by - July 29, 2025 5:55 pm
The city of Fort Smith reported a rebound in sales tax revenue in June, marking only the second time this year collections surpassed the same month in 2024. The increase…
by - July 29, 2025 4:04 pm
Arkansas surpassed 60,000 electric vehicles registered in the state in the first half of 2025 after exceeding 50,000 in the second half of 2024, according to data from the Arkansas…
by - July 24, 2025 1:59 pm
Walmart has hired Instacart executive Daniel Danker in a newly-created role as the executive vice president of AI acceleration for the Bentonville-based retail giant. Danker will report directly to CEO…
by - July 23, 2025 2:27 pm
In addition to a focus on its broad retail operation, Walmart keeps tabs on threats with its Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) to its assets worldwide, which include facilities, personnel,…
by - July 23, 2025 12:47 pm
Consumers are using buy now, pay later (BNPL) services to cover daily expenses, according to a survey by CouponBirds. Usage is expected to rise in the back half of this…
by - July 22, 2025 3:06 pm
Rob Husong has almost 30 years in banking under his belt but doesn’t consider himself to be a traditional banker. As president of F1RSTNB, formerly First National Bank of NWA,…
by - July 21, 2025 5:40 pm
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon says he is a self-proclaimed “retail lifer and gadget geek.” He is also a risk-taker, much like founder Sam Walton, who at age 64 experimented with…
by - July 21, 2025 2:16 pm
About 300 attendees are expected to attend the Consumer Impact Summit from Sept. 16-18 at Ledger in Bentonville. The summit is an event on sustainability in the consumer packaged goods…
by - July 21, 2025 2:09 pm
The “delivery station” permitted at 4300 Geren Road in Fort Smith will be an Amazon facility, according to property records. The building permit for the facility was issued by the…
by - July 17, 2025 3:35 pm
Bank OZK, a Little Rock-based company with operations in nine states, posted second-quarter net income of $178.931 million, up 3.1% compared with the same period of 2024. Earnings per share…
by - July 17, 2025 1:38 pm
Walmart is reportedly eliminating hundreds of jobs that support stores, market managers, and coaching positions around its training academies. The retail giant made the announcement Wednesday (July 16) and it…
by - July 16, 2025 4:42 pm
Home BancShares on Wednesday (July 16) posted second quarter net income of $118.403 million, up 16.6% compared with $101.53 million in the same quarter of 2024. Earnings per share of…
by - July 16, 2025 12:12 pm
A planned soccer stadium for Ozark United FC in Rogers has grown to include a $250 million to $350 million sports-anchored entertainment district on 36 acres in the Pinnacle Hills…
by - July 15, 2025 4:44 pm
Consumers spent $9.8 billion in June purchasing groceries online, up 27% from $7.7 billion reported a year ago, according to Mercatus and the Brick Meets Click Grocery Shopper Survey. Food-at-home…
by - July 14, 2025 6:45 pm
Bristle Group, a Bentonville-based consumer product and technology company, announced Monday (July 14) new leadership as it looks to grow through investment and acquisition. Erik Hawkinson is CEO, and John…
by - July 14, 2025 3:02 pm
Tyson Foods selected six startups for potential funding from its venture capital arm, Tyson Ventures, which has invested more than $100 million in protein technologies, food safety, worker safety and…
by - July 14, 2025 2:21 pm
Walmart executive Lisa Perry and Peter Nierengarten, city of Fayetteville environmental director, have been elected to leadership positions with the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association and the Arkansas Advanced Energy Foundation,…
by - July 14, 2025 10:06 am
Fayetteville-based Field Agent is rebranding the company name to Storesight as part of an effort to reflect its growing services and 2024 acquisition of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Shelfgram, according to…
by - July 11, 2025 2:10 pm
The National Retail Federation (NRF) reports that retail sales slowed in June with the likely cause being continued consumer worries about the impact of government policies on the economy. Total…
by - July 11, 2025 1:59 pm
Springdale-based Harps Food Stores Inc. announced Friday (July 11) that it will acquire James Super Save Foods, an independent grocery store in Mena. Financial terms of the deal were not…
