by - January 21, 2019 7:39 pm
Walmart continues to staff up its massive technology arm known as Walmart Labs. The retail giant added roughly 1,700 tech-related jobs in fiscal 2019 which ends Jan. 31. There are…
by - January 21, 2019 7:40 am
Depending how Apple and Walmart performed in the month of December will determine who finishes the year No. 3 in American online sales for 2018. Assuming Walmart continues its winning…
by - January 16, 2019 1:44 pm
Walmart announced this week its new high-tech consolidation center under construction in Colton, Calif., is slated to come online in July. The 340,000-square-foot facility will be the first in Walmart’s…
by - January 16, 2019 1:11 pm
Online grocery is slowly growing its share in the U.S., but in the next five years, analysts expect e-commerce food sales will be a $59.5 billion market, a compound annual…
by - January 15, 2019 2:52 pm
Walmart Inc. unveiled its revamp of the Walmart On Campus store at the University of Arkansas this week after an extensive remodel and the addition of a pickup lockers, which…
by - January 14, 2019 2:03 pm
Since Amazon acquired Whole Foods in 2017, the world has been watching closely to see how the e-commerce giant would use the grocery chain to expand its own food business….
by - January 11, 2019 11:11 am
Robust consumer spending at retail during the 2018 holiday season resulted in the best December same-store sales growth (2%) the restaurant industry has seen since August 2015, according to Dallas-based…
by - January 10, 2019 2:02 pm
The used car industry might be negatively impacted by the government shutdown, tax reform and whether 2019 tax filers made the appropriate adjustments to their 2018 withholdings as used vehicle…
by - January 10, 2019 12:43 pm
Target CEO Brian Cornell announced Thursday, (Jan. 10) several key promotions in the company’s leadership team. Cornell said Cathy Smith, chief financial officer, is retiring from that position and will…
by - January 9, 2019 3:38 pm
Consumers across the U.S. rank Trader Joe’s, Costco and Amazon as the top grocery retailers according to the dunnhumby Retailer Preference Index released this week. The nationwide study examined the…
by - January 8, 2019 2:39 pm
Returns are part of the retail business as consumers often change their minds after making a purchase. In 2018, the value of returned merchandise in the U.S. totaled nearly $369…
by - January 8, 2019 11:06 am
Dollar Tree is mulling the possibility of divesting its Family Dollar business under pressure from activist investor Starboard Equity LP, which owns 1.7% of Dollar Tree’s outstanding shares. Starboard urged…
by - January 4, 2019 2:45 pm
The retail sector was strong throughout the holidays behind robust consumer spending. The National Retail Federation (NRF) reported Friday (Jan. 4) the sector added 37,600 jobs in December compared to…
by - January 3, 2019 3:41 pm
In early 2019, consumers across Northwest Arkansas will be among the first in the country to eliminate clunky coin change using digital piggybank software developed by Bucket Technologies. Bringing the…
by - January 1, 2019 1:34 pm
Italy-based Colavita, a longtime Walmart food supplier, embraces the challenges of balancing online commerce and subscription-based meal kits with expanding its brick-and-mortar presence. It’s not often a family-owned business based…
by - December 31, 2018 12:23 pm
Rich Grubbs is “like a kid with a new toy” when he talks about the possibilities of North Walton Boulevard in Bentonville. Grubbs, owner of Arkansas Commercial Real Estate, believes…
by - December 28, 2018 12:38 pm
When retail giant Walmart invested $16 billion into a majority stake of Indian e-commerce platform and logistics arm, Flipkart, it was the most expensive acquisition in the company’s 56-year history….
by - December 27, 2018 8:32 pm
Alex Blass, principal of real estate company Cushman & Wakefield/Sage Partners in Rogers, will be able to watch from his eighth-floor office window in Hunt Tower as a nearby 27-acre…
by - December 27, 2018 8:24 pm
The most expensive part of e-commerce delivery lies in the so-called “final mile” to the customer. Amazon spends about $7.5 billion annually on shipping costs for its 54 million Prime…
by - December 21, 2018 9:47 am
A $500,000 deal in Cave Springs is paving the way for a Casey’s General Store development. The Ankeny, Iowa-based company bought a 1.9-acre commercial lot at the corner of highways…
