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Quote by Sam Walton

“I probably have traveled and walked into more variety stores than anybody in America. I am just trying to get ideas, any kind of ideas that will help our company. Most of us don't invent ideas. We take the best ideas from someone else.”

Quote by Sam Walton

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Sam Walton, an iconic American businessman, and the founder of Walmart. Born on March 29, 1918, in Oklahoma, he passed away on April 5, 1992. Walton, with his unique business philosophy and management style, transformed a small discount store into the world's largest retail chain. more

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