Preface: Rosalind G. Brewer is an American businesswoman who is the former President and CEO of Sam’s Club, a division of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. On Jan. 6, 2017, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced that she will retire from the role effective Feb. 1, 2017. She is the first woman and the first African-American to fill the role of CEO at one of Wal-Mart Stores’ divisions. As of 2016, she is listed as the 57th most powerful woman in the world — by Forbes magazine.

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