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World War II. 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 ...
Helen Walton. Helen Robson Walton (December 3, 1919 – April 19, 2007) was an American philanthropist and prominent arts advocate, dedicated to being a grandmother and to her community in Bentonville, Arkansas where she instituted a committee for a national museum of arts. After 31 years of activity, the Arkansas Committee on the National ...
Christy Walton. Christy Ruth Walton (née Tallant; [ 1][ 2] born February 8, 1949) is the widow of John T. Walton, one of the sons of Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart . In June 2005, her husband died in a plane crash, [ 3] making her the main heir to his fortune of US$ 18.2 billion. Forbes listed Christy Walton as the richest woman in the ...
The following are a few of the notable figures that passed away in 2007: Helen Walton, the widow of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, died in April at the age of 87. The first Wal-Mart was opened in ...
Four of six Bar-Kays members died: Ronnie Caldwell, Phalon Jones, Jimmy King and Carl Cunningham. Ben Cauley survived the crash and James Alexander was not on the plane. Also on board and killed was soul singer Otis Redding . Green was killed along with 10 other passengers - including 2 of his children - and the pilot.
Walton’s company didn’t hit his goal but, for the better part of the past two decades, different Walmart leaders have been trying, albeit with varying levels of commitment and investment.
Known for. Costco, Price Club, Fedmart, PriceSmart. Spouse. Helen Moskowitz. Children. 2. Sol Price (January 23, 1916 – December 14, 2009) was an American retailer and the founder of FedMart, Price Club (which ultimately merged into Costco) and PriceSmart. [1] He was considered the "father" of the "warehouse store" retail model.
In 1945, Sam and Helen Walton purchased their first Ben Franklin "variety store" in Newport, Arkansas. Within five years, Sam was able to make his Ben Franklin store the top franchise in the state.