Choose A Method. 1  Ebb & Flow gardens flood and drain a tray of plants with a nutrient solution at regular intervals. 2  Drip gardens provide a nutrient solution to each plant through tubes & emitters (drip stakes) 3  Aeroponic gardens mist an oxygenated nutrient solution directly to the roots of its plants.
The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1962, incorporated on October 31, 1969, and publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange in 1972. 1  Sam Walton, with his brother Bud Walton, founded Wal-Mart, the chain of discount variety stores that in the 1990s became the world's largest retailer. Sam Walton went into the retail business in 1945, and by the time Wal-Mart first opened in 1962 he owned a chain of 15 variety stores in Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.
So our ties to Bentonville, Ark. - where Sam Walton opened the first store that bore the Walton name and where Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., is still based - give us our foundation. Read about Walmart's history. We foster the ideals of our parent company. From modest beginnings in northwestern Arkansas, Walmart has grown to become a worldwide household name. At the heart of Walmart's growth is the unique culture that Mr. Sam built. His business philosophy was based on the simple idea of making the customer No. 1.