by - September 10, 2020 11:34 am
Unlike Texas-based Stages Stores and Pier One, two iconic department store chains based in the Dallas area of North Texas will survive their recent bankruptcy filings. JC Penney said late…
by - September 9, 2020 12:27 pm
Walmart has launched a pilot program with Flytrex using drones to deliver groceries and household essentials in Fayetteville, N.C., according to a blog posted Wednesday (Sept. 9) by Tom Ward,…
by - September 9, 2020 11:52 am
Retail giant Walmart has unveiled a new digital scheduler so customers can book a flu vaccine appointment at any of Walmart’s 4,700 pharmacies. Walmart said its stores are following COVID-19…
by - September 8, 2020 4:43 pm
Walmart has narrowed the field of prospective suppliers down to 850 participants for this year’s virtually conducted Open Call slated for Oct. 1. The retailer sifted through more than 4,800…
by - September 5, 2020 9:02 am
Food retailers and manufacturers are having a banner sales year, with consumers eating fewer meals away from home. But much of the increased spending from mid-March through July was based…
by - September 4, 2020 2:59 pm
This week Walmart told its more than 100,000 suppliers about its new Supplier Quality Excellence Program (SQEP) which will measure suppliers on four areas as part of an effort to…
by - September 3, 2020 5:38 pm
Donnie King, a Tyson Foods veteran, was named Thursday (Sept. 3) as president of the meat giant’s poultry business, effective immediately. He has spent 35 years in the poultry business…
by - September 3, 2020 4:32 pm
Walmart suppliers have been told that on-time and in-full (OTIF) shipments must be 98% complete effective Sept. 15. Suppliers not meeting the new guidance will be fined 3% of the…
by - September 3, 2020 7:51 am
Tyson Foods announced Thursday (Sept. 3) plans to open seven health clinics with Marathon Health to be located near its meat processing plants. The clinics will give Tyson Foods employees…
by - September 1, 2020 4:20 pm
Just days after Walmart made a deal to sell the Bare Necessities retail business, the retail giant is also divesting Shoes.com, according to several media organizations, and first reported by Bloomberg. Walmart acquired…
by - September 1, 2020 1:17 pm
Walmart said it will on Sept. 15 launch its much-anticipated Walmart+ service, a membership program that includes in-store and online discounts and fuel savings of 5-cents a gallon at Walmart…
by - August 31, 2020 5:30 pm
One in three Americans are concerned about how long their jobs will hold out amid an unemployment rate of 10.2% and the lingering impacts of COVID-19, according to a recent…
by - August 28, 2020 4:11 pm
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon said there is no such thing as “business as usual” at the retail giant. “Not a day goes by that we are not asking ourselves how…
by - August 27, 2020 4:52 pm
Consumers are feeling less confident about the economy according to a recent dunnhumby U.S. Worry Index of 29%, up from 23% as the third wave of concern began in early…
by - August 27, 2020 2:52 pm
Israeli-based Delta Galil Industries reported Wednesday (Aug. 26) it had acquired the Bare Necessities intimate apparel business from Walmart for an undisclosed sum. The deal is expected to close in…
by - August 27, 2020 2:43 pm
Retail giant Walmart is partnering with tech giant Microsoft on a bid for the Chinese-owned video app known as TikTok. The news was first reported Thursday (Aug. 27) by CNBC….
by - August 26, 2020 4:51 pm
Walmart, Procter & Gamble, the Northwest Arkansas Council and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art have created the Community Cohesion Project to improve understanding about cultural differences while also encouraging…
by - August 26, 2020 12:16 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods was in 2019 king of the nation’s broiler production with 200.47 million pounds of ready-to-cook chicken produced each week. Tyson Foods slaughtered 38.3 million chickens a week…
by - August 25, 2020 3:57 pm
The Walmart annual health fair which typically takes place in the fall is being replaced by an online wellness event slated for Aug. 28-30. The three-day event will focus on…
by - August 25, 2020 3:25 pm
Walmart blazed a new trail when it recently partnered with Verizon Media to launch an online grocery service for Yahoo Mail users. The service allows consumers to fill their Walmart…
