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Walmart Inc. is an American multinational omnichannel retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, grocery stores, pharmacies, and gas stations in the United S
Founder Sam Walton
Sam Walton's original Walton's Five and Dime Store in Bentonville, Arkansas, now serving as The Walmart Museum
The Walmart Cheer is a daily, energetic team-building ritual created by founder Sam Walton in 1975.
Solar modules mounted on a Walmart Supercenter in Caguas, Puerto Rico (Store #2449)
Sam Walton
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Samuel Moore Walton 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 Mi
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…and gas stations in the United States and 19 other countries. It is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company was founded in 1962 by brothers Sam Walton and James "Bud" Walton in nearby Rogers, Arkansas. It also owns and operates Sam's Club retail warehouses. As of 2026, Walmart is the second-largest…
Walton in 1992
Walton in his high school yearbook, 1936
Walton (right) and President George H. W. Bush (left) in March 1992; Walton died 18 days after this photo was taken.