by - July 12, 2017 8:50 pm
Tyson Foods and its poultry competitors keep one eye on the grain markets at all times and in recent weeks the two main feed ingredients for chickens — corn and…
by - July 12, 2017 3:30 pm
As predicted, Amazon Prime Members opened up their wallets wide to help the online retailer record the biggest shopping day in its 23-year history. Amazon said sales grew more than…
by - July 11, 2017 11:22 am
The summer is just getting started and yet retailers from Wal-Mart to Target have already begun merchandising stores for the busy back-to-school season which began a little earlier this year,…
by - July 11, 2017 11:03 am
Free shipping in two days is now considered the cost of entry in online retail, but the next service tested by multiple retailers are variations of “try-before-you-buy.” Jet.com is testing…
by - July 10, 2017 2:20 pm
Millions of consumers will shop like it’s Christmas over the next day and a half as Amazon unveils its 30-hour Prime Day sales event expected to set a new one-day…
by - July 6, 2017 5:44 pm
Aldi has moved under the media radar while much attention has been given to Amazon’s challenge to Wal-Mart Stores and other discount retailers. But folks in Bentonville have their eye…
by - July 6, 2017 4:11 pm
Wall Street has been bullish on shares of Wal-Mart Stores through most of 2017 as the retail giant bucked sluggish traffic and same-store sales trends seen in much of the…
by - July 5, 2017 8:50 pm
President Donald Trump’s move to “modernize” the North American Free Trade Agreement is seen by Arkansas trade officials as an opportunity to include more service exports and update the 1994…
by - July 5, 2017 4:22 pm
Just one year after Washington Regional Hospital completed a $60 million, 100,000-square-feet expansion to the Fayetteville hospital, another expansion plan has been formulated. Faster than expected growth in demand for…
by - July 5, 2017 1:47 pm
The Wal-Mart Culinary and Innovation Center in Bentonville has been open one year. In that time, the retailer says hundreds of food and beverage products have been reformulated, and hundreds…
by - June 29, 2017 8:20 pm
Mercy Hospital in Rogers has invested in a new nursing residency program which is mandatory for new registered nurses it employs. The 12-month program allows new nursing hires to get…
by - June 28, 2017 7:41 pm
H.E. Neter Alkebulan and business partner Michael Baptiste of Florida-based Banana Wave were easily spotted donning yellow banana costumes in a crowd of business suits and pencil skirts at Wal-Mart’s…
by - June 28, 2017 1:17 pm
The home office of Wal-Mart Stores in Bentonville was buzzing Wednesday (June 28) with more than 550 hopeful suppliers eager to pitch their products to buyers for a chance to…
by - June 27, 2017 11:08 am
The Walmart U.S management team has in the past few years paid attention to detail in its store operations changing basically every process along the way, according to Judith McKenna,…
by - June 26, 2017 3:54 pm
Consumers were spending in full force in recent months according to sales tax revenue reported for Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities. Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers and Bentonville reported combined record sales…
by - June 22, 2017 5:29 pm
Hugh Jarratt and his wife Nicole have been doing business with Wal-Mart Stores for more than three years. Their taco plate was picked up by the retail giant at its…
by - June 22, 2017 4:41 pm
Jet.com President Liza Landsman honed her math and analytical problem solving skills from an early age thanks to a grandfather who was a bookie and spent a lot of time…
by - June 20, 2017 3:40 pm
Tracking down a bad food product sold by any grocer is obviously important for the customer, but it also can help a supplier more quickly recover the recall cost and…
by - June 19, 2017 11:46 am
Walmart U.S. Chief Merchandising Officer Steve Bratspies said the retailer is passionate about offering a wide assortment of private label products and investing in quality. It’s a message closely parsed…
by - June 19, 2017 10:24 am
Wal-Mart Stores has been doubling down on lower pricing strategies, investing in improved private label and continually testing shopper convenience options and the efforts are paying off in it getting…
