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Tyson Foods’ boss sees a more than 50% pay raise in fiscal 2025
Tyson Foods’ CEO Donnie King and Chief Financial Officer Curt Calaway were paid well despite a more than $1 billion loss in the beef segment business, according to a Dec….
Author: Kim Souza
by - December 16, 2025 8:59 am
The Supply Side: Survey suggests consumers likely to overspend this holiday season
Even with sustained inflation, tariff impacts on prices for imported goods, and a softening job market, consumers are still likely to spend more than they budget this holiday season, according…
by - December 12, 2025 1:05 pm
November retail sales up 4.53% from year ago
The National Retail Federation’s (NRF) monthly retail sales report indicates that total sales, excluding automobile dealers and gas stations, rose 4.53% from a year ago and increased slightly from the…
by - December 11, 2025 2:25 pm
The Supply Side: RunMitts’ convertible mittens lands deal with Walmart
Susan Clayton, creator of WhitePaws RunMitts, still can’t believe her patented mittens are coming to Walmart stores by the fall of 2026. After a decade in retail selling to REI…
by - December 10, 2025 1:20 pm
McMillon: Surviving hard times, doubts make recent success ‘so sweet’
When Doug McMillon was named CEO of Walmart in February 2014, the company was being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for alleged Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations…
by - December 10, 2025 12:38 pm
Online grocery sales top $12.3 billion in November, up 28% from year ago
Consumers continue to turn to online shopping for their grocery and consumable needs. Brick Meets Click reports that online grocery spending accounted for 17% of total food and consumable sales…
by - December 9, 2025 4:37 pm
Alice Walton announces partnerships to expand health care workforce
Alice Walton announced Tuesday (Dec. 9) that her foundation and the Heartland Whole Health Institute would partner with Bentonville Public Schools to expand the Ignite Professional Studies program on the…
by - December 8, 2025 5:01 pm
NRF: Declining import volumes expected to continue in 2026
Export cargo volumes at major U.S. ports are lower from a year ago as 2025 comes to an end, and expectations for 2026 are lower, according to the Global Port…
by - December 8, 2025 10:52 am
The Supply Side: Amazon maintains price leadership over Walmart, competitors
Retail price wars are alive and well in 2025, particularly during the holidays. Profitero’s ninth annual price comparison of online retailers found Amazon again had the lowest prices against 22…
by - December 6, 2025 11:13 am
Walmart likely to tap insiders for expected leadership changes
The leadership shift after Walmart CEO Doug McMillon steps down could leave open CEO positions at Sam’s Club and the retailer’s large international division. Company watchers say Walmart has plenty…
by - December 2, 2025 6:24 pm
Thanksgiving weekend holiday spending up 7%
Retailers scored big over the past five days since Thanksgiving with a record 202.9 million consumers shopping online and in stores for promotional deals, according to the National Retail Federation…
by - December 2, 2025 5:00 pm
McLay, Nicholas touted as top prospects for Walmart U.S. job
When Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner moves up the Walmart corporate ladder following the announced Jan. 31 retirement of Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, the short list to replace Furner includes…
by - November 28, 2025 11:29 am
The Supply Side: TK’s Toy Box lands deal with Walmart
Toys that foster creativity have been a passion for Tara Kennedy-Kline. As founder and president of Reading, Pa.-based TK’s Toy Box, she made the trip to Bentonville to pitch Snapo…
by - November 25, 2025 8:05 pm
Tyson Foods to acquire the closed Cargill plant in Springdale
Tyson Foods will acquire the shuttered Cargill turkey plant located on Randall Wobbe Road in Springdale, with the city council on Tuesday (Nov. 25) approving the issuance of revenue bonds…
by - November 25, 2025 3:44 pm
October online grocery sales rose 10.5% from a year ago
U.S. consumers spent $11.6 billion buying groceries online in October, up 10.5% from a year ago, according to the Brick Meets Click Grocery Shopper Survey, sponsored by Mercatus. The survey…
by - November 24, 2025 5:18 pm
Northwest Arkansas sales tax revenue down 2.02% in November report
Sales tax revenue in Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale totaled $9.61 million in the November report, down 2.02% from a year ago. It was the first deficit in more than…
by - November 23, 2025 10:22 am
The Supply Side: Holiday sales expected to exceed $1 trillion for first time
Consumer spending between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31 on holiday gifts is expected to exceed $1 trillion for the first time in history, according to the National Retail Federation. Sales…
by - November 21, 2025 5:07 pm
Tyson Foods to shutter Nebraska beef plant, cut 3,200 jobs
Tyson Foods said Friday (Nov. 21) it will shutter its beef plant in Lexington, Neb., eliminating 3,200 jobs. Tyson is by far the largest employer in the town with a…
by - November 21, 2025 4:50 pm
Farm Bureau says turkey dinner prices are lower this Thanksgiving
Turkey dinners are a family tradition for millions of American families on Thanksgiving, and this year the cost will be about 5% less than in 2024, according to the American…
by - November 20, 2025 2:07 pm
Walmart quarterly net income up 34.2%, income up 24.5% through October
Bentonville-based Walmart reported fiscal third-quarter revenue of $179.496 billion, up 5.8% compared with the same period in 2024. Net income was $6.143 billion, up 34.2% compared with the 2024 quarter….