by - March 12, 2025 3:55 pm
China’s Ministry of Commerce recently met, according to news reports, with Walmart execs over allegations from suppliers that the retail giant is pressuring them to lower prices to offset a…
by - March 12, 2025 12:07 pm
A 2,300-square-foot Escape Lounges lounge recently opened at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill. The lounge, XNA’s first, is after the security checkpoint in the terminal. According to a…
by - March 11, 2025 1:21 pm
Little Rock-based restaurant chain The Purple Cow has secured a lease for its first Northwest Arkansas location, according to a Tuesday (March 11) news release. It will be the company’s…
by - March 10, 2025 6:01 pm
Retail spending declined in February, but retail sales were up compared with the same period in 2024 as the economy remained strong, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF) Retail…
by - March 10, 2025 9:21 am
Jesse Core, founder of Springdale-based Scarlet Letter Beverage, formerly Core Brewing & Distilling Co., said the hard seltzer market continues to take share from craft beer. It’s part of the…
by - March 6, 2025 10:40 am
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. posted net income and a revenue increase in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 as vehicle sales rose and prices fell. Revenue and earnings beat analyst…
by - March 5, 2025 2:29 pm
Four years after Walmart sold a majority stake in Japanese grocery retailer Seiyu for $1.6 billion, it is selling the remainder of its ownership to Trial Holdings in a deal…
by - March 4, 2025 3:17 pm
International trade dominates headlines thanks to sweeping tariffs imposed Tuesday (March 4) by the Trump administration on most or all imports from Canada, China, and Mexico (25%). The tariffs are…
by - March 4, 2025 2:11 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced the filing of a bill that would repeal the remaining 1/8th-cent sales tax on groceries in a press conference Tuesday (March 4). The Grocery Tax Relief…
by - March 4, 2025 10:35 am
Glo Tanning, which offers skincare, wellness and tanning, recently opened a 2,650-square-foot salon and spa at 1641 W. 15th St., Suite 4, in Fayetteville and has plans to open five…
by - March 4, 2025 9:57 am
Expected income tax revenue declines from tax cuts approved in 2024 have resulted in a 2.6% dip in Arkansas’ tax revenue through February, with the state collecting $138.1 million less…
by - March 3, 2025 10:35 am
Fort Smith sales tax revenue was down again in January, continuing the trend that started in 2024. The city’s share of the Sebastian County sales tax was $2.271 million in…
by - March 2, 2025 11:04 am
Harry Slatkin needs no introduction in retail. He and his wife, Laura, brought candles and the home fragrance category to life more than three decades ago after leaving jobs on…
by - March 1, 2025 4:29 pm
At the Springdale Chamber of Commerce annual meeting on Friday (Feb. 28) more than 700 people heard a panel discussion on the soon-to-open Market Center of the Ozarks and celebrated…
by - February 27, 2025 5:09 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. is expected to post mixed results for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 as vehicle sales fall and prices rise, analysts said. Before the markets open…
by - February 27, 2025 2:58 pm
The U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) rose 2.3% in the fourth quarter of 2024, below 3.1% in the third quarter of 2024, according to the second estimate reported Thursday…
by - February 26, 2025 11:00 am
Town and Country International made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County between Jan. 15 to Feb. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The…
by - February 26, 2025 10:05 am
Dollar General has opened a 1 million-square-foot distribution center in North Little Rock. It’s the first distribution center the Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based discounter has in the state since opening its first…
by - February 26, 2025 9:59 am
Helios AI announced it has signed on to help Walmart with enhanced price forecast tools for agricultural commodities. Helios and Walmart officials met as part of the retail giant’s Open…
by - February 25, 2025 3:41 pm
The cumulative sales tax revenue for Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers, and Springdale totaled $11.18 million, up 7.91% from a year ago. Revenue reported in February relates to consumer spending on goods…
