Walmart Day

Walmart is an almost unparalleled success story. On July 2, 1962, Walton opened the first Wal-Mart Discount City store at 719 W. Walnut Street in Rogers, Arkansas. Its design was inspired by Ann & Hope, which Walton visited in 1961, as did Kmart founder Harry B. Cunningham. The name came from FedMart, a chain of discount department stores founded by Sol Price in 1954, whom Walton was also inspired by. Walton stated that he liked the idea of calling his discount chain "Wal-Mart" because he "really liked Sol's FedMart name". Walmart's status as a global retailer became prosperous in the 1990s. As of 2021, Walmart has 10,526 stores and clubs in 24 nations, working under 48 unique names.

Today Walmart Inc. is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores from the United States, headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The organization reports that it employs 2.2 million co-workers around the world.

Walmart is known for having some of the best deals and savings, but a trip to the store or shopping on site can be a little overwhelming.