On July 2, 1962, in Rogers, Arkansas, the first one of these stores opened.
Piggly Wiggly
Hobby Lobby
Whole Foods
Wal-mart
Wal-mart. Sam Walton left the JC Penney company to open his first store based on the “five and dime” concept: a wide variety of goods at a low price, with profits being generated through volume sells. The concept worked. Wal-mart is now the largest private employer on the planet.