This Day in Founder History
After losing the Newport lease, Sam starts over in Bentonville. He lays the store out as a self-service variety store, only the third in the country and the first in Arkansas. On July 29, 1950, Walton’s Five and Dime runs a grand remodeling sale, advertised in the Benton County Democrat, the first ad now on display at the Walmart Visitor’s Center. This is the sale date in the books, not a claim about the day he took over the store.
“Maybe nobody here knew it, but it was a big deal.”
Sam Walton, Made in America, on laying out the Bentonville store as the third self-service variety store in the country.
A short clip of this moment
Hear the full story: Sam Walton, Part 2: Building Back Bigger and Better
How he talked: Sam Walton Voice Card
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