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The History of Walmart
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Opening
On this day history was made. The first Wal-Mart opened in Rogers, Arkansas! -
Stock Exchange
Walmart became a publically traded company . The first stock sold at $16.50 per share! -
Money Making
In the year of 1980 Walmart reached $1 000 000 000 000 in annual sales, faster than any other company at that time! -
Going Canadian!
This year Walmart entered the Canadian market with the purchase of 122 Woolco stores (Walmart)! -
Today
This year marks 50 years of succesful business, following the motto "helping people save money so they can live better". With 2.2 million associates worldwide and servicing 200 million customers each week at more than 10,000 stores in 27 countries, it is obvious that this is a store worth keeping.
