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    BornSamuel Moore Walton · March 29, 1918 · Kingfisher, Oklahoma, U.S.
    DiedApril 5, 1992 (aged 74) · Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
    Alma materUniversity of Missouri (BS)
    SpouseHelen Robson (m. 1943)
    From Variety Store Owner to Walmart Founder
    From Variety Store Owner to Walmart Founder
    How Sam Walton Revolutionized Retail
    How Sam Walton Revolutionized Retail
    Early life

    Samuel Moore Walton was born to Thomas Gibson Walton and Nancy Lee, in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. He lived there with his parents on their farm until 1923. However, farming did not provide enough money to r… See more

    The first stores

    In 1945, after leaving the military, Walton took over management of his first variety store at the age of 26. With the help of a $20,000 loan from his father-in-law, Leland Robson, plus $5,000 he had saved from his time in the … See more

    A chain of Ben Franklin stores

    With the new Bentonville "Five and Dime" opening for business, and 220 miles away, a year left on the lease in Newport, the money-strapped young Walton had to learn to delegate responsibility.
    After succe… See more

    First Walmart

    The first true Walmart opened on July 2, 1962, in Rogers, Arkansas. Called the Wal-Mart Discount City store, it was located at 719 West Walnut Street. He launched a determined effort to market American-made products. I… See more

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