by - October 8, 2024 6:08 pm
Walmart announced Tuesday (Oct. 8) plans to expand its core pet care business in five new store locations, and virtual veterinary care, pet prescriptions and grooming services. Building on the…
by - October 4, 2024 9:04 am
Walmart said the client base for its data ventures business has increased by 173% over the past year, and small and medium-sized suppliers subscribing to the service increased 100%. The…
by - October 2, 2024 5:13 pm
Walmart recently announced plans to automate regional distribution centers (RDC) in Searcy, Ark., and Buckeye, Ariz. The retail giant said the Searcy RDC has been in operation for 35 years…
by - October 1, 2024 4:58 pm
Retailers import a significant amount through ports paralyzed by the strike of longshoremen who walked off their jobs at 14 ports from Maine to Houston on Tuesday (Oct. 1). A…
by - October 1, 2024 9:57 am
New York City is a global hub of business and commerce and a melting pot of cultures and food from around the world. For Steve Fortner, moving there from Arkansas…
by - September 30, 2024 6:16 pm
Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston on Monday (Sept. 30) informed representatives of a group seeking to make changes to the state’s medical marijuana amendment that it had failed to…
by - September 30, 2024 4:18 pm
Land in south Fort Smith on 28th Street near the recently opened Dollar General store has been sold to Atwood Distribution, L.P., a company that owns Atwood Home & Ranch…
by - September 30, 2024 11:25 am
Bentonville-based High Impact Analytics, a customer service firm for brands selling into Walmart and Sam’s Club, has been on a growth trajectory since pivoting its strategy in 2023. Revenue is…
by - September 30, 2024 11:00 am
Bentonville-based Crisp has closed on $72 million in a series B equity round, bringing the company’s total equity raised to $97 million. The data-focused company works primarily in the retail…
by - September 26, 2024 2:13 pm
Thursday’s (Sept. 26) Women’s Empowerment Summit presented by Kimberly-Clark and hosted by the local chapter of NextUp was attended by more than 630. The event held in Rogers featured several…
by - September 26, 2024 8:44 am
After more than 800 meetings held on Wednesday in Bentonville, Walmart’s Open Call wrapped up with dozens of golden tickets handed out to those seeking to be a vendor. More…
by - September 24, 2024 6:24 pm
Walmart opened its doors to more than 500 entrepreneurs on Tuesday (Sept.24) at the retail giant’s 11th annual Open Call. Jason Fremstad, Walmart head of supplier development and sourcing, said…
by - September 24, 2024 3:42 pm
Hot topics during an Arkansas Municipal League (AML) legislative roundtable held Tuesday (Sept. 24) with representatives of cities in the Fort Smith metro included incentives for economic development, sales tax…
by - September 24, 2024 10:15 am
Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale cumulatively reported revenue of $9.914 million, a gain of $551,000, or 5.89%, in their September sales tax reports. It was the first reporting month this…
by - September 24, 2024 10:00 am
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. has named Jamie Fischer as chief operating officer, according to a Tuesday (Sept. 24) news release. She starts Oct. 7. Fischer has more than 20 years…
by - September 23, 2024 5:18 pm
Walmart recently announced a merger of Sam’s Club’s corporate supply chain employees with Walmart’s internal supply chain. David Guggina, head of supply chain operations at Walmart, confirmed the news first…
by - September 23, 2024 3:18 pm
Rogers-based startup Ranch2Retail (R2R) is just what the name implies – a bridge between cattle ranchers and retailers who sell beef products and the supply chain that connects the two….
by - September 19, 2024 3:10 pm
Retailers set up for Halloween in August in hopes of enticing consumers. Halloween spending in 2023 was $12.2 billion, the largest spend on record and 15% more than 2022. The…
by - September 19, 2024 9:02 am
Seasonal retail holiday hirings are expected to be fewer and farther between this year with an estimated 520,000 new jobs available in the final quarter of the year, according to…
by - September 18, 2024 7:04 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. plans to sell $65 million shares to repay a portion of the balance of its revolving credit facilities. Any remaining proceeds would be used for “general…
