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    Wal Mart Stores, Inc.

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    Sam Walton was born in 1918 in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. Sam opened the first Walmart in 1962 at the age of 44 in Rogers, Arkansas. The company was officially incorporated as Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in 1969 and sold its first stock in 1970 for $16.50 per share. By 1972 Walmart had 51 stores and recorded sales of $78 million dollars. The company continued to broaden and in 1980 they opened the first Sam’s Club and the first Walmart Supercenter. They united supermarkets with merchandise, making everything

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    Becoming an Ultrasound Technician Someone would need to know what it takes and the daily routines of an ultrasound technician if they are hoping to become one. A person should know the amount and the type of schooling needed. They should know what classes are needed, and they should also know the advancements and changes in the profession in the last few years to know what is ahead of them and why the school curriculum has changed. The reason I am writing this paper is because I would like to know

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    Introduction “Save Money. Live Better” (Wal-Mart Stores Inc., 2015), is the slogan of the retail company, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (also referred to as Wal-Mart), that will be the emphasis of my proposal. The company website is www.walmart.com, which links to the corporate website, www.corporate.walmart.com. The focal point of this proposal is to discuss the history and a business problem that Wal-Mart, as a retail company is currently facing. Analysis of the problem with an introduction of a solution

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    The Success Of Sam Walton

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    (Biography.com Editors, n.d.). He entered the retail business in 1944 in Newport, Arkansas as the owner of a franchise store called Ben Franklin (Shenron, 2009). Six years later Walton relocated the store to the town square of Bentonville, Arkansas and renamed it Walton’s Five and Dime. By 1962, Walton’s innovational management style empowered him to open a second store just seven miles down the road in Rogers, Arkansas. Before the year was out, Walton owned eleven stores locally. He was driven by

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    It’s no lie that Wal-Mart is that the top of its prime. Its enormous and rapid expansion has changed towns and cities alike. Wal-Mart is the largest retailer store in America, with more than 11,528 store operating worldwide (Wal-Mart 2016 Our Locations). Running since 1962, Wal-Mart had become the major retail store by 2001 “with $191 billion in sales” (Carroll and Buchholz 772), with high discount prices and operating four different divisions including Sam’s Clubs warehouse. Many see Wal-Mart as

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    Maya Angelou was born in St. louis Missouri in 1928 April 4th where she was named Marguerite Johnson. At the age of 7 her parents separated and she and her younger brother Baily were force to move with her father’s mother Annie Henderson In Stamp’s Arkansas. Due to the growing issues of racism in the southern area of America Marguerite witness the police brutality and discrimination from society firsthand. This was due the large uproar that was happening in the south at the time in

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    I am going to research for my proposal. The company website is www.walmart.com and the corporate website is www.corporate.walmart.com. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., (2016) stated that Sam Walton opened the first Walmart Discount City in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas. Before Wal-Mart Discount City; Sam and James Walton, brothers opened up a variety store franchise in 1945 (Wal-Mart Stores Inc., 2015) Sam Walton had retail experience and believed that by buying in bulk he could offer lower priced goods to consumers

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    Living in the south you may frequently hear the saying “everything's bigger in Texas.” The food, teased hair, Whataburger sweet tea, but most importantly, football is one of the most intrinsic parts of the state. The dominating sport that makes America differ from the rest of the world is especially larger in Texas, but I had no idea how much I loved football until I went to an A&M game. If you are familiar with the Fighting Texas Aggies, you know how much their traditions hold near and dear to

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    age of 24 and he ended is service in the military in 1945. At this time Walton moved to Newport, Arkansas. In 1950, the Walton’s moved to Bentonville, Arkansas which is where Walton opened his first retail store “Walton’s 5&10” (Our History, 2015). The dime store made Walton some money and he wanted to bring better opportunity and value to his customers so he opened Walmart in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas. Walton’s competitors thought he was crazy for trying to build a business that would give customers

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    Shashay With a Sales Person The salesperson I have chosen is Jonathan Scoggins, which happens to me my father. He was born in Tulsa, Ok and has lived their ever since. He attended Booker T Washington High School and then continued on to college at Oklahoma State University. My dad graduated with a degree in Journalism and Broadcasting. After graduating, he met my mom and they moved to Florida where he had his first job with a company called Staff One. They had my big brother Barrett, and then 3

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