by - June 19, 2017 11:46 am
Walmart U.S. Chief Merchandising Officer Steve Bratspies said the retailer is passionate about offering a wide assortment of private label products and investing in quality. It’s a message closely parsed…
by - June 19, 2017 10:24 am
Wal-Mart Stores has been doubling down on lower pricing strategies, investing in improved private label and continually testing shopper convenience options and the efforts are paying off in it getting…
by - June 16, 2017 11:33 am
Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods will certainly challenge grocers like Wal-Mart, Kroger and others to hold or grow market share while maintaining profitable margins. But most market watchers don’t see…
by - June 16, 2017 9:30 am
Two U.S. retail titans on Friday (June 16) made big moves into each others business, with Wal-Mart Stores buying exclusive apparel seller Bonobos for $310 million and Amazon entering the…
by - June 14, 2017 8:50 pm
Wal-Mart Stores is in the news daily and recent headlines indicate there are more store closures coming in select markets as the retailer has opted to shutter underperforming locations while…
by - June 14, 2017 4:48 pm
Adventure Subaru in Fayetteville is adjusting to a 5.5-acre expansion the car dealership completed earlier this year. The project more than doubled the size of the 10-acre dealership, adding a…
by - June 14, 2017 1:06 pm
The pace of change in the retail sector is unparalleled, impacting businesses and consumers from New York to Beijing to Mexico City to Toronto, according to Scott Price, chief administrative…
by - June 14, 2017 12:48 pm
Consumers are reaching deep into their wallets this year to surprise dear dad with the biggest cumulative spending on record for the patriarchal holiday. Spending is expected to top $15.5…
by - June 13, 2017 3:24 pm
Two years ago the Walmart Foundation partnered with the National Retail Federation and other stakeholders to try and change the perception of retail jobs in America, and the work continues…
by - June 12, 2017 4:27 pm
Boot Barn Holdings Inc., a California-based western and work wear retailer, has acquired ‘certain assets’ of Fayetteville e-commerce startup Country Outfitter for $1.8 million. The company revealed the acquisition in…
by - June 12, 2017 4:19 pm
Retail titan Wal-Mart Stores said it will provide about free health screenings for consumers during its “Walmart Wellness Day” slated Saturday (June 17). The health fairs will take place in…
by - June 12, 2017 3:52 pm
PetSmart’s recent acquisition of industry-disruptor Chewy cost the pet specialty retailer $3.35 billion, about as much as Wal-Mart paid for Jet.com. Both eye-popping deals were about acquiring the competition. PetSmart…
by - June 9, 2017 11:33 am
Retailers responded to customer demand by importing more goods in the first five months of 2017 through the nation’s major ports. The growth of imports remains robust, albeit below the…
by - June 8, 2017 1:16 pm
Better Homes & Gardens is one of the first Wal-Mart vendors to respond to the retailer’s request for suppliers to open up their entire product catalogs regardless of how many…
by - June 8, 2017 10:48 am
One week after Walmart U.S e-Commerce CEO Marc Lore was baptized in his first Wal-Mart shareholders’ meeting, he sat down with the analyst community at the Baird 2017 Global Consumer,…
by - June 7, 2017 3:15 pm
The turnaround story for Walmart U.S. began with the focus more than two years ago on its workforce behind a $2.7 billion investment in higher wages and training, according to…
by - June 7, 2017 12:32 pm
Consumers doled out about $412 billion last year on prescription drugs primarily divided among 16 major players in the U.S. market, according to Drug Channels Institute. But online retail titan…
by - June 5, 2017 1:41 pm
Two of Wal-Mart’s top executives say they don’t have a crystal ball to predict how retail will look in five years but they are committed to testing new processes and…
by - June 2, 2017 11:39 am
Thousands of Wal-Mart employees, shareholders, curious capitalists, shiny celebrities, and a few constant critics gathered Friday morning in Fayetteville, Arkansas, for the now popular and predictable annual meeting. It contains,…
by - June 1, 2017 12:10 pm
Metro Appliances & More recently relocated from Springdale to a 130,000-square-foot building along Interstate 49 in Lowell. The new location at 801 Metro Place opened May 8 after the Tulsa-based…
