

Source Wikipedia, Sam Walton

Sam Walton founded Walmart in 1962, building it into the world's largest corporation by revenue and largest private employer.

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  • Lead section
    Samuel Moore Walton (March 29, 1918, April 5, 1992) was an American business magnate, philanthropist, and military veteran best known for co-founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club, which he started in Rogers, Arkansas, and Midwest City, Oklahoma, in 1962 and 1983 respectively.
  • Early life section
    Samuel Moore Walton was born to Thomas Gibson Walton and Nancy Lee, in Kingfisher, Oklahoma.
  • Death section
    In 1992 at the age of 74, Walton died of blood cancer and was buried at the Bentonville Cemetery in his longtime home of Bentonville, Arkansas.
  • Associated With: Entrepreneurship
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