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Birth of Sam Walton
Sam Walton Date of birth is March 29, 1918 -
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Birth and Death of Sam Walton
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Sam Walton graduated from the University of Missouri at Columbia in 1940 with a B.A. in economics.
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The first WalMart
The first WalMart opened in Rogers Ark in 1962 -
Around 1980 he opened the first Sams Club
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Walmart became the nation’s No. 1 retailer in 1990
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Sam Walton opened Walmart internationaly in Mexico City in 1991
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In 1992 Sam Walton passed away at the age of 74
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Sam Walton Auto Biography
Sam’s autobiography, Sam Walton: Made in America, was published in 1992 -
Sam Walton recieves the Presidential Medal of Freedom from president Bush
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In 1996, Walmart entered China
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In 1998 Walmart entered Germany and Korea
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Fortune magazine placed Walmart in the top spot on its “Most Admired Companies”
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The president of Walmart is Mike Duke
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Right now this is how many Walmarts there are internationally
Walmart International - 5,366 total units
Africa4 (337)
Argentina (67)
Brazil (496)
Canada (329)
Chile (299)
China3 (Walmart 248; Trust-Mart 104; Total 352)
Costa Rica (194)
El Salvador (77)
Guatemala (188)
Honduras (62)
India (9)
Japan (415)
Mexico (1,932)
Nicaragua (67)
United Kingdom (542) -
This is how much Sams Clubs there are
Sam's Clubs - 610 total units
