Sam Walton is the founder of Wal Mart, one of the most important retail stores in the United States. His real name is Samuel Moore Walton. He was born on March 29, 1918 in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. His parents are Thomas Gibson Walton and Nancy Lee Lawrence , Was raised in a farm until 1923 however his father realized that agriculture would not be enough to support his family so they moved to Missouri and so they spent several years moving from one place to another, a detail to highlight about His childhood stage is that while he was in eighth grade he became the youngest Scout in the whole state and also in his school was recognized for his high marks and was also one of the most versatile according to a vote made by his own classmates . Already in its youth it entered the University of Missouri graduating in the race of economy and in addition it obtained several recognitions in his student stage, during the great depression had to work in several things to support the economy of his family, even was dedicated to milk Cows and bottle milk to sell it, a time also dedicated to distribute newspapers and magazines, in his university stage belonged to the fraternity Zeta Phi Theta, after graduating he held the position of trainee manager in Des Moines earning only $ 75 a month, little Later resigned since it was very probable that it is recruited by the army before the imminent world war and that was the case in 1942, shortly after it was integrated to the intelligence corps of the army having to supervise security issues. By this time he had formalized his relationship with Helen Robson with whom he married in February 1943 just before he began working for the United States intelligence service
Sam Walton starts with Wal Mart
Finally, after leaving the army in 1945, he decided to start a business of his own by opening a store of various products for the Ben Franklin chain. The first store opened in Newport, Arkansas, for which he initially invested $ 20,000, which his father- He had saved 5000 dollars, it is said that one of the keys to the success of Wal Mart was its low prices and hours of service which extended much more than is usually accustomed, this allowed it to spread quickly to other cities like Kansas And Missouri, officially the first store opened in 1962 in Bentonville, Arkansas, Sam Walton himself was overwhelmed by the success of his company's sales, this quickly attracted partners who also benefited from the success of this company. During the mid-1980s, Sam Walton became one of the richest men in the United States. In 1992, then-President George Bush gave him the Presidential Freedom Medal, which is considered one of the most important that can be given to a A US citizen, sadly died that same year and all his fortune was distributed among his sons who in turn came to take command of the company and in 2004 already had more than 1.5 million employees, even after having died Acknowledgments for Sam Walton, in 1998 Time magazine included him in the list of the 20 geniuses that left more influence in the twentieth century. One of the phrases he once said was the following: "There is only one boss, the customer. He is able to fire anyone from a company, from the president to the last employee, simply by spending his money buying elsewhere, "he also said," celebrate your success, find some humor in your failures. "
