by - September 6, 2017 2:36 pm
Bentonville-based retail giant Wal-Mart Stores has brought back its holiday layaway program, opened its 1,000th store for online grocery pickup and unveiled several toy exclusives among this year’s child-tested toy…
by - September 5, 2017 2:57 pm
Tyson Foods said Tuesday (Sept. 5) it will spend $320 million to construct a new poultry processing plant and supporting complex in eastern Kansas near the city of Tonganoxie, which…
by - September 5, 2017 1:21 pm
More than a week into the aftermath from Hurricane Harvey, Wal-Mart Stores continues to reopen its shuttered stores and disperse emergency relief suppliers throughout the Gulf Coast region. The retail…
by - August 31, 2017 3:37 pm
By the end of October Wal-Mart said it will close an administrative claims office in Bartlesville, Okla., and relocate the jobs to its central claims office in Rogers. The retailer…
by - August 31, 2017 1:14 pm
Tick-borne illnesses such as Ehrlichiosis and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever are on the rise in Arkansas through the first eight months of this year. The Arkansas Department of Health has…
by - August 30, 2017 7:36 pm
Wal-Mart Stores and its foundation on Wednesday announced up to $20 million for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. This includes $10 million focused on support of American Red Cross shelters and…
by - August 30, 2017 6:11 pm
Wal-Mart said without great product availability on its shelves, its promise of delivering low prices is empty. That is why the retail giant recently upped the ante on supply chain…
by - August 30, 2017 12:57 pm
Some prices are beginning to fall at Whole Foods Market around the country as promised by Amazon when it completed its purchase of Whole Foods Market on Monday, (Aug. 28)….
by - August 29, 2017 1:52 pm
Walmart U.S. management recently unveiled a restructuring of its merchandising teams and at the same time instituted another Supplier Accountability Program which will impose stiff fines for supplier errors. Talk…
by - August 28, 2017 7:41 pm
Pine Bluff-based Simmons Bank said it was the winning bid at the public auction for total ownership of Little Rock-based Heartland Bank. The auction was held Monday (Aug. 28) in…
by - August 28, 2017 3:59 pm
Hurricane Harvey has shuttered at least 70 Wal-Mart Stores in the Houston metro, including Sam’s Clubs and three of the retailer’s distribution centers. Wal-Mart has about 600 stores in Texas…
by - August 25, 2017 11:23 am
A day after Amazon obtained federal approval to move forward with the acquisition of Whole Foods the tech giant announced a few plans that will begin Monday (Aug. 28) for…
by - August 24, 2017 9:29 pm
The Federal Trade Commission approved Amazon’s bid Wednesday, and Whole Foods shareholders also green-lighted the deal which is expected to close by the end of this year. The blockbuster news…
by - August 24, 2017 2:08 pm
Continued economic growth in Benton and Washington counties produced record sales tax results for the region’s four largest cities through the first eight reporting months of 2017. Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers…
by - August 23, 2017 6:42 pm
EDITOR’S NOTE: The story has been updated with corrected information regarding second quarter income for Arkansas banks. —————– Cheap money and decent loan demand is helping Arkansas banks earn bigger…
by - August 23, 2017 2:53 pm
Wal-Mart Stores is partnering with Google to offer consumers the option to buy Wal-Mart items using their voice via Google Assistant. Walmart U.S. e Commerce CEO Marc Lore announced the…
by - August 22, 2017 5:06 pm
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank was already big in terms of assets — $17 billion — ahead of the Bear State Financial deal announced Tuesday (Aug. 22), and Arvest also had around…
by - August 22, 2017 1:33 pm
Arkansas cattle farmers are hoping a slight rebound in beef prices becomes a trend. All fresh beef prices at retail rose to $5.83 per pound last month, up 1% from…
by - August 21, 2017 2:04 pm
Wal-Mart Stores is expanding its online grocery delivery into the competitive markets of Dallas and Orlando by using Uber, Mike Turner, vice president of Walmart U.S. e-commerce operations, said Monday…
by - August 17, 2017 1:57 pm
Wal-Mart Stores managed to over-deliver on second quarter earnings growth and top line revenue, despite falling short of the profits pocketed a year ago. Analysts covering Wal-Mart liked the second…
