by - April 16, 2020 8:51 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the March 16 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - April 13, 2020 12:04 pm
Walmart will lose a top e-commerce talent later this month when Jamie Iannone becomes the new CEO of eBay. The California-based company announced the hiring Monday (April 13). Iannone was…
by - April 11, 2020 10:27 am
As more retail sales move online, Walmart continues to build fewer stores and remodel about 500 a year. But the retailer’s deli departments are receiving facelifts. Three Supercenter stores in…
by - April 10, 2020 5:39 pm
Walmart stores across the country have remained open during the COVID-19 pandemic, stressing the retail giant’s supply chain and the company’s employees as consumer demand has soared to unprecedented levels…
by - April 10, 2020 10:15 am
The used vehicle market is being challenged by the new vehicle market as it offers strong financing incentives to prospective buyers amid the COVID-19 pandemic that’s hurting sales in both…
by - April 8, 2020 3:59 pm
Nielsen reports the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry saw a 15-fold jump in sales in mid-March as more Americans adhered to COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and travel restrictions. The sales increase…
by - April 7, 2020 3:36 pm
The retail sector continues to reel from the impact of COVID-19 that has shuttered many stores and furloughed workers amid social distancing guidelines recommended by health and government officials. Analysts…
by - April 7, 2020 12:58 pm
Editor’s note: This story appeared in the March 30 edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. —————- Bobby Bland’s wake-up call came through a life-changing visit to see his father-in-law…
by - April 4, 2020 10:59 am
Walmart has been ramping up efforts to cash in advertising revenue from its massive supplier base that does business at Walmart.com and in stores. Amazon has used the strategy for…
by - April 3, 2020 4:29 pm
Walmart officials said Friday (April 3) the company will limit the number of shoppers who can enter its stores to keep crowding to a minimum. The new regulations were triggered…
by - April 3, 2020 4:12 pm
The annual Walmart shareholders week, which included a business meeting and employee celebration with a full week of activities for 5,000 employees from around the globe, won’t happen this year….
by - April 1, 2020 2:36 pm
Kroger and the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union announced a $2 per hour pay raise for 3,000 Arkansas grocery workers at Kroger Stores across the state. This pay…
by - April 1, 2020 10:20 am
The list of small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) national emergency is extensive. In the second week of March, the World Health Organization officially classified COVID-19 as a pandemic….
by - March 31, 2020 8:43 am
As the COVID-19 pandemic threatens the safety of U.S. retail workers, Walmart said Tuesday (March 31) it will begin taking the temperatures of employees in distribution and fulfillment centers and…
by - March 28, 2020 1:27 pm
Walmart recently hosted more than 1,700 suppliers for a one-day forum in Rogers, where executives outlined expectations for this year and beyond. Suppliers saw some new faces in crucial leadership…
by - March 26, 2020 12:39 pm
Walmart has announced several new services and made some executive changes in recent weeks to boost e-commerce sales, expand third-party services for increased revenue streams, and try to close the…
by - March 25, 2020 3:50 pm
Sales in the leisure and hospitality, recreation and personal care services industries in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities are estimated to decline by almost 20% this year as a result…
by - March 24, 2020 2:59 pm
Sales tax revenue among the four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas rose 4.27% in the March report, with Rogers and Fayetteville having strong results, while Springdale reported modest gains of…
by - March 24, 2020 2:42 pm
The retail sector is reeling from the fallout of the coronavirus outbreak and the protocol around social distancing that has temporarily shuttered more than 47,000 chain stores as consumers are…
by - March 24, 2020 9:01 am
Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart will borrow an additional $30 million from its lender group in the midst of uncertainty in global markets because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a filing…
