by - November 14, 2017 9:30 am
Wal-Mart Stores reports third quarter earnings early Thursday (Nov. 16) and Wall Street consensus is 97-cents per share, or $2.902 billion in net income. This would be a 1% decline…
by - November 13, 2017 2:28 pm
Every analytics firm has its prediction on how much online retail sales will grow. For example, a recent report from FTI Consulting forecasts U.S. online retail to double by 2023….
by - November 9, 2017 4:19 pm
Wal-Mart Stores will be among retailers remaining open on Thanksgiving Day. The retailer said its stores will be open all day but the sales event will begin at 6 p.m….
by - November 9, 2017 4:14 pm
Walmart Supercenters at Baseline Road in Little Rock and Highway 65 North in Conway recently completed remodels that were designed to improve shopper experiences. The stores added new interactive displays…
by - November 8, 2017 2:20 pm
Enactus members and students at NorthWest Arkansas Community College had an intimate conversation about business execution and leadership with a veteran Wal-Mart exec who spent the bulk of his 17…
by - November 7, 2017 4:45 pm
Brick-and-mortar retailers continue to scale back their physical footprints with Target announcing Tuesday (Nov. 7) plans to shutter 12 stores in early February. No stores in Arkansas are being impacted….
by - November 7, 2017 3:15 pm
A $2.4 million land purchase has set in motion a new tenant for the Gateway Town Center at the intersection of Interstate 430/Interstate 30 interchange in Little Rock. Riverbike of…
by - November 6, 2017 5:32 pm
The retail industry is undergoing an evolution and the supply chain, the backbone that holds up the important sector, also faces turmoil and challenges, according Colby Beland, vice president of…
by - November 3, 2017 6:12 am
Sears Holdings announced Thursday (Nov. 2) plans to close another 63 Sears and Kmart stores by late January. On the chopping block are flagship stores in Central Mall of Fort…
by - November 1, 2017 6:07 pm
Even with Hurricane-related store closures and fuel supply woes, Murphy USA Inc.’s third quarter profits were 50% better than a year ago and easily beat Wall Street expectations, the El…
by - November 1, 2017 5:50 pm
A new study from retail management provider Brightpearl indicates just 58% of retailers have invested in the right technology to help handle holiday sales spikes. The study said the rest…
by - November 1, 2017 4:24 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores is betting big this holiday season and working to leverage its footprint of 4,700 stores with a growing online business. The retailer said Wednesday (Nov. 1)…
by - November 1, 2017 8:18 am
Wal-Mart’s grocery chain in the United Kingdom — Asda — announced a change in top management which will be effective at the end of the year. CEO Sean Clarke will…
by - October 31, 2017 5:13 pm
Holiday spending is expected to top $680 billion this year, which equates to $967.13 per household, according to the National Retail Federation. That’s about 3.5% more than they spent last…
by - October 31, 2017 10:01 am
A Rally’s restaurant opened Monday (Oct. 30) inside a Walmart Supercenter at 406 S. Walton Blvd., across from the home office of the Bentonville-based retailer, and another Rally’s is expected…
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…
