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Oklahoma-based P&K Equipment, a John Deere dealer, has purchased a Northwest Arkansas equipment company for its first location in Arkansas. P&K is the new owner of the former Countryside Farm…
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The online grocery sector is forecast to grow from $15.1 billion in 2017 to $34.7 billion over the next five years. That’s a healthy increase of $19.6 billion, with an…
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E-commerce is not something Wal-Mart Stores just discovered in the past few years. The retail giant stood up its online division in 1999 after acquiring a site and converting it…
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John Furner, CEO of Sam’s Club, told the Wall Street investment community last week he understood their questions about whether his new leadership team will move the needle in a…
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Retailers large and small are expecting record Halloween sales as more than 179 million Americans plan to celebrate the holiday. That’s 8 million more than took part in Halloween festivities…
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Walmart’s international division is viewed as a growth engine and talent developer for Wal-Mart Stores, according to divisional CEO David Cheesewright. Walmart International consists of one million employees in 27…
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The future is here in terms of interconnected “smart” devices, also dubbed the internet of things (IoT). While proliferation of the technology is not mainstream among grocery and food companies,…
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Walmart U.S. CEO Greg Foran said he and his management team have spent two years “fixing stores.” By that, he means looking at every process within a store operation and…
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Supplier Community founder Matt Fifer is hosting a new Fast Start event for new retail suppliers looking to gain insight on supplier/retail relationships. The workshop is slated to begin at…
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Convenience stores are taking more of the grocery and quick-serve market share, according to a report by the National Association of Convenience Stores. The NACS Retailer Sentiment Survey, which polled…
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Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon told the investment community Tuesday (Oct. 10) he wouldn’t want to trade places with anyone else because he likes Wal-Mart’s odds to win in the…
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A former vendor for Florida-based Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the mammoth liquor distributor for $30 million. The 79-page lawsuit was filed Oct….
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The first attempt at expansion did not go well for entrepreneurs Rick and Sharon Boone. The Fayetteville couple are ready to give it another try. The owners of Fayetteville landmark…
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The price of used vehicles continues to rise at record levels, and increased 6.3% in September, from the same month in 2016. Since August, the price of used vehicles has…
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The reaction to the Sept. 15 announcement by Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon that the company was going to invest in a new home office campus in Bentonville has been…
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Each weekday at 2:30 p.m., Lisa Hastings looks out the window of her cupcake shop on Second Street in Rogers, and watches the change in downtown. That’s when more than…
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Wal-Mart Stores is closing a Neighborhood Market in Little Rock on Nov. 2. Store No. 5666 at 2510 Cantrell Road opened in mid- 2012 but over the years the store…
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Consumers have the ability to spend more this holiday season, but the golden question is how much more? Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist for the National Retail Federation (NRF), said the…
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Salvage auction operators have been rapidly recovering the nearly 200,000 vehicles totaled by Hurricane Harvey, and they should start to enter the market between the middle of the fourth quarter…
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The Fayetteville-based chocolate company formerly known as Hello Cocoa has changed its name to Markham & Fitz. The change was prompted by a trademark issue and was unveiled ahead of…
