by - April 23, 2013 9:15 am
Retail behemoth Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is also a real estate company of gigantic proportion with roughly 4,000 super-sized boxes scattered coast to coast amid small town America. In fact, Wal-Mart’s single…
by - April 17, 2013 2:23 pm
Widely known for its long haul and massive intermodal businesses, J.B. Hunt Transport is also making a name for itself in home delivery with its Final Mile service. Through the…
by - April 16, 2013 4:43 pm
When Wal-Mart CEO Mike Duke steps down, who is waiting in the wings?
by - April 15, 2013 9:54 am
Legacy National Bank CEO Don Gibson and the bank’s management team have received word from federal regulators that the enforcement action against the bank since 2008 was terminated. The Office…
by - April 11, 2013 9:50 pm
The supply chain that serves today’s complex consumer will face major turmoil in the next two years as the crossroads of change are expected to radically impact business fundamentals that…
by - April 10, 2013 10:56 am
Holding $7.33 billion in cash at the end of fiscal 2013, Wal-Mart has lots of options on how to expand its global reach through acquisitions in Turkey, Colombia and other…
by - April 8, 2013 8:02 pm
Big box retailers Wal-Mart and Target are no strangers to competition, going head-to-head in the U.S. market for more than four decades. But the latest frontier for these two players…
by - April 8, 2013 12:59 am
Consumers converting to smart phone technology continues to rise, but the revenue derived from traditional postpaid customers is not keeping pace, according to a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers. It seems prepaid…
by - April 4, 2013 11:15 am
It’s been more than 14 months since Rosalind Brewer, CEO of Sam’s Club, took the reins at the warehouse club and began shifting the focus back toward small business members. Do analysts think it’s working?
by - March 27, 2013 9:16 am
Following in the steps of e-commerce giant Amazon, Wal-Mart officials on Tuesday (March 26) announced plans to begin testing the use of self-service storage lockers in a limited number of…
by - March 21, 2013 10:18 am
Hispanic or Latino shoppers across the United States wield more than $1.2 trillion of buying power annually with projections of $1.5 trillion by 2015, according to Nielsen. It comes as…
by - March 19, 2013 9:27 am
Getting a product on Wal-Mart’s shelves is an accomplishment for sure, but it’s not just getting there that counts. That product also has to sell and be replenished efficiently or…
by - March 18, 2013 1:48 pm
She’s a small lady with a big smile, but don’t let that size fool you. Sara Lilygren is a trailblazing executive, seasoned lobbyist and the highest ranking female at Tyson…
by - March 8, 2013 11:59 am
Leslie Dach, executive vice president of Corporate Affairs for Walmart, is leaving the big box giant in June. He is the second top ranking officer from within Wal-Mart’s inner core…
by - March 7, 2013 8:26 pm
Businesses large and small across the local region plan to invest $808 million in expansion efforts adding 965 new jobs by 2015. This data was collected in a group business…
by - March 5, 2013 9:03 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it’s troubled with the breach of trust from one member of its corporate ranks who recently played reporter at a Feb. 1 officer’s meeting and proceeded to distribute his or her personal notes in an email to a Bloomberg journalist. What do corporate culture experts think?
by - March 1, 2013 9:58 am
In the fast changing world of omnichannel retailing, brick-and-mortar giants like Wal-Mart Stores Inc. have made forward leaps in the past year to woo digital shoppers away from online magnate Amazon. Now what?
by - February 28, 2013 1:00 am
Tyson Foods, the nation’s largest meat processor, says pending budget cuts or the so-called sequester threatens to disrupt its supply chain. Trade groups have been vocal about the impact on…
by - February 21, 2013 8:02 am
Wall Street eyes were staring at Wal-Mart Thursday morning (Feb. 21) looking for any morsel of insight into the health of the overall economy as the retailer recently leaked a…
by - February 20, 2013 8:22 pm
The notion of adding value to a raw commodity product is not new. But it’s core to Tyson Foods’ efforts to push profits higher in the next three years,…
