by - August 2, 2018 11:33 am
Walmart may be the nation’s largest grocery retailer, but Amazon is gaining ground with the acquisition of Whole Foods, which it’s pairing with its Prime membership to help grocery grow…
by - August 1, 2018 3:16 pm
Leon Nicholas, vice president of retail insights at WestRock, believes consumers bolstered by a strong economy are calling the shots in retail by demanding best prices and ultimate convenience options….
by - August 1, 2018 3:04 pm
The assets of Fayetteville apparel company Lauren James are scheduled to be put up for public auction at a foreclosure sale Aug. 7. First Security Bank says not so fast….
by - July 31, 2018 1:15 pm
Walmart is constantly testing new processes and services internally and with customers. In recent months the retail giant quietly abandoned its Scan & Go tests as well the final-mile delivery…
by - July 30, 2018 1:58 pm
Rogers could soon be the site of the state’s second Northern Tool + Equipment store. A large-scale development plan has been filed with the city to build a 20,000-square-foot store…
by - July 30, 2018 10:42 am
Gemma Kubat, vice president of global business services services at Walmart, will join Target on Aug. 6 as senior vice president of supply chain engineering and activation. Kubat previously worked…
by - July 29, 2018 7:25 pm
Fayetteville apparel firm Lauren James has been recognized for being one of the fastest growing businesses in the U.S. It now appears the company may have grown too fast. According…
by - July 26, 2018 10:42 am
Final-mile delivery is the most expensive element of online shopping and in the low-margin grocery business, every penny counts. Walmart continues to test several possibilities with its online grocery delivery…
by - July 25, 2018 2:03 pm
In 1998, “Titanic” was the top grossing movie at the box office, the Monica Lewinsky scandal with President Bill Clinton dominated the news and a small tech startup known as…
by - July 25, 2018 9:44 am
A national restaurant chain will soon open its first Arkansas location in Fayetteville. First Watch, whose concept is built on a “healthy and fresh” breakfast, brunch and lunch menu, will…
by - July 24, 2018 4:47 pm
Walmart runs a complete liquor store attached to supercenter no. 5261 in Jane, Mo. The liquor store has a separate entrance and is also accessible from the supercenter. Signs throughout…
by - July 19, 2018 1:57 pm
Growing sweet potatoes for Walmart is a full-time, year-round job for Terris and Kim Matthews of Wynne, a city tucked away in Cross County near the northeastern edge of Arkansas….
by - July 18, 2018 5:14 pm
The executive suite at America’s Car-Mart has pretty much looked the same for the past three decades but this past year Hank Henderson, the face and voice of the buy-here,…
by - July 18, 2018 2:06 pm
James Smith backed into a career in the furniture business out of necessity. Nearly seven years later, it remains a runaway success. Two months away from its seventh anniversary, Springdale…
by - July 17, 2018 6:13 pm
Walmart continues to dole out the majority of its capital expenditures on growing its e-commerce business, which many believed was second only to Amazon and its 49.1% dominance in e-commerce…
by - July 17, 2018 1:02 pm
Just two years after moving into a 120,000-square-foot store west of Interstate 49 in Springdale, family-owned Sam’s Furniture continues to grow. Later this year, the retailer will open a 50,000-square-foot…
by - July 17, 2018 12:57 pm
New consumer options for dining and banking will be arriving on the west side of Springdale next year. An 11,300-square-foot retail shopping center called Sunset West Plaza is in development…
by - July 16, 2018 6:20 pm
Consumer spending ramped up in June sending retail sales up 0.5% in line with economists’ predictions. Total sales, including food, as reported by the U.S. Census Bureau were $506.8 billion….
by - July 16, 2018 5:22 pm
Skechers has finalized a lease agreement with IRC to open a location at the Chicago-based property owner’s Fort Smith Pavilion this September. The retailer will occupy the 7,980-square foot space…
by - July 16, 2018 5:08 pm
Salsa never looked back after it was crowned king of the condiment category over ketchup more than 25 years ago. Increased consumer demand for Hispanic food sparked the growth, according…
