by - September 20, 2022 2:37 pm
Bentonville retailer Sam’s Club is planning to expand its physical footprint with a new 34,000-square-foot building on its corporate campus west of Moberly Lane in Bentonville. The Sam’s Club Design…
by - September 20, 2022 2:00 pm
Consumers are ready to celebrate big this Halloween after two years of reduced participation because of COVID-19. The National Retail Federation, working with Prosper Insights & Analytics, reports that 69%…
by - September 19, 2022 2:24 pm
The co-founder of a new data analytics agency in Rogers says it will redefine the retail and consumer packaged goods (CPG) software and analytics industry with its new platform, Engine….
by - September 15, 2022 12:44 pm
Consumers kept spending in August despite the higher-than-expected core inflation rate. The U.S. Census Bureau said retail sales topped expectations with a 0.3% increase in August from the prior month…
by - September 15, 2022 12:29 pm
Walmart announced Thursday (Sept. 15) the next phase of its virtual try-on technology that will bring the in-store fitting room experience to online shoppers. The retailer touts that the fitting room…
by - September 14, 2022 5:37 pm
A potential strike by union workers of railroad companies would cause such significant economic disruption – an estimated $2 billion a day in losses across many sectors – that analysts…
by - September 14, 2022 1:59 pm
Lucas Kemper, Baxter Conley and Melissa Maltarich converged in downtown Bentonville amid the global COVID-19 pandemic to launch a new line of men’s hair care products created out of a…
by - September 13, 2022 4:14 pm
Despite falling gasoline prices in August consumers still faced a 13.5% increase in food and grocery prices from a year ago. This marked the 15th straight month of increases, according…
by - September 12, 2022 4:37 pm
Off-price retailer Tuesday Morning is getting a $35 million capital boost from an investor group led by Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV), the parent of Pier 1 and SteinMart. The deal…
by - September 11, 2022 9:07 am
A recent survey report from First Insight, a predictive analytics firm, looked at how inflation and consumer attitudes showed that nearly all of those surveyed in April and July are…
by - September 8, 2022 2:40 pm
Rising prices and product shortages continue to change consumer shopping behaviors, forcing retailers to focus more on customer loyalty and acquiring and retaining their shopping base, according to a new…
by - September 7, 2022 3:45 pm
Walmart seeks to raise $5 billion in operating capital through four separate bond issues ahead of expected Federal Reserve interest rate hike. Also, the Bentonville-based retailer announced Wednesday (Sept. 7)…
by - September 6, 2022 4:55 pm
Walmart has over the years made several attempts to improve the beef quality it sells. Last week, the retail giant invested a minority stake in Sustainable Beef, a rancher and…
by - September 2, 2022 1:05 pm
Many retailers have reported shoppers making fewer trips and smaller basket sizes in recent months as rising prices weigh on household budgets. Grocery prices rose 12.2% this summer from a…
by - August 29, 2022 9:44 pm
Little Rock-based Westrock Coffee Co. announced Monday (Aug. 29) the closing of its business combination transaction with Riverview Acquisition Corp. In connection with the closing of the transaction, Westrock Coffee…
by - August 29, 2022 4:37 pm
Walmart will acquire the outstanding shares of Massmart for an estimated $377.6 million, the company announced Monday (Aug. 29). The Bentonville-based retailer already owned 51% of the large Africa retailer….
by - August 27, 2022 11:00 am
Brick-and-mortar retail is alive in 2022, with more than twice the number of new store openings compared to store closures through the first seven months of this year. Coresight Research…
by - August 24, 2022 3:07 pm
Inflation continues to boost sales tax revenue in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities, which cumulatively reported a 16.75% gain from a year ago in their August data. The combined revenue…
by - August 22, 2022 5:11 pm
DoorDash said last week it is ending its four-year delivery partnership with Walmart. The partners have said the split comes as Walmart continues to focus on being its own third-party…
by - August 21, 2022 3:51 pm
Bentonville-based Walmart said Friday (Aug. 19) it would provide expanded coverage for abortion in the case of health risk of the mother, rape or incest, ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage or lack…
