S. Robson Walton

In the spring of 1946 Arthur Combe (Original Founder of Valley Nursery Inc.), planted a small nursery in South Ogden; in the back yard of his brother-in-law’s house. He planted fruit tree seedlings that he had budded in the previous fall with his son Basil. In the spring of 1947, this small cluster of trees were trans-planted to Uintah on Claude Stuart’s land behind the old Uintah City church. In the spring of 1948 and it was decided that Uintah needed to be the permanent location for his…

Walmart is the largest discount retailer in the world. The huge company we see today started out as a small chain of stores in rural towns. The founder of the these stores is Samuel Walton in 1962. Many stores have grocery sections, automotive repair shops and the lowest prices around making it even easier for americans to only have to shop there. Walmart is very convenient for middle and lower class families but what what expense for the rest of the country as a whole? Most of Walmart's…

Wal-Mart is one of the chain store around the country that provides citizens with things at lower prices. Wal-Mart is always appreciated for providing great deals. However, when it comes to how it treats its workers, it is often criticized. Many corporations provide benefits to their workers. Yet, Wal-Mart is one of those stores that doesn’t provide as many benefits that most corporations provide to their employees. Truth is sometimes not what everyone can see. It is easy to blame someone for…

I happen to have a couple of friends, which I meet with regularly, who work at Walmart and are in charge of their respective departments as assistant store managers. They are always speaking of the cost saving measures Walmart rolls out, as well as the social and environmental changes the company is trying to bring forth. I already had a good idea of the work that Walmart was doing with electric and hybrid delivery trucks, as well as many of the sustainability plans that the corporation laid out…

prove that discount stores can be successful (Sam Walton Biography, n.d.). Throughout this paper it is my intent to provide an analysis of the Walmart organization. In my analysis I plan discuss a few issues the company is facing, and the impact of those issues. I will also provide strategies to help combat those issues and provide my plan of action recommendation. Company Profile Walmart is a big name American company founded by Samuel Walton in Rogers, Arkansas back in 1962 (Our History, n.d…

Introduction Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart in rural Bentonville, Arkansas and was a business genius and a true visionary of retail and merchandising that revolutionized the way retailers operate. Sam opened up warehouse type stores by the name of Wal-Mart Discount City, which led to the development not known until the late 1980’s to late 1990’s of what and how big Wal-Mart would become. Wal-Mart became the world’s leading retailer by mastering the art of their very own supply chain through…

question “What will be the future of Wal–mart in India?”.Wal-Mart is kind of a retail store that helps everyone around the world. Its mission statement “We save people money so they can live better”. Wal-Mart was open by Sam Walton in 1962; and then Sam Walton and his brother James Walton they first opened Wal-Mart in Arkansas. From that time, in the world Wal-Mart has been the second largest company and has many operations that are international too. Wal-Mart is a store that emphases on low…

The book, To Serve God and Walmart by Bethany Moreton addresses how the family values of the Ozark region where Wal-Mart was brought up were incorporated into Wal-Mart’s establishment. Values such as opposition to selfishness, community contribution, and support of family were incorporated into Wal-Mart’s culture and this enabled it to succeed in Ozark, Kansas and eventually establish itself as the largest International corporation. In many ways, consumption and excessive material shopping were…

Chuck Norris was born on March 10th, 1940 in Oklahoma. He grew up on an Indian reservation with his uncle. His parents are also divorced. He also has one brother named Wieland Norris. Then after college he had learned to become a martial artist. Also one of his jobs after graduating college was becoming a film actor. He had some major accomplishments like becoming a martial artist master and joining the air force. One of his jobs after graduating college was becoming a film actor. His…

it had to be found by somebody. Samuel Walton was born on March 29, 1918 in Kingfisher, Oklahoma. Samuel Moore Walton opened his first Wal-Mart in 1962 after years in the retail management business. This retail discount chain, by 2010 was the one of the worlds largest companies. Samuel Walton’s goal was to make a store that would offer the best prices and attract customers. This can also be revealed by their slogan “Save money live better, Wal-Mart.” Mr. Walton wanted to offer the same products…