Samuel Moore Walton was an American business magnate, born 29 March 1918 in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, and died 5 April 1992 in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is best known for founding Walmart in Rogers, Arkansas in 1962 and Sam's Club in Midwest City, Oklahoma in 1983. Under his leadership Walmart grew into the world's largest corporation by revenue and the largest private employer in the world, and Walton ranked as America's richest person from 1982 to 1988.
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Defining ContributionFounded Walmart and Sam's Club and built Walmart into the world's largest corporation by revenue. 1 Notable Work Cross-Tradition Connections
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Sam Walton founded Walmart in 1962 and built it into the world's largest retailer through a discount retail expansion strategy.
Sam Walton founded Walmart in 1962, building it into the world's largest corporation by revenue and largest private employer.
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Samuel Moore Walton (March 29, 1918 – April 5, 1992) was an American business magnate, philanthropist, and military veteran best known for co-founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club, which he started in Rogers, Arkansas, and Midwest City, Oklahoma, in 1962 and 1983 respectively.
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Samuel Moore Walton was born to Thomas Gibson Walton and Nancy Lee, in Kingfisher, Oklahoma.
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In 1992 at the age of 74, Walton died of blood cancer and was buried at the Bentonville Cemetery in his longtime home of Bentonville, Arkansas.
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