I went to Walmart earlier today. It always seems to be incredibly busy!
They must be!  They're so big that they bought Sam's Club.
Walmart own's Sam's Club? I had no idea. But Sam's Club is also incredibly busy, so it makes sense!
Yes indeed.  They're headquartered in Arkansas.  It was founded by Sam Walton.
Wow, there aren't too many huge businesses that come from Arkansas. I wonder how long they've been around?
Sam founded it in 1962 and ended up finally incorporating it in 1969.
I didn't know they were around that long. Judging by how busy my local Walmart and Sam's Club are, they'll be around for another 50+ years.
500 list in 2018. It is also the largest private employer in the world with 2.2million employees. It is a publicly traded family-owned business, as the company is controlled by the Walton family. Sam Walton's heirs own over 50-percent of Walmart through their holding company Walton Enterprises and through their individual holdings. Walmart was the largest U.S. grocery retailer in 2019, and 65-percent of Walmart's sales came from U.S. operations.
Walmart was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1972. By 1988, it was the
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