News about Sam Walton

When Alice Walton was 10 years old, her father taught her a valuable lesson about money. She laid out five weeks of her allowance in exchange for a print of Picasso's Blue Nude, sparking a life-long love affair with art curation which is still present in Alice - now the richest woman on the planet - today. In his 1992 memoir Made in America, Alice's father, Walmart founder Sam Walton, said his only daughter was 'the most like me' out of his four children. 'A maverick,' he wrote. 'But even more volatile than I am.'

Walmart heiress Alice Walton is now ranked the richest woman in the world worth $95.1 billion. She uses her wealth for philanthropic endeavors and has a record of bipartisan political donations.

With the average price of a pint of lager now being £4.80 across the UK and an eye watering £5.69 in London , according to the British Beer and Pub Association, it is no surprise punters are seeking to scale back their spending. For many, their go to boozer to save a few quid is the local Wetherspoons , which boasts some of the cheapest beer prices of any pub chain in the country. But even its prices are shockingly varied, with new figures compiled by MailOnline showing that the price of the cheapest pint of lager more than doubles across Wetherspoons pubs in London. A pint of Bud Light costs as much as £5.50 in one Wetherspoons in London, which is a 121% increase compared with the cheapest of £2.48, which is on offer in a number of pubs across the English capital.

A small city in Northwester Arkansas has erupted into a boomtown in recent years all because of a national corporation that planted its first home office and distribution center in 1971. Now, locals have been left unsure about their home city as an influx of people have relocated to the area that has risen in price and undergone a drastic culture change.

Long known for Razorback's football and the rugged beauty of the Ozark Mountains, the area has flourished into a burgeoning cultural hub, with a travel blogger recently describing it as 'a new capital of cool.' Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale, and Fayetteville are among the area's 15th fastest-growing cities, with nearly 1 million residents expected by 2045. Walmart's corporate headquarters in Bentonville, where founder Sam Walton opened his first 'Walton's Five and Dime' store in 1950, has largely contributed to the company's burgeoning.

Stan Kroenke and his family will be doing the impossible by bringing a long-awaited NBA championship to Denver, according to some. Less discussed, at least these days, was their willingness to dive into a tumultuous acquisition process for a largely insignificant brand that had been viewed as a relocation candidate as the 21st century approached. Any of the stories of them relocating no longer exists.

As the elder members of their dynasties die, a new generation of American heirs is expected to inherit fortunes. The Waltons, the shopping behemoths, are America's richest family. They are followed by many families, including the Cargill-MacMillans, the Lauders, the Cathys, and the Hearsts.

Customers will recall that the Walmart logo used to be just a hyphen with a teddy between 'Wal' and 'Mart'. The logo was changed in 2008 when the retailer introduced what some perceived as a flower or a celebrity (left). Shoppers are just now seeing what the new Walmart logo actually represents, but some believe the shopping behemoth has missed the mark.

The Walton Dynasty (top right) - A family that owns the US supermarket giant Walmart and is estimated to be worth £182 billion ($225 billion) has bought interest in the company Multiverse. Euan Blair (left), 39, co-founded Multiverse in 2016 as a company that recruits apprentices for recruitment and matches them with companies such as Rolls-Royce and Mastercard. Now Zoma Capital, Ben Walton's grandson and his wife Lucy Ana Walton's, have acquired a majority stake in the company.

Ex-Kentucky Gov. John Kerry used to go to prison for eight months. John Y. Brown Jr., who converted the legendary Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) chain and turned it into a fast-food behemoth, died of old age 88. Brown's family released a statement on Tuesday that 'everyday was an exciting journey' for the former Democratic governor of Kentucky, who served from 1979 to 1983. 'He was a true Kentucky original who exhibited a genuine love for his home state and its people,' the family said.