by - November 11, 2018 12:19 pm
Tyson Foods is expected to report fourth quarter earnings gains Tuesday (Nov. 13), lifting the meat giant to another record year. The consensus of analysts pegs fiscal year net income…
by - November 9, 2018 10:16 am
Northwest Arkansas is a land of plenty. There are lots of jobs, rising incomes, growing population and an expanding list of amenities from trails to museums to enhance lives. But…
by - November 8, 2018 4:34 pm
Thanksgiving has not yet arrived, but the holiday shopping is here, and retailers are wasting no time trying to woo consumers to their stores and websites with seven weeks until…
by - November 8, 2018 10:24 am
The newest vendor to locate to Bentonville is New York-based Genpact, a global professional services firm, who is taking up residence inside Walmart’s corporate campus by the end of November. Walmart…
by - November 5, 2018 10:21 am
Fayetteville-based logistics provider CaseStack, founded by CEO Dan Sanker in 1999 (in Santa Monica, Calif.,) is being acquired by the Hub Group (NASDAQ: HUBG), a large, publicly traded transportation logistics…
by - October 31, 2018 6:31 pm
With more than 4,600 U.S. store locations, Walmart continues to seek opportunities to use its massive footprint in unique ways such as anchoring “town centers” to improve consumer experiences. L.B….
by - October 30, 2018 6:04 pm
Retail returns remain a challenge for even the largest retailers like Walmart and Amazon. A recent report from Optoro, a Washington, D.C.-based provider of returns optimization software, found the impact…
by - October 30, 2018 11:28 am
Consumers recently surveyed by San Diego-based CPC Strategy overwhelmingly (80.1%) said they will shop Amazon for Christmas gifts this year. Walmart came in second with 57% of respondents planning to…
by - October 29, 2018 4:49 pm
For more than 150 years the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., has been a destination for healthcare. While Northwest Arkansas continues to work toward being a destination for healthcare excellence…
by - October 28, 2018 1:52 pm
The combined sales tax revenue in Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale totaled $6.027 million, up 10% from a year ago. Revenue in the October report rebounded from a tepid 1.54%…
by - October 26, 2018 7:07 pm
Walmart has agreed to a proposed settlement with the City of Pontiac, Mich., General Employees Retirement System that would put an end to fraud allegations in this case brought against…
by - October 25, 2018 2:53 pm
Drones have been pegged as a better way to deliver final mile packaging and 7-Eleven convenience stores in select cities have been delivering hot coffee via drones for over a…
by - October 25, 2018 2:21 pm
In late July, Tyson Foods lowered its fiscal year earnings guidance by an average of 65 cents per share. The company cited volatile meat prices relating to excess supplies of…
by - October 23, 2018 6:27 pm
Technology is transforming Northwest Arkansas’ three largest companies and each are embracing the changes. Officials with J.B. Hunt, Tyson Foods and Walmart took part in a panel discussion moderated by…
by - October 23, 2018 3:04 pm
Technology continues to turn the healthcare sector on its head with new innovations devices used in the privacy of one’s home can accurately confirm disease. New techniques in genetic analysis…
by - October 21, 2018 5:14 pm
Movers and shakers in Northwest Arkansas have worked for a year volunteering more than 3,000 hours toward the upcoming Northwest Arkansas Technology Summit and its two pre-summit events. It will…
by - October 18, 2018 11:27 am
Tyson Foods and its subsidiary Cobb Vantress will ramp up their investments and support for OneEgg, a non-profit dedicated to ending child hunger around the world by providing egg protein…
by - October 17, 2018 5:27 pm
Walmart scored well with Wall Street analysts this week, hosting them in Bentonville for the company’s annual investor conference, a tradition that dates back to the early 1970’s after the…
by - October 17, 2018 4:04 pm
Grocery stores around the Natural State sold more meat to consumers in 2012 – the latest available data – than any other category, according to economic census data conducted by…
by - October 16, 2018 4:39 pm
Wall Street analysts heard from Walmart executives on Tuesday (Oct. 16) about their plans to build out the company’s ecosystem and capture opportunities for long-term growth. But, the retail execs…
