by - April 1, 2020 2:36 pm
Kroger and the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union announced a $2 per hour pay raise for 3,000 Arkansas grocery workers at Kroger Stores across the state. This pay…
by - April 1, 2020 10:20 am
The list of small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) national emergency is extensive. In the second week of March, the World Health Organization officially classified COVID-19 as a pandemic….
by - March 31, 2020 8:43 am
As the COVID-19 pandemic threatens the safety of U.S. retail workers, Walmart said Tuesday (March 31) it will begin taking the temperatures of employees in distribution and fulfillment centers and…
by - March 28, 2020 1:27 pm
Walmart recently hosted more than 1,700 suppliers for a one-day forum in Rogers, where executives outlined expectations for this year and beyond. Suppliers saw some new faces in crucial leadership…
by - March 26, 2020 12:39 pm
Walmart has announced several new services and made some executive changes in recent weeks to boost e-commerce sales, expand third-party services for increased revenue streams, and try to close the…
by - March 25, 2020 3:50 pm
Sales in the leisure and hospitality, recreation and personal care services industries in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities are estimated to decline by almost 20% this year as a result…
by - March 24, 2020 2:59 pm
Sales tax revenue among the four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas rose 4.27% in the March report, with Rogers and Fayetteville having strong results, while Springdale reported modest gains of…
by - March 24, 2020 2:42 pm
The retail sector is reeling from the fallout of the coronavirus outbreak and the protocol around social distancing that has temporarily shuttered more than 47,000 chain stores as consumers are…
by - March 24, 2020 9:01 am
Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart will borrow an additional $30 million from its lender group in the midst of uncertainty in global markets because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a filing…
by - March 23, 2020 2:52 pm
The National Federation of Independent Business said its research shows the coronavirus outbreak is having a stark effect on small businesses as the situation drags on. NFIB reports 76% of…
by - March 20, 2020 10:53 am
Springdale-based grocery retailer Harps Food Stores Inc. has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire 20 stores across northeastern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri from Town and Country Grocers of Fredericktown,…
by - March 19, 2020 9:19 pm
Walmart, the nation’s largest private employer, said Thursday (March 19) it plans to hire 150,000 hourly associates in the U.S. and announced $550 million in cash bonuses to reward workers…
by - March 19, 2020 6:31 pm
Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart has established a task force to respond to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak as the buy here, pay here used car dealer’s stock price hit a 52-week low….
by - March 19, 2020 3:57 pm
A buying frenzy has been underway across the country the past 10 days leaving retailer shelves picked clean each day for consumer staples like toilet paper, canned soup and dairy…
by - March 19, 2020 11:57 am
Dean Banks, president of Springdale-based Tyson Foods, is getting baptized by fire in his new role. He first faced supply chain hitches as the coronavirus unfolded in China. Banks was…
by - March 18, 2020 9:51 pm
Walmart announced late Wednesday (March 18) it will begin reducing store hours from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. daily in order to allow employees more time to clean and restock…
by - March 18, 2020 7:59 am
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation will donate $25 million to support organizations on the front lines responding to the global coronavirus outbreak. In an announcement Monday night (March 17), the…
by - March 17, 2020 5:40 pm
Specialty retailers from Apple to Williams Sonoma have decided to temporarily close stores or reduce hours in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. More than 24,000 retail locations have been…
by - March 17, 2020 11:11 am
Dollar General has followed the lead of other grocery retailers in the U.S to adjust its store hours amid the coronavirus outbreak. With more than 16,094 stores throughout the country,…
by - March 16, 2020 3:44 pm
Walmart is reportedly proceeding with a majority sale of its Asda supermarket segment located in the United Kingdom and evaluating three initial bids for the business. Bloomberg reports Apollo Group…
