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2. Walmart - Wikipedia

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   Walmart Inc. /  36.36556°N 94.21750°W  / 36.36556; -94.21750. Walmart Inc. ( / ˈwɔːlmɑːrt / ⓘ; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores in the United States, headquartered in ...

3. History of Walmart - Wikipedia

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   The history of Walmart, an American discount department store chain, began in 1950 when businessman Sam Walton purchased a store from Luther E. Harrison in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and opened Walton's 5 & 10. [1] The Walmart chain proper was founded in 1962 with a single store in Rogers, expanding inside Oklahoma by 1968 and throughout the rest ...

4. Kmart - Wikipedia

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   Kmart (/ ˈ k eɪ m ɑːr t / KAY-mart), formerly legally registered as Kmart Corporation, now operated by Transformco, is an online retailer in the United States and operates six remaining Kmart big-box department stores — 3 in the US Virgin Islands and one each in Kendale Lakes, Florida (Miami postal address); Bridgehampton, Long Island; and Tamuning, Guam.

5. Discount store - Wikipedia

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   Walmart, Kmart, and Target all opened their first locations in 1962. Kmart was a venture of S. S. Kresge Company that was a major operator of dime stores. Other retail companies branched out into the discount store business around that time as adjuncts to their older store concepts.

6. Ben Franklin (company) - Wikipedia

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   In 1973, Michael J. Dupey converted a Ben Franklin store to start the Michaels chain in Texas. Ben Franklin Stores purchased Texas retailer Duke & Ayres in the early 1970s. [3] Duke & Ayres was a chain of 5 and 10 cent stores based in Dallas, Texas , with stores that were located throughout the state from approximately 1910 to 1990.

7. List of assets owned by Walmart - Wikipedia

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   Walmart U.S. - (4,720) (This unit count includes locations in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico) Walmart Supercenter (3,572) Walmart Discount Store (365) Walmart Neighborhood Market (682) Other small formats (92) Convenience Stores (8) Pickup locations (1) closed on February 17, 2023 ; Walmart.com (online retailer)

8. Sam Walton - Wikipedia

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   World War II. Samuel Moore Walton (March 29, 1918 – April 5, 1992) was an American business magnate best known for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club, which he started in Rogers, Arkansas and Midwest City, Oklahoma in 1962 and 1983 respectively. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. grew to be the world's largest corporation by revenue as well as ...

9. GrandPa's - Wikipedia

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   GrandPa's or GrandPa Pidgeon's was a discount store founded in 1954 by Tom and Mildred Pidgeon, spreading across the midwest from its Bridgeton, Missouri (located in St. Louis County) origins, which remained truly "discount", when most others like Venture, Kmart and Target gradually raised prices in order to finance a more attractive layout and broader range of merchandise.