Walmart was founded by Sam Walton in 1962 and is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Walton opened the first Walmart store in Rogers, Arkansas, on July 2, 1962. The business emphasized low prices and high sales volume, then expanded rapidly across the United States. Walmart Stores, Inc. became a publicly traded company in 1970, and its shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in 1972.
Walmart operates supercenters, discount stores, neighborhood markets, and e-commerce operations. It is also a major employer and logistics company, with a supply chain serving stores and online customers worldwide. The company’s headquarters is in Bentonville, while the first Walmart store was in nearby Rogers; those locations are sometimes incorrectly treated as the same place.