by - March 26, 2026 9:46 pm
Walmart continues to tout low food prices to consumers dealing with inflation that pushed overall grocery prices 3.1% higher in February from a year ago, according to the Consumer Price…
by - March 26, 2026 9:24 pm
Consumers are expected to dole out an average of $195.59 per person for the Easter holiday, up 1.86% from a year ago. Cumulative spending is pegged at $24.9 billion, up…
by - March 25, 2026 10:40 am
Sales tax revenue in the four largest cities in Benton and Washington counties was down more than 8% in the March report, marking three consecutive reporting months of lower revenue…
by - March 23, 2026 4:40 pm
Springdale-based Harps Food Stores will usher in “SmartMeals,” an AI-powered shopping assistant, for customers using its more than 150 stores. The announcement was made Monday (March 23) at an Associated…
by - March 23, 2026 12:32 pm
Alvin Clark, 62, and a former co-worker, Matthew Reeves, who were employed in Tyson Foods’ fully-cooked poultry plant in Danville, Va., are suing the meat giant for racial discrimination and…
by - March 16, 2026 2:24 pm
Walmart is the largest grocery chain in the U.S., with food and consumables comprising roughly 60% of sales, and pharmacy/health and wellness making up 13.5% of the retailer’s U.S. revenue,…
by - March 12, 2026 12:10 pm
Many retail suppliers have raised consumer prices in 2025, claiming higher operating costs because of tariffs and rising labor and insurance costs. There is hope a U.S. Supreme Court ruling…
by - March 11, 2026 1:30 pm
More than $200 million in damage is the estimate to Arkansas’ poultry sector from the January snow and sleet storm that blanketed much of the state, according to a preliminary…
by - March 11, 2026 12:52 pm
Retail sales nationwide were up 6.2% in February from a year ago and ticked up 0.3% from the prior month, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). Sales were up…
by - March 11, 2026 12:29 pm
While there is growing uncertainty amid geopolitical conflicts, Arkansas businesses responding to the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank Beige Book inquiries in mid-to-late February indicated more optimism than in the…
by - March 4, 2026 5:05 pm
Walmart merchant and sourcing teams are hitting the road in search of products made, grown, or assembled in the United States. The retail giant will make 8 regional stops between…
by - March 4, 2026 3:32 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods and the University of Arkansas inked a five-year deal to sponsor all varsity sports played at the state’s flagship university. Terms of the deal designed to help…
by - March 3, 2026 12:08 pm
Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers, and Springdale cumulatively reported sales tax revenue of $10.862 million in their February reports, down 2.9% from the same month a year ago. The decline follows a…
by - March 2, 2026 12:34 pm
In the first six weeks of 2026, Saks Global, the store operator of Eddie Bauer, and Francesca’s have sought Chapter 11 protection — reorganization — each with different issues and…
by - February 26, 2026 11:44 am
Greg Foran is often seen as a fixer. When he took over as CEO for Walmart U.S. in 2014, he was tasked with cleaning up stores, reversing the downward trajectory…
by - February 19, 2026 1:34 pm
Consumers continue to turn to online shopping for food and other consumables. December online grocery sales totaled $12.7 billion, up 32%, or $3.1 billion over the same month in 2024,…
by - February 19, 2026 12:27 pm
Walmart’s fiscal-year revenue reached $713.163 billion, up 4.7% compared with the previous fiscal year, and the global retailer reported fiscal-year net income of $21.893 billion, up 12.6%. Fourth-quarter net income…
by - February 17, 2026 1:55 pm
Walmart reports its fourth-quarter earnings and fiscal 2026 financial results Thursday (Feb. 19) before the market opens, and the consensus estimate is earnings per share of 73 cents for the…
by - February 12, 2026 10:44 am
Johnathon Ervin spent more than 25 years in the military, retiring as a chief master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force in 1997, and then serving his last 10 years…
by - February 10, 2026 2:26 pm
Love is in the air. And so is love-related spending. The National Retail Federation (NRF) estimates that 65% of U.S. households plan to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, spending an…
