When was the first Wal-Mart built?

Question

When was the first Wal-Mart built?

Answer 1

July 2, 1962

Answer 2

The Wal-Mart story began in 1962, when Sam Walton opened the company’s first discount store in Rogers, Ark. Five years later, there were 24 Wal-Mart stores in Arkansas ringing up $12.6 million in sales. 1968 saw the hiring of Wal-Mart Aviation’s first full-pilot, who provided help to Sam and Bud Walton, as well as the opening of the first stores outside of Arkansas, in Sikeston, Mo., and Claremore, Okla. The company officially incorporated as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on October 31, 1969.

Answer 3

"Walton's Five and Dime Store" in Bentonville, Arkansas was the first "Walmart"