In Sam We Trust
When Sam Walton opened the first Wal-Mart store in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas, it was the beginning of an amazing success story. At its heart, Wal-Mart is a place where prices are low, and value and customer service are high every day. Since then Wal-Mart has become the world’s number one retailer with over 2,500 stores worldwide. With this expansion, Wal-Mart has also been the receiver of negativity from small town business owners and aggressive Wal-Mart activists. These people claim that Wal-Mart’s main goal is to increase their bottom line no matter what the cost. They believe that Wal-Mart is stealing American hometown identity, pushing the local businesses into bankruptcy, and in return, giving nothing back to the community. However, this perception has been wrongly justified. Another grand opening is not the main goal of this discount store. Best stated by Walton in his acceptance speech for the Medal of Freedom, the goal of Wal-Mart is to “…lower the cost of living for everyone, not just in America, but to give the world an opportunity to see what it’s like to save and have a better lifestyle, a better life for all” (“Wal-Mart Online” 1). Many small towns across America fight the expansion of Wal-Ma
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Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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