by - February 2, 2017 5:38 am
John Furner, 42, started his new job as CEO of Sam’s Club on Wednesday (Feb. 1) by introducing himself on the Walmart Blog. Furner, who succeeded Rosalind Brewer, is not…
by - February 1, 2017 4:06 pm
There is never a shortage of Wal-Mart Stores news any day of the year. The nation’s biggest employer is entangled in multiple lawsuits and invests heavily in e-commerce capabilities, while…
by - February 1, 2017 4:00 pm
Sam Walton was a small business man at heart, and his desire to launch a wholesale club to benefit other small businesses stemmed from that, according to local retired Sam’s…
by - January 31, 2017 1:40 pm
Wal-Mart Stores is vying to offer two-day free-shipping for online orders of $35 or more, replacing the Shipping Pass service and refunding those costs to subscribers, according to a blog…
by - January 30, 2017 6:28 pm
Shareholders of Tyson Foods will convene on Feb. 9 at the Holiday Inn Northwest Arkansas Convention Center in Springdale for the meat giant’s 82nd birthday. John Tyson, board chairman and…
by - January 27, 2017 6:27 pm
The state of economies around the world were discussed Friday (Jan. 27) at the Regional Economic Forecast Luncheon hosted by the University of Arkansas, an annual event that draws hundreds…
by - January 26, 2017 5:21 pm
January sales tax revenue among the four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas rose a healthy 10.61% from a year ago with $5.302 million flowing into the combined city coffers of…
by - January 26, 2017 4:20 pm
The changes just keep on coming at Wal-Mart Stores and its divisions. The Sam’s Club ecommerce operations will soon be under Sam’s Club corporate instead of Wal-Mart’s global e-commerce business…
by - January 26, 2017 3:58 pm
Most Arkansas medical industry officials say technology is changing the industry via telemedicine and virtual care, and that will continue no matter what Congress does with the Affordable Care Act…
by - January 25, 2017 3:47 pm
With Sam’s Club CEO Rosalind Brewer exiting the company Jan. 31, incoming CEO John Furner announced several shifts and management restructuring effective when the retailer’s new year begins Feb. 1….
by - January 25, 2017 12:20 pm
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - January 24, 2017 3:58 pm
Of the about 1,000 corporate jobs cuts at Wal-Mart Stores, about 200 are being cut from the Walmart.com division located in San Bruno, Calif. The job reductions might seem counter-intuitive…
by - January 24, 2017 11:57 am
Overpayments recorded in Arkansas totaled $14.21 per Medicare participant in 2015, one of the highest levels in the United States, according to a report from the Council for Medicare Integrity….
by - January 23, 2017 2:47 pm
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of Talk Business & Politics focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side…
by - January 23, 2017 12:25 pm
Wal-Mart Stores took a gamble when they promoted Rosalind Brewer to Sam’s Club CEO in January 2012. Brewer, 54, rose to “rock star” status running the retailer’s stores in Georgia…
by - January 20, 2017 2:32 pm
Wal-Mart Stores began handing out pink slips to as many as 1,000 workers in the human resources, information systems division, replenishment and financial services areas on Friday morning (Jan. 20)….
by - January 19, 2017 5:54 pm
7-Eleven, partnering with U.S. drone delivery service Flirtey, recently announced the completion of 77 deliveries from 7-Eleven to customers’ homes toting items like flu meds and hot coffee. They are…
by - January 18, 2017 4:54 pm
Though drones and augmented reality applications have not become mainstream, retailers from Amazon to Wal-Mart Stores are securing patents and testing cutting edge technologies that are beginning to tiptoe into…
by - January 17, 2017 5:16 pm
A new report from WalletHub estimates U.S. consumers likely racked up an additional $80 billion in credit card debt at the end of 2016, putting outstanding balances dangerously close to…
by - January 17, 2017 4:46 pm
Taking a page from competitor Amazon’s playbook, Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores said Tuesday (Jan. 17) it plans to create 10,000 new retail jobs across the country this year when it opens…
