Wal-Mart: A History of Sam Walton's Retail Phenomenon

by Sandra Stringer Vance

Book Overview

The story of Wal-Mart Stores is the stuff of legends: in 1945 a poor boy from a poor state opens a variety store in a small town in rural Arkansas and, through hard work, ingenuity, and a commitment to providing customers with low-priced, high-quality merchandise, goes on to create the largest retail operation in the United States. This fascinating history of a man and his enterprise is adroitly chronicled in this first historical study of Wal-Mart...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805798331
• ISBN13: 9780805798333
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Twayne Publishers
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.5"