Walmart was founded in 1962 by brothers Sam Walton and James "Bud" Walton in nearby Rogers, Arkansas. Walmart is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets, discount department stores, and grocery stores in the United States and 23 other countries. It is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. Walmart is the largest private employer in the world, with 2.1 million employees. It is a publicly traded family-owned business, as the company is controlled by the Walton family.
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