Here is a list of the largest US discount store chains in 1968.  Note that K Mart, Target, and Walmart were all founded in 1962, six years earlier. However, Walmart was not nearly big enough to make this list!

Source: Discount Merchandiser Magazine, June 1969

Largest American discount store chains 1968 (XLSX)

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