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The Jet.com acquisition continues to draw questions for Walmart nearly four years after the $3.3 billion deal was made. Wall Street analyst Deborah Weinswig of Coresight Research recently said, “Walmart-owned…
by - February 19, 2020 6:30 pm
America’s Car-Mart earnings and revenue rose in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 as it beat analysts’ expectations for the period and ended the trading day with a record-high stock…
by - February 19, 2020 5:28 pm
Walmart continues to draw Wall Street support, despite the slight earnings miss in the retailer’s fourth-quarter reported Tuesday (Feb. 17). Some analysts polled by Talk Business & Politics believe Walmart…
by - February 18, 2020 5:13 pm
Walmart U.S. CEO John Furner said his team recently placed online orders for various items such as food, sporting goods and hardware. He said the experience was not fluid because…
by - February 18, 2020 11:24 am
Strong holiday sales helped to push revenue higher for Walmart in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020, and for the fiscal year ending Jan. 31. Total revenue for the retail…
by - February 17, 2020 12:30 pm
Arkansas’ economy was a tad wobbly entering the 2010 decade. The Great Recession continued to be a little too great, with the state’s jobless rate at 8.2% in January 2010…
by - February 15, 2020 11:17 am
Artificial intelligence (AI), otherwise known as machine learning, is slowly reshaping retail from optimizing back-end supply chain operations to in-store execution. It is also impacting marketing, customer service engagement and…
by - February 13, 2020 5:03 pm
It’s been two and a half years since Walmart began testing its white-glove concierge shopping service dubbed Jet black. After much speculation that Walmart would spin-off the venture given its…
by - February 13, 2020 4:02 pm
This world’s largest retailer is expected to post a fourth-quarter net income of $1.44 per share in its Feb. 18 report, which represents a year-over-year increase of 2.1%. Net income…
by - February 13, 2020 2:18 pm
America’s Car-Mart earnings and revenue are expected to increase in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 as its stock price jumped to a record high for two consecutive days. After…
by - February 12, 2020 2:41 pm
China is a long way from Northwest Arkansas but its impact to the region’s two largest companies is important. Tyson Foods and Walmart each have substantial operations in China and…
by - February 12, 2020 12:30 pm
The University of Arkansas announced Wednesday (Feb. 12) the Department of Accounting in the Sam M. Walton College of Business will be named for William Dillard, the founder of Little…
by - February 12, 2020 12:19 pm
Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart announced Wednesday (Feb. 12) the buy here, pay here used car dealer has been added to the S&P SmallCap 600 index as the company’s stock price on…
by - February 12, 2020 12:02 pm
Walmart continues to make personnel changes as the retailer’s new fiscal year gets underway. The latest realignment is taking place in the company’s vast marketing division, headed up by chief…
by - February 11, 2020 5:06 pm
While the death toll and number of new cases related to the coronavirus continues to rise in China, the impact of the respiratory illness has expanded into the U.S. energy,…
by - February 11, 2020 1:11 pm
Armed with strong financial positions consumers are expected to dole out $27.4 billion on goods and services for Valentine’s Day this year. That’s up 32% from a year ago and…
by - February 8, 2020 10:35 am
Direct-to-consumer brand SmileDirectClub is spreading its wings with a recent deal that puts oral care products in 3,800 U.S. Walmart stores. The Nashville, Tenn.-based company approached Walmart about a year…
by - February 5, 2020 3:53 pm
John Furner, CEO of Walmart U.S., announced several management changes in an internal memo issued this past Friday (Jan. 28) including the departure of Mark Ibbotson, executive vice president for…
by - February 5, 2020 1:40 pm
Nielsen Brandbank is partnering with Springdale-based WhyteSpyder’s SKU Ninja service to provide retailers and brands more insights and richer content creation aimed at increasing online sales. The partners announced the…
by - February 4, 2020 12:52 pm
Andy Wilson, a retired Walmart executive, remembers former CEO David Glass as the smartest person in the room, but who never forced his way of thinking on others. “He listened…
