Wal -Mart is by far the largest retailer in the world. According to the RCS 261 text book there are over 2,300 Wal-Mart supercenters in the United States alone. Sam Walton is the man behind the the success of Wal-Mart. The first Wal-Mart was opened in Rogers, Arkansa in 1962. Sam Walton had so much great success with wal- mart because he had struggled and learned from having variety stores such as Waltons 5 and dime and Ben Franklins.
Wal-Marts have always and will continue to be known for their low prices and variety of goods. Wal-marts is the #1 retailer because of all that it was founded on. Sam Walton made sure that Wal-Marts around the world have name brands at lower prices then most competitors. the success of wal-mart is also a result of what they offer employees and the community. wal-Mart offers scholarships, profit sharing plans for employees and allows local charitities,girl and boy scouts to sale goods on its property.
Unfortunataley Sam Walton passed away in 1992. However he was the second richest man behind Bill Gates. Walton left his busines to his 3 sons, daughter and wife.
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