Sam Walton
Sam Walton
Samuel Moore "Sam" Waltonwas an American businessman and entrepreneur best known for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth29 March 1918
CityKingfisher, OK
CountryUnited States of America
paper littles financial
It's just paper - all I own is a pickup truck and a little Wal-Mart stock.
senior teamwork jobs
The job of senior management is to cultivate an environment where store managers can learn from the market and from each other.
needs
Take the best out of everything and adapt it to your needs.
everyday mind get-up
I had to get up everyday with my mind set on improving something.
business educational commitment
Each Wal-Mart store should reflect the values of its customers and support the vision they hold for their community.
cat competition curiosity
Curiosity doesn't kill the cat; it kills the competition.
motivation bucks driven
I've always been driven to buck the system.
business loyal-customers boss
There is only one boss. The customer...
america towns small-town
There’s a lot more business out there in small town America than I ever dreamed of.
gratitude negative enough
...You can make a positive out of most any negative if you work at it hard enough.
success thinking may
I think my constant fiddling and meddling with the status quo may have been one of my biggest contributions to the later success of Wal-Mart.
business recessions decided
I was asked what I thought about the recession. I thought about it and decided not to take part.
opportunity done
Most everything I've done I've copied from somebody else.
wanted retailing
I not only knew I wanted to go into retailing, I also knew I wanted to go into business for myself.