Walmart’s first refreshed logo in 17 years bears strong resemblance to founder Sam Walton’s beloved trucker-style cap. Walton, who led the retailer from 1962 to 1988, espoused 10 guiding ...

Greg Penner is married to Carrie Walton-Penner, who is Sam Walton’s daughter. Penner got his start in finance with Goldman Sachs after graduating from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Sam Walton wasn’t born into wealth. He grew up during the Great Depression, on dusty farmland, hauling milk from the family cow to help make ends meet. His father worked as a farm appraiser, and ...

Walmart's Sam Walton was an experienced pilot who would use his plane to make surprise store visits. Robert Doyle, a store manager in Texas, experienced one such drop-in firsthand in the 1980s. As ...

A man of modest beginnings, Sam Walton built the Wal-Mart empire into the number one retailer in the world on a simple, but groundbreaking rule, cut all excess costs and sell low.

Walmart founder Sam Walton died more than 30 years ago, but his influence is still felt at his Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer. ... (Photos by Gilles Mingasson/Getty Images) ...