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As a boy He attended Hickman High School in Columbia there he played basketball and football. He wasnt the most smartest person at school but he was determined to do good so with hard work and lots of studying he became an honors student. Besides being athletic and smart he was also a political figure at school, too. He severed as Vice President of his Junior Class and President of the Student Body his senior year. Dont think this is all Sam did though, he also had to help support his family, along with his father and brother because money was lacking due to the depression. Hard life of Sam At the University of Missouri Sam majored in Economics. He could not really afford to attend school so he worked extra hard to get the money. Sam waited tables in exchange for meals, lifeguarded at the school pool, and also delivered newspapers. Sam’s family While working and living near Tulsa, Sam met his future wife Helen Robson. She lived in a little town called Claremore where she attended Claremore High School and graduated valedictorian of her class and went on to attend college at the University of Oklahoma at Norman and graduated with a degree in business. They met in April of 1942 and were married on February 14, 1943. In 1944 they had their first son, Samuel Robson Rob First store Sam wanted to own his own department store. This dream came a reality in the fall of 1945 when he purchased a store in Newport with the help of his father in law. Sam borrowed $20,000.00 from his father in law and had $5,000 saved from the military. After hard working His first store was such a success He decided to start a second store in Fayetteville, located about 20 mile south of Bentonville. This was also named Walton Walton knew though he needed a qualified manager to run the store so it would be as successful as his other store. So, he said, " I did something I would do for the rest of my run in the retail business without any shame or embarrassment whatsoever: nose around other peoples stores searching for good talent" Wal Mart first opened in 1962 and became the worlds number one retailer. Wal Marts success has also given many people today an opportunity for a bigger job market. More than 600,000 Americans work at Wal Mart. The reason for its popular success it still follows Sam Waltons values: by hometown identity, each person is welcomed personally by People Greeters, each store honors a graduating high school senior with a college scholarship, bake sales to benefit a local charity, associates determine where charitable funds are donated, and the prices are low and customers do not have to wait for a sale to see savings. To keep his stores running in tip top shape Sam was always trying to find new ideas to improve business. The next new thing he found was a concept known as self service. Sam had to keep customers happy were: he had a wide assortment of goods, had special promotions, kept the place well lighted and clean, demanded that the staff be loyal and did this by sharing a percentage of the profits with the employees. Sam Walton always made quite an impression on everyone. Sam Walton has done so much for the retail world. He has gone beyond what any other owner or manager has ever done or will ever do and was honored for all his hard work in March of 1992 when he received the Medal of Freedom from President George Bush in which he said: Thank you!!! Sam Walton 1918 1992 陈林燕 Sam Walton Born: March 29, 1918 Died: April 5, 1992 Sam Walton was a man who took chances, never said never, and kept on fighting the odds. He was like no other man in this world. All through his life he has fought an up hill battle and in the end he won. Sam Walton was a leader not a follower. First WAL MART "Were all working together; thats the secret. And well lower the cost of living for everyone, not just in America, but well give the world an opportunity to see what its like to save and have a better lifestyle, a better life for all. Were proud of what weve accomplished ; weve just begun."
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