by - February 4, 2019 11:41 am
Editor’s note: This story was updated throughout with corrected points and other policy information from Walmart. Walmart is putting more preference on worker attendance and tying attendance to its “Myshare”…
by - February 1, 2019 4:45 pm
More than 1,000 business professionals from around the state attended the Business Forecast Luncheon presented by the University of Arkansas Center for Business and Economic Research on Friday (Feb 1)…
by - February 1, 2019 12:25 pm
Walmart Chief Data Officer Bill Groves, who joined the retail giant about seven months ago, says he quickly sized up the potential for Northwest Arkansas to become a national hub…
by - January 31, 2019 4:39 pm
Consumers and businesses will shell out big for the upcoming Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 3. The National Retail Federation (NRF) expects total consumer spending of $14.8 billion, which accounts…
by - January 30, 2019 3:13 pm
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) won the first battle in its federal civil lawsuit against Walmart Inc., filed on behalf of Alyssa Gilliam and a class of pregnant…
by - January 30, 2019 11:43 am
The Arkansas Blue & You Foundation for a healthier state announced a $150,000 grant to Arkansas Children’s School Nurse Academy to support the group’s asthma care initiative. “Arkansas Children’s Hospital…
by - January 29, 2019 5:04 pm
Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran has been focused on improving store efficiencies and making shopping easier for the retailer’s 140 million weekly customers. Foran told Talk Business & Politics in…
by - January 28, 2019 4:55 pm
Crossmark, a marketing and merchandising services firm, announced a new alliance with Fayetteville-based WhyteSpyder designed to provide clients with immediate digital merchandising solutions to grow online sales. David Newman, chief…
by - January 28, 2019 3:16 pm
Arkansas-based companies Tyson Foods, George’s Inc., Simmons Foods and OK Foods are each named as defendants in a civil lawsuit filed Jan. 25 by Florida-based restaurant operator Darden Restaurants in…
by - January 24, 2019 5:48 pm
Walmart store managers will have a new training tool in February as the retail giant unveils “Spark City” a simulation-style video game that puts players in charge of a Walmart…
by - January 23, 2019 6:25 pm
Walmart Inc. runs the third-largest private trucking fleet in the country with 8,000 drivers who travel more than 700 million miles annually delivering merchandise to Walmart and Sam’s Club. The…
by - January 23, 2019 4:17 pm
Consumers did their part in active spending in Northwest Arkansas in late 2018 which resulted in January sales tax revenue totaling $5.799 million among the region’s four largest cities. Revenue…
by - January 22, 2019 4:01 pm
Fayetteville-based Little Bird Systems has taken on an industry challenge the poultry sector has faced for more than two decades. Electrical engineers Byron Western and Edgar Cilio put their heads…
by - January 22, 2019 3:56 pm
Mercy Health said it’s seeing progress in an effort to bring more access to kids in need of mental health care over the past year. The provider said mental health…
by - January 21, 2019 1:47 pm
Fayetteville-based Field Agent has launched a new division known as Field Media, made possible with the recent acquisition of Rogers-based Smack, a social marketing agency founded by Sean Womack in…
by - January 18, 2019 7:30 pm
Walmart and CVS Health reported Friday (Jan. 18) the two companies have reached an agreement that allows Walmart to remain part of the CVS Caremark prescription benefits management group. This…
by - January 17, 2019 4:20 pm
Northwest Arkansas is still a long way from becoming a healthcare destination on par with peer metro areas of Austin, Texas, Durham-Chapel Hill, N.C., or Madison, Wisc. according to a…
by - January 16, 2019 4:18 pm
CVS Health Corp. announced Tuesday (Jan. 15) that Walmart is exiting its prescription network over pricing disputes. Walmart confirmed the discussions over price continue with CVS Caremark, which manages the…
by - January 16, 2019 1:44 pm
Walmart announced this week its new high-tech consolidation center under construction in Colton, Calif., is slated to come online in July. The 340,000-square-foot facility will be the first in Walmart’s…
by - January 16, 2019 1:11 pm
Online grocery is slowly growing its share in the U.S., but in the next five years, analysts expect e-commerce food sales will be a $59.5 billion market, a compound annual…
