1. Sam Walton Owner & Founder

2. 1st Store opens in Rogers, Arkansas 24 stores by 1967 3. Took Wal-Mart nationally Became publically traded company, sold stocks Listed on New York Stock Exchange with 51 stores Wal-Mart foundation established 4. Took Wal-Mart nationally Became publically traded company, sold stocks Listed on New York Stock Exchange with 51 stores Wal-Mart foundation established 5. 276 stores with over 20,000 employees Billion dollar annual sales reach in record time First Sams Club opened 6. Nations #1 retailer They go internationally Opened stores in Mexico City, Canada, China and UK. 7. Started selling affordable Prescription generic drugs Introduced online shopping Opened more stores in Indian and South Africa 8. Pricing tools Cashier systems (self check out) LEDs for food freshness Refrigerator systems 9. 3,500 IT people in US Over 2,000 people in IT overseas 10. Invests large amounts of money to research Establishing new technologies for customers and workers 11. Tablets Smartphones Televisions Game Consoles Stereo Systems GPS Computers And More.. 12. One of the largest companies Introduced the one stop shops Large contributions to technology Constantly enhancing and setting the pathways to the future of retail