Sam Walton (the founder of Wal-Mart) was born in King fish, Oklahoma on March 29,1918. He was raised in Missouri where he worked in his father's store while attending school. Working in his father's store was his first retailing experience and he really enjoyed it. After graduating from the university of Missouri, he began his own career as a retail merchant when he opened the first of several franchises of the Ben Franklin 5 and dime franchises …showed first 75 words of 552 total…

…showed last 75 words of 552 total…second richest man with his 39% ownership of Wal-Mart stocks leaving him behind Bill Gates. He passed his company down to his three sons, daughter and wife. One thing Walton would be remembered for is his extraordinary charisma, which motivated hundreds of thousands of his employees to believe in what Wal-Mart could accomplish. Wal-Mart stores now operate in Mexico, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, South Korea, China, and Puerto Rico. Sam Walton vision was indeed a great one.