Biography

Sam Walton is an American icon. When we think of discount stores, we think of Sam Walton. “Poor boy makes good” can describe Sam Walton. He came from a poor background, to become a successful businessman and the richest man in the United States. Sam Walton ruled the discount retail market. Sam was born in Kingfisher Oklahoma in 1918 on the family farm. When Sam was growing up he helped his family by doing odd jobs …showed first 75 words of 441 total…

…showed last 75 words of 441 total…another town, when the people who owned the store building would not renew his lease. So in 1950, Sam and his family moved to Bentonville, Arkansas. This was a hard town to move into, but Sam was determined and worked harder than ever before to become successful. Sam had learned a hard lesson, never again would he have a store in another persons building. His business in Bentonville, Arkansas would eventually become the headquarters of Wal-Mart.