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The National Retail Federation (NRF) expects a 5% rise in Easter holiday spending compared with 2024. Total spending is forecast at $23.6 billion despite economic uncertainty evidenced by weaker consumer…
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Walmart has in recent years quietly invested in smaller convenience stores with fuel that are linked to supercenters and grocery formats. The retailer has tweaked the format size based on…
by - April 15, 2025 10:53 am
Consumers spent 4.75% more on retail purchases in March compared to a year ago. Total sales excluded autos and fuel and were compiled by Affinity Solutions for the National Retail…
by - April 14, 2025 3:43 pm
Recent reports suggest the announced and threatened tariffs may have boosted near-term shipping and import numbers, but may eventually lengthen the U.S. freight recession and reduce spending on trucks and…
by - April 14, 2025 1:15 pm
A Fort Smith institution is looking to change hands. The owner of Irish Maid Donuts posted April 7 on social media that she is ready to sell the business that…
by - April 14, 2025 11:03 am
Despite initial optimism, consumers polled by McKinsey & Company indicate they plan to spend less on discretionary categories like clothes and shoes over the next three months. Only 14% said…
by - April 9, 2025 4:31 pm
Walmart on Wednesday (April 9) said during its investor conference in Dallas it is holding steady with its sales growth forecast, with execs saying the retail giant will play offense…
by - April 9, 2025 11:57 am
U.S. consumers continue to purchase more groceries and consumables online, with online grocery sales rising 21% in March from a year ago. The $9.7 billion in total sales is not…
by - April 8, 2025 3:46 pm
The Senate Insurance and Commerce Committee advanced a bill Tuesday (April 8) that would prevent pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) like CVS Health from operating retail pharmacies in Arkansas. The committee…
by - April 3, 2025 11:25 am
Retail data solutions provider Crisp has acquired Seattle-based Shelf Engine, an artificial intelligence (AI) provider for retailers and the fresh food supply chain. Terms of the deal were not disclosed….
by - April 2, 2025 3:32 pm
The National Retail Federation reported Wednesday (April 2) it expects 2025 retail sales to top $5.42 trillion, growing between 2.7% and 3.7% above the $5.29 trillion in 2024. Online sales…
by - April 2, 2025 11:55 am
Cargo theft is a costly problem for the retail and supply chain industries. In 2024, incident rates hit an all-time high. Industry leaders estimate cargo theft will rise 25% from…
by - April 1, 2025 4:22 pm
Walmart has announced plans to expand its business in Mexico over the next five years with a $6 billion investment to add 1,500 new stores. This will add to the…
by - April 1, 2025 12:19 pm
Fayetteville-based construction company HTP Contractors is completing multiple projects in Northwest Arkansas for Dallas-based Wingstop restaurant franchisee Vibe Restaurants Group. HTP Contactors is building its second and third Wingstop restaurants…
by - April 1, 2025 12:14 pm
New York-based Omnicom Group Inc. agencies Omnicom Commerce and Flywheel recently moved into an 11,932-square-foot office at Founders Plaza, 5001 Founders Way, Suite 220, in Rogers. Omnicom is a publicly…
by - March 31, 2025 12:45 pm
Lucius Mhoon, owner of Pozza’s Pasta brand made in Springdale, bought the brand 20 years ago from Felix Pozza, who launched the pasta brand as a Tontitown grocer in 1971….
by - March 29, 2025 12:47 pm
Legend has it that a goat farmer in Ethiopia discovered coffee beans in the ninth century. He noticed that after his goats ate the “cherries” of a particular tree in…
by - March 27, 2025 12:01 pm
Bentonville-based Walmart held the top spot with 63% of U.S. shoppers in a survey using the retailer to shop for groceries, according to YouGov’s grocery store ranking survey for 2025….
by - March 18, 2025 10:48 am
Eric Howerton and JS Bull have teamed up to launch a new tech startup to help Walmart and its suppliers more easily increase advertising clicks within their retail media networks…
by - March 18, 2025 9:58 am
Walmart will part ways with buy-now-pay-later provider Affirm by the end of this year, and Swedish-based fintech Klarna will be the exclusive provider to the retailer’s customers for deferred payment…
