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Bud and his brother, Sam, began their career in the retail industry working in the Ben Franklin Stores, a franchised unit of Butler Brothers of Chicago. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. opened its first Sam's Club – named for Sam Walton – on April 7, 1983, in Midwest City, Oklahoma. [2] Tomb of James Bud Walton in Memorial Park Cemetery
The majority of the family's wealth derives from the heritage of Bud and Sam Walton, who were the co-founders of Walmart. Walmart is the world's largest retailer, one of the world's largest business enterprises in terms of annual revenue, and, with just over 2.2 million employees, the world's largest private employer.
Sam Walton. Samuel Moore Walton (March 29, 1918 – April 5, 1992) was an American business magnate best known for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club, which he started in Rogers, Arkansas and Midwest City, Oklahoma in 1962 and 1983 respectively. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. grew to be the world's largest corporation by revenue as well as the ...
Walton was born on May 15, 1951. [ 3] She is the younger daughter of Bud Walton, the brother and business partner of Walmart founder Sam Walton. [ 4] She grew up in Versailles, Missouri, where she met future husband Bill Laurie. [ 5] At Bud's death, she and her sister Ann Walton Kroenke inherited a stake in Walmart now worth over $9 billion. [ 6]
The Baby-Sitters Club: Ann M. Martin: 1986–1999 146 The Baby-Sitters Club: Mysteries: Ann M. Martin: 1991–1998 40 The Baby-Sitters Club: Friends Forever: Ann M. Martin: 1999–2000 14 Winnie-the-Pooh: A.A. Milne: 1924–1928 2 David Benedictus: 2009 2 Anne Shirley series Lucy Maud Montgomery: 1908–1921 8 What-a-Mess: Frank Muir: 23 The ...
Alice Walton (sister) Kelly Rohrbach (niece-in-law) Samuel Robson "Rob" Walton (born October 27, 1944) is an American billionaire heir to the fortune of Walmart, the world's largest retailer. He is the eldest son of Helen Walton and Sam Walton, and was chairman of Walmart from 1992 to 2015. As of November 2023, Walton had an estimated net worth ...
James Carr Walton[ 1] (born June 7, 1948) [ 4] is an American businessman, currently an heir to the fortune of Walmart, the world's largest retailer. [ 5] As of November 2023, Walton was the 15th-richest person in the world, with a net worth of US$73 billion according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index. [ 6] He is the youngest son of Sam Walton .
episodes. The Waltons is an American historical drama television series about a family in rural Virginia during the Great Depression and World War II. It was created by Earl Hamner Jr., based on his 1961 book Spencer's Mountain and the 1963 film of the same name. The series aired from 1972 to 1981.