How did a peddler of cheap shirts and fishing rods become the mightiest corporation in America ? The short version of Wal-Mart 's rise to glory goes something like this : In 1979 it racked up a billion dollars in sales .
一个出售廉价衬衣和钓鱼竿的商贩是如何成为美国实力最强的公司的？沃尔玛百货公司的发迹史可以浓缩为以下三个阶段：1979年它全年的销售额为10亿美元；
rise to glory