WMW Articles
July, 2022
Listen up! Walmart & Sam's Club Radio is launching 22 hours of live programming! What will you hear? Games, positive energy, good vibes, and all your favorite tunes.
Newport, Arkansas, is the place where Sam Walton got his start—and started over. Store 18’s been there since 1969 and it’s still going strong today. Talk about staying power!
We’re making progress in ESG thanks to the work YOU do! 💛💙
🎓According to two recent grads, Live Better U is a risk you should absolutely take. Both are friends, associates—not to mention moms of three—and they got their degrees, paid for by Walmart.📃
The year: 1988. The hair: big. Store 172: even bigger. See what associates remember from the early days of the first Supercenter—from live lobsters to a 50s-themed burger joint.
What was Walmart like before it was Walmart? Troy Almand can tell you. He was hired at 16 years old to help at Walton’s Five and Dime before their doors had even opened.
How did today’s one-stop shopping experience begin? Walmart’s 3,500 Supercenters wouldn’t be here without the first Hypermart. Mr. Sam called these “combination stores” an experiment—that paved the way to the future of retail.
