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Alice Louise Walton (born October 7, 1949) is an American heiress to the fortune of Walmart as daughter of founder Sam Walton. In September 2016, she owned over $11 billion in Walmart shares. [ 3 ] As of November 2023, Walton has a net worth of $71 billion, making her the 17th richest person and the second- richest woman in the world according ...
Walmart heiress Alice Walton is a newly-minted member of the centi-billion club. ... Alice is now the richest woman on the planet, coming in at number 18 on the Bloomberg Billionaires list.
Watson, daughter of the late Walmart founder Sam Walton, returned to the top of Forbes "World's Wealthiest Woman" list published Sept. 4. At age 74, Walton has an estimated net worth of $89.1 billion.
The majority of the family's wealth derives from the heritage of Bud and Sam Walton, who were the co-founders of Walmart. Walmart is the world's largest retailer, one of the world's largest business enterprises in terms of annual revenue, and, with just over 2.2 million employees, the world's largest private employer.
Christy Ruth Walton (née Tallant; [1] [2] born February 8, 1949) is the widow of John T. Walton, one of the sons of Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart. In June 2005, her husband died in a plane crash, [3] making her the main heir to his fortune of US$18.2 billion. Forbes listed Christy Walton as the richest woman in the world for several years.
Walmart founder Sam Walton and his wife Helen, on their wedding day, February 14, 1943. At the time, Sam was a management trainee with the J.C. Penney Company. Photo: Courtesy of Walmart
Wal-Mart v. Dukes, 564 U.S. 338 (2011), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that a group of roughly 1.5 million women could not be certified as a valid class of plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit for employment discrimination against Walmart. Lead plaintiff Betty Dukes, a Walmart employee, and others alleged gender ...
In fact, there is some strong evidence for that theory. In early 2021 Walmart brought on high-end fashion designer Brandon Maxwell as Creative Director to oversee two of the company's in-house ...