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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.
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.
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.
Walmart founder Sam Walton and his wife Helen, on their wedding day, February 14, 1943. At the time, Sam was a management trainee with the J.C. Penney Company. Photo: Courtesy of Walmart.
Store Wars: When Wal-Mart Comes to Town is a documentary based on true story, directed by filmmaker Micha Peled. [1] [2] [3] The movie was released on October 2, 2001.It is Peled's second documentary after Will My Mother Go Back to Berlin?(1993).
In public, the Waltons live a pretty modest life despite their wealth. Here's how they spend their fortune.
The Walton family is worth more than $330 billion, dwarfing Elon Musk's $237 billion fortune. They owe some of their wealth to a savvy decision by Walmart founder Sam Walton over 70 years ago.
It was founded in 1983 and named after Walmart founder Sam Walton as Sam's Wholesale Club. [4] As of January 31, 2019 [update] , Sam's Club ranks second in sales volume among warehouse clubs with $84.3 billion in sales [ 5 ] (in fiscal year 2023), behind its main rivals BJ's Wholesale Club and Costco .