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美国沃尔玛公司(Wal-Mart),在世界著名的美国《财富》杂志(Furtune)一年一度公布的世界500强企业排行榜上,以1732亿美元的年销售额排名第一,超过通用、戴姆勒-克莱斯勒和福特三大汽车公司,成为名副其实的全球第一大公司。 奇迹的缔造者,沃尔玛的灵魂——山姆·沃顿一直默默无闻,直到1985年lO月才被著名杂志《福布斯》列为全美第一富豪。人们做梦都没有想到零售业竟创造了全美首富。沃顿创造了一个普通美国人实现创业梦想的神话。人们称他为“Made inAmerica(美国制造)”“Only in America(唯有在美国)”。1992年3月17日,时任美国总统的乔治·布什飞往沃尔玛公司总部,授予沃顿“总统自由奖章”——美国最高的平民奖。嘉奖状中写道:“山姆·沃顿,地道的美国人,具体展现了创业精神,是美国梦的缩影……”
Wal-Mart, the United States, ranked first in annual sales of $ 172.2 billion on the annual list of the world's top 500 Fortune 500 companies by the U.S. magazine Furtune. Muler - Chrysler and Ford three car companies, become the veritable world's largest company. Miracle founder, Wal-Mart's soul - Sam Walton has been obscurity until lO 1985, was the famous magazine “Forbes” as the nation's No. 1 richest man. People never dreamed that the retail industry actually created the nation's richest man. Walton has created the myth that an average American dreams of starting a business. People call him “Made inAmerica (Made in America)” “Only in America (only in America).” On March 17, 1992, George Bush, then president of the United States, flew to Wal-Mart's headquarters to award Walton the Presidential Freedom Medal, the highest civilian award in the United States. Commendations wrote: “Sam Walton, an authentic American, specifically demonstrated the entrepreneurial spirit, a microcosm of the American dream ... ...”