by - October 30, 2017 1:42 pm
The notion that Amazon’s prices are higher than competitors like Walmart U.S. isn’t true, at least for 52,000 non-food items recently checked by e-commerce marketing and analytics firm Profitero. Keith…
by - October 28, 2017 1:33 pm
Online retail giant Amazon recently installed lockers into the Whole Foods store in Fayetteville as part of its plan make returns easier and give Prime members an option for package…
by - October 26, 2017 7:19 pm
Big box stores like Wal-Mart spend a lot of time planning and tweaking physical store layouts to compete with smaller discount chains like Lidl and Aldi as well as strong…
by - October 26, 2017 4:19 pm
In a third-quarter earnings preview, analysts Bret Jordan, David Kelley and Mark Jordan, all of Jefferies, said certified pre-owned vehicle sales rose 0.5% to 679,000 units in the quarter, from…
by - October 25, 2017 5:50 pm
There’s been a lot written about the Millennial generation and how these tech savvy shoppers are reshaping the retail sector today. But new research from Daymon Worldwide indicates a need…
by - October 24, 2017 5:27 pm
Retailers can’t afford to lose on price in today’s value-oriented world, according to J.P. Morgan retail analyst Christopher Horvers. “I think Wal-Mart understands that,” he told members of the Northwest…
by - October 23, 2017 5:20 pm
Wal-Mart Stores recently called for a 10% reduction in chemical footprint by 2022 to help meet the retailer’s sustainability goals. That means suppliers of consumable items such as household cleaners,…
by - October 19, 2017 12:09 pm
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…
by - October 18, 2017 12:34 pm
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…
by - October 18, 2017 11:01 am
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…
by - October 16, 2017 2:10 pm
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…
by - October 13, 2017 10:09 am
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…
by - October 12, 2017 5:38 pm
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…
by - October 12, 2017 12:57 pm
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,…
by - October 11, 2017 6:48 pm
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…
by - October 11, 2017 4:59 pm
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…
by - October 11, 2017 4:18 pm
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…
by - October 10, 2017 3:31 pm
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…
by - October 10, 2017 1:04 pm
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….
by - October 10, 2017 11:13 am
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…
