- Waltons began in 1949 in South Africa when a small family stationery company was founded in Cape Town by Norman Walton and his father at 141 Loop Street. Their aim was to bring Capetonians a previously unseen range of stationery and work tools. The company started out with a staff of nine and an annual turnover of R40 000.
- Waltons Namibia (PTY) Ltd officially opened its doors on March 11, 1980.
- The humble start of the branch at the Huka Building in 1980 resulted in a number of moves of branch location. From the Huka Building Waltons moved to Kaiser Krohne Corner. When new developments forced the company to move they found suitable premises in Bell Street. Upon completion of Mutual Platz, an additional outlet was opened in the brand new building. The company embarked on a program of expansion from one branch in Bell Street to 13 branches across Namibia.
- Waltons Namibia integrated the “Breeding success” logo in the market and has been using this for the last 3 years. The latest development on the brand was the incorporation of Waltons in the Bidvest Group. Waltons South Africa is now known as Bidvest Waltons, but Namibia has not followed the same path and is still only known as Waltons which is part of the Bidvest group.