by - March 3, 2026 11:11 am
A revised revenue forecast has Arkansas’ projected fiscal year surplus at $334.4 million, more than double the previous estimate of $160.3 million. Tax revenue in the first eight months of…
by - March 2, 2026 12:34 pm
In the first six weeks of 2026, Saks Global, the store operator of Eddie Bauer, and Francesca’s have sought Chapter 11 protection — reorganization — each with different issues and…
by - March 2, 2026 12:28 pm
Walmart has settled a lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission over Spark delivery driver pay. The settlement totaled $100 million and involved claims that the retail giant misled delivery…
by - February 27, 2026 2:02 pm
CertaPro Painters of Northwest Arkansas, a residential and commercial painting company with offices in Bentonville, Fayetteville and Fort Smith, recently received the 2025 CertaCup at the company’s annual conference. The…
by - February 26, 2026 6:59 pm
Whole Foods Market, east of the Interstate 49 interchange with New Hope Road in Rogers, recently opened in a new 82,831-square-foot shopping center at 1801 S. 46th St. as part…
by - February 26, 2026 2:04 pm
Main Street Fort Smith is about to embark on a downtown small business incubator program that Amanda Hager says has worked in other communities and hopes will create a market-proven…
by - February 26, 2026 11:44 am
Greg Foran is often seen as a fixer. When he took over as CEO for Walmart U.S. in 2014, he was tasked with cleaning up stores, reversing the downward trajectory…
by - February 25, 2026 2:00 pm
Arby’s Jonesboro LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County from Jan. 15 to Feb. 15 according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. It spent…
by - February 24, 2026 3:36 pm
The second Style Encore store in Arkansas recently opened at 3049 N. College Ave. in Fayetteville. The other is in Jonesboro. The 3,325-square-foot store in Fayetteville is a resale boutique…
by - February 24, 2026 7:02 am
Dillard’s Inc. reported strong revenue and profits during the last year despite some slippage in overall sales. The Little Rock-based upscale retailer posted net sales of $6.474 billion for the…
by - February 21, 2026 8:06 pm
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. Consent Decree Work The city of Fort Smith recently completed more than $8.1 million in sewer system improvements mandated by…
by - February 19, 2026 1:34 pm
Consumers continue to turn to online shopping for food and other consumables. December online grocery sales totaled $12.7 billion, up 32%, or $3.1 billion over the same month in 2024,…
by - February 19, 2026 12:27 pm
Walmart’s fiscal-year revenue reached $713.163 billion, up 4.7% compared with the previous fiscal year, and the global retailer reported fiscal-year net income of $21.893 billion, up 12.6%. Fourth-quarter net income…
by - February 17, 2026 1:55 pm
Walmart reports its fourth-quarter earnings and fiscal 2026 financial results Thursday (Feb. 19) before the market opens, and the consensus estimate is earnings per share of 73 cents for the…
by - February 13, 2026 12:06 pm
Fayetteville entrepreneur Mark Zweig was recently named chief operating officer of Goshen, Ind.-based Janus Motorcycles. He will remain in Northwest Arkansas for the role. Zweig has been part of the…
by - February 12, 2026 10:44 am
Johnathon Ervin spent more than 25 years in the military, retiring as a chief master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force in 1997, and then serving his last 10 years…
by - February 12, 2026 10:00 am
A multistory, mixed-use development planned to encompass two blocks on the north side of the Bentonville Square will be called The Hart on Main. The name was inspired by a…
by - February 11, 2026 12:15 pm
The number of fully-electric vehicles registered in Crawford and Sebastian counties declined in 2025, going against a trend that saw electric vehicle numbers rise almost 25% statewide for the year….
by - February 10, 2026 2:26 pm
Love is in the air. And so is love-related spending. The National Retail Federation (NRF) estimates that 65% of U.S. households plan to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, spending an…
by - February 5, 2026 12:04 pm
Walmart is ushering in a new top executive group focused on transforming its retail operations with artificial intelligence (AI) to increase internal efficiency and capture an even bigger share of…
