This Day in History:First Wal-Mart Store Opens in Rogers, Arkansas (1962)

This Day in History:
First Wal-Mart Store Opens in Rogers, Arkansas (1962)

Now the world’s largest corporation, the Walmart chain of superstores was founded by Sam Walton, a former US Army Captain with an economics degree. Walton owned and ran a chain of five-and-dime stores in Arkansas before he opened his first Wal-Mart store in 1962. In the 50 years since, the company, which sells brand-name goods in high volume at low prices, has flourished. It now has 8,500 stores operating in over a dozen countries. What was the last US state to get a Walmart? More…: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tfd.mobile.TfdSearch