Sam Walton: Walmart鈥檚 founder
Sam Walton founded Walmart, now the largest retailer on Earth, and the world鈥檚 biggest private employer. The discount store has made his family America鈥檚 richest.
Sam Walton put discount megastores on the map and built the largest retailer on Earth. He founded Walmart, which now has around 10,500 stores across 19 countries, and 255 million customers a week, thanks to their low prices. They also employ more than two million workers.
成人快手 business editor Simon Jack and journalist Zing Tsjeng explore Sam鈥檚 penchant for piloting his small plane to drop in, unannounced, on his stores around the USA, and discover why he danced the Hula on Wall Street, covered in leis and wearing a Hawaiian shirt.
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