by - April 20, 2022 1:43 pm
Consumers are accustomed to seeing grocery and retail store shelves almost empty. Supply chain disruptions and shifting consumer spending patterns that began with COVID-19 continue to be a supply-demand challenge…
by - April 16, 2022 10:11 am
Editor’s note: The price comparisons in this story were done March 30 at stores in Bentonville located within 1 mile of each other. ————— With inflation at a 40-year high…
by - April 14, 2022 3:23 pm
Consumers are still spending but at a slower rate than last month and a year ago, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Thursday (April 14). Seasonally adjusted retail sales…
by - April 13, 2022 5:08 pm
U.S. consumers are expected to spend $20.6 billion for Easter holiday travel, clothes, and events including egg hunts and Sunday dinner. The National Retail Federation in cooperation with Prosper Insights…
by - April 12, 2022 5:42 pm
John Rainey will be Walmart’s next chief financial officer. He follows Brett Biggs who announced his retirement last year capping a 23-year career with the retail giant. Rainey will join…
by - April 12, 2022 2:59 pm
Tyson Foods, a large employer of immigrant labor, is committing more than $1 million to support immigrant employees in the U.S. with legal services needed to acquire citizenship. The money…
by - April 12, 2022 2:51 pm
The Consumer Price Index rose 8.5% in March, the largest annual increase since December 1981. The all-items less food and energy index rose 6.5%, the largest annual increase since August…
by - April 12, 2022 1:22 pm
Students who attend Don Tyson School of Innovation in Springdale will soon have the opportunity to take courses through NorthWest Arkansas Community College as part of their high school curriculum….
by - April 11, 2022 2:49 pm
Consumers spent $8.7 billion for online groceries in March, down 6% from a record $9.3 billion in the year-ago period, according to the Brick Meets Clicks/Mercatus Grocery Shopping Survey. Consumers…
by - April 7, 2022 5:26 pm
Walmart’s push to take its multi-billion dollar investment in Flipkart public is on hold as the Russian invasion of Ukraine has dampened investor appetites for an initial public offering (IPO),…
by - April 6, 2022 2:22 pm
Two buildings to open by the end of 2023 on Walmart’s new corporate campus in Bentonville are a 360,000-square-foot fitness center and a 73,000-square-foot childcare center. The Walton family is…
by - April 5, 2022 6:24 pm
Rogers-based OmniiX, which provides brand management services for online suppliers to Amazon and other e-tail platforms, has been acquired by Canton, Ohio-based Society Brands. Financial details of the deal were…
by - April 2, 2022 11:28 am
Richard Nixon was U.S. President when the Northwest Arkansas Mall opened in March 1972. Consumers were paying between 40 to 60 cents per gallon of gasoline, equal to $2.40 with…
by - March 31, 2022 5:51 pm
Around 30 Arkansas companies got their start from entering the Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition and sponsored by the Arkansas Capital Corp., said Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston,…
by - March 29, 2022 5:06 pm
After two years on a COVID-19 hiatus, Walmart announced Tuesday (March 29) the retail giant would resume its annual meeting of employees and shareholders in-person at Bud Walton Arena at…
by - March 29, 2022 4:41 pm
Wholesale commodity prices for food, fuel and other economic essentials continue to rise with 30 of the 38 commonly traded commodities priced higher than a year ago, according to data…
by - March 24, 2022 4:24 pm
Among retailers, Walmart is the largest with global revenue of $538.15 billion last year, more than $200 billion more than Amazon which ranked second with retail revenue of $330.2 billion,…
by - March 24, 2022 3:51 pm
Cumulative sales tax revenue reported in March was up 13.97% for the four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas. Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale reported total sales tax revenue of $7.642…
by - March 19, 2022 7:21 am
Walmart has for two years offered inventory management (fulfillment) services for online sellers to streamline operations. Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS), the company’s third-party fulfillment arm, is billed as a low-cost…
by - March 15, 2022 1:11 pm
NorthWest Arkansas Community College in-district tuition will increase 5.3% beginning this fall, and all fees will rise. The college’s board of trustees approved the higher tuition and fee schedules on…
