Walmart

We kick off Season 11 with the incredible story of the retail
“granddaddy of them all” Walmart, and its founder Sam Walton.
Once you study Walmart, you realize just how deep its heritage
runs through Amazon and so many iconic modern companies we cover
on Acquired. This episode was an absolute blast, and we even
uncovered a new addendum to the hallowed “focus on what makes
your beer taste better” playbook theme! 


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 Links:


 Walmart’s 1972 Annual Report

 Episode sources



 Carve Outs:


 Ted Weschler on the Nebraska Furniture Mart podcast!!!

 Mario Puzo’s The Godfather (the book)



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