Walmart

1950–1962


The Walmart founder Sam Walton named his first store Walton's Five and Dime. The name changed due to a lease of a previous franchise expiring.

1962–1964
Sam Walton named his new stores Walmart. The Walmart name was presented in just about any front/style available to the printer.

1975–1977
First used as an alternate logo only used occasionally in the early seventies, it began being more commonly used around late 1975, when it became the official logo. It was first used in print as the corporate logo on November 24, 1975.

1977–1981
In mid-1977, the "R" and hyphen were largely modified.

1981–1992, 1994–2001 (Canadian Wal-Mart)
In 1981, the Wal-Mart logo changed color to brown, and the font was changed as well.

1991 (prototype)


In 1991, Wal-Mart rolled out several prototype locations using a logo with a star instead of a hyphen and an entirely different typeface. This logo was only used on storefronts (all now closed or remodeled) and a small amount of in-store branding.

1992–2008
In 1992, Wal-Mart changed logo color to blue and replaced the hyphen with a star. This is still used on semi-trucks and some stores.

2008–present


A new logo with a new font was first used in late 2008. It was decided that only the W would be upper-case and the rest would be lower-case. The yellow 'spark' or 'sunshine' on the logo was introduced in September 2007 on semi-trucks and the company's website; however, the wordmark was not introduced until a year later.