by - March 14, 2020 11:58 am
Walmart says it is the trusted low-cost leader in grocery and consumables on a per-basket basis, but that’s not always true. There are several variables that can impact the total…
by - March 13, 2020 5:35 pm
Walmart told its home office employees Friday to begin working remotely through at least April 3. The retailer said this will pertain to all U.S. offices and become effective on…
by - March 13, 2020 1:14 pm
Meat companies like Tyson Foods will have to balance the robust meat production estimates with the threat of recession and looming issues around the coronavirus (COVID-19) that have disrupted supply…
by - March 12, 2020 5:21 pm
As the coronavirus continues to spread in Arkansas, hospital officials are working to prepare for the highly contagious virus that has infected 127,800 people around the globe, more than 1,300…
by - March 12, 2020 1:55 pm
Walmart said it is taking preventative measures to keep its 4,600 stores clean and free from the coronavirus, despite at least one worker in Kentucky that has been diagnosed with…
by - March 11, 2020 4:39 pm
The children of Helen and Sam Walton through Walton Enterprises recently transferred 14% of the family’s Walmart stock into the Walton Family Holdings Trust, a benevolent entity that funds charitable…
by - March 10, 2020 3:10 pm
Walmart, one of the nation’s largest employers with more than 1.4 million U.S. workers, is reporting that a store worker in Cynthiana, Ky., has tested positive for the coronavirus, though…
by - March 10, 2020 1:32 pm
The U.S.-China Phase One Economic Trade Agreement that commenced Feb. 14 continues to be expanded with new protocols for California nectarine exports, lifting a ban on beef and beef products…
by - March 9, 2020 6:09 pm
Walmart said it aims to hire at least 500 drivers this year focusing on East and West Coast regions. The company already employs more than 9,000 drivers who transport goods…
by - March 9, 2020 1:18 pm
The national marriage and divorce rates declined between 2008 and 2018, but the rates varied sharply between states, according to U.S. Census Bureau data from American Community Surveys. Arkansas led…
by - March 6, 2020 8:10 am
The threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19) has gripped the U.S. by the horns and the cattle industry is no exception, according to Derrell Peel, livestock marketing analyst with the Oklahoma…
by - March 5, 2020 7:14 pm
Walmart remains top dog in the list of global retailers examined by Kantar Consulting for international reach and revenue. The Bentonville company’s revenue totaled $510.33 billion last year. Walmart also…
by - March 5, 2020 1:35 pm
Walmart said Thursday (March 5) it is restricting all cross-border international travel business trips. The large Walmart U.S. Customer Conference – formerly the year beginning meeting – to take place in…
by - March 4, 2020 6:45 pm
Walmart has made no secret about its desire to end grocery operations in the United Kingdom in order to focus on higher-growth markets like India, China and Mexico. The retailer…
by - March 4, 2020 6:33 pm
Dr. Dan Conway, new to the University of Arkansas as associate director and professor at the Blockchain Center of Excellence, said the U.S. continues to lag behind other countries such…
by - February 29, 2020 9:41 am
The National Retail Federation (NRF) recently teamed with data science leader IBM to study global consumer shopping trends, which the researchers said have fundamentally changed. The biggest change to shopping…
by - February 27, 2020 2:43 pm
The National Retail Federation has forecast retail sales of roughly $3.9 trillion this year, growing between 3.5% and 4.1%, despite uncertainty from lingering trade concerns, coronavirus and the presidential election….
by - February 26, 2020 3:40 pm
The retail apocalypse in 2019 saw more than 9,300 store closures, nearly double that in 2018. But analysts interviewed by Talk Business & Politics expect closures to moderate in 2020….
by - February 26, 2020 2:43 pm
Consumer spending in December helped to rally sales tax revenue reported this month by the region’s four largest cities. Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale cumulatively reported sales tax revenues were…
by - February 25, 2020 12:38 pm
Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner and Marc Lore, CEO of Walmart U.S. eCommerce, sent an internal email Tuesday (Feb. 25) to announce several changes to the merchandising division. According to…
