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Wal-Mart

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When someone says “Wal-Mart,” there are several ideas that probably come to mind; an idea such as “Everyday Low Prices,” Wal-Mart superstores, and that Wal-Mart is the biggest corporate giant in the world wouldn’t be too far fetched. However, Wal-Mart almost went bankrupt before it even started. Back in 1962, Sam Walton (the founder of Wal-Mart) probably never imagined that Wal-Mart would reach the astronomical heights that it has. In the beginning, Wal-Mart entered the discount retail industry when it was barely even a market, opening up locations specifically around the mid-west area. Sam Walton was personally several million dollars in debt and was even quoted saying that Wal-Mart was “underfinanced and undercapitalized.” What a difference a couple of years make. Walton decided to offer Wal-Mart stock publicly, and with the initial public offering yielding $5 million in capital, Walton and Wal-Mart never looked back. As recent as 1996, Wal-Mart accounts......


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