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Walmart

Acquired

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Walmart was founded by Sam Basile in 1962. He wanted to create a discount chain for people who don't live in cities. But the company had too much baggage and risk of cannibalising other franchises, so they could not take advantage of what could be the new wave. Now Wal-Mart has gone out of business but basile is still very proud of it.

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