Sam Walton
Sam Walton
Samuel Moore "Sam" Waltonwas an American businessman and entrepreneur best known for founding the retailers Walmart and Sam's Club...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth29 March 1918
CityKingfisher, OK
CountryUnited States of America
success thinking may
I think my constant fiddling and meddling with the status quo may have been one of my biggest contributions to the later success of Wal-Mart.
thinking winning self
It was almost as if I had a right to win. Thinking like that often seems to turn into sort of a self-fulfilling prophecy.
successful thinking views
The secret of successful retailing is to give your customers what they want. And really, if you think about it from the point of view of the customer, you want everything: a wide assortment of good quality merchandise; the lowest possible prices; guaranteed satisfaction with what you buy; friendly, knowledgeable service; convenient hours; free parking; a pleasant shopping experience.
passion thinking needs
I think I overcame every single one of my personal shortcomings by the sheer passion I brought to my work. I don't know if you're born with this kind of passion, or if you can learn it. But I do know you need it.
believe cut dogs drive hair haul news pickup supposed
I still can't believe it was news that I get my hair cut at the barbershop. Where else would I get it cut? Why do I drive a pickup truck? What am I supposed to haul my dogs around in, a Rolls-Royce?
celebrate costume fun humor loosen silly sing success
Celebrate your success and find humor in your failures. Dont take yourself so seriously. Loosen up and everyone around you will loosen up. Have fun and always show enthusiasm. When all else fails, put on a costume and sing a silly song.
best
Most of us don't invent ideas. We take the best ideas from someone else.
What am I supposed to haul my dogs around in, a Rolls-Royce?
chance everybody exactly good niche opposite
If everybody is doing it one way, there's a good chance you can find your niche by going exactly in the opposite direction.
guess happened laid low regional remained strictly
I don't know what would have happened to Wal-Mart if we had laid low and never stirred up the competition. My guess is that we would have remained a strictly regional operator.
business check folks learned trust variety
I learned this early on in the variety business: You've got to give folks responsibility, you've got to trust them, and then you've got to check on them.
positive
All of us profit from being corrected - if we're corrected in a positive way.
associates exactly
The way management treats associates is exactly how the associates will treat the customers.
born maybe retail
Maybe I was born to be a merchant, maybe it was fate. I don't know about that. But I know this for sure: I loved retail from the very beginning.