Walmart, is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores.
They used to just be in rural areas, but now it seems like they are everywhere!  Where did they first get their start?
Headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas, the company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 
Wow, who would have thought an Arkansas company would get so big!  They own Sam's Club too, don't they?
Samuel Moore Walton is an American businessman and entrepreneur best known for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club.
I thought so.  I wonder how old Sam Walton is, now.  At some point he probably will have to put someone else in charge.
Sam Walton
Samuel Moore Walton (March 29, 1918 – April 5, 1992)
was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. grew to be the world's largest corporation by revenue as well as the biggest private employer in the world. At one point in his life, he was the richest man in America.
Early life.
Samuel Moore Walton was born to Thomas Gibson Walton and Nancy Lee, in Kingfisher, Oklahoma.
Walmart
Walmart Inc. (; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and incorporated on October 31, 1969. It also owns and operates Sam's Club retail warehouses. Walmart has 11,368 stores and clubs in 27countries, operating under 55 differentnames. The company operates under the name Walmart in the United States and Canada, as Walmart de México