by - August 15, 2019 6:46 pm
America’s Car-Mart Inc. beat earnings and revenue expectations in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 as it looks to open more dealerships in the year. After the markets closed Thursday…
by - August 15, 2019 11:06 am
Amid trade wars, negative yield curves in the bond market and recent mass shootings in two of its stores, Walmart delivered strong second-quarter results. According to Thursday’s (Aug. 15) earnings…
by - August 14, 2019 10:37 am
The construction of Walmart’s new corporate campus in Bentonville will take years to be achieved, and is just now in the early stages of development. On Wednesday (Aug. 14), company…
by - August 13, 2019 10:59 am
Tyson Foods has named Noelle O’Mara as president of its growing prepared foods segment. O’Mara replaces Sally Grimes, who is leaving the company. O’Mara joined Tyson Foods in April 2016…
by - August 12, 2019 7:06 pm
Walmart has been one of the darlings of Wall Street in recent months, often viewed as a safety net or defensive play because of the high dividend and sound balance…
by - August 8, 2019 2:16 pm
America’s Car-Mart Inc. should see earnings and revenue increase in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, according to analysts’ estimates. After the markets close Aug. 15, the buy here, pay…
by - August 7, 2019 1:59 pm
Memphis-based FedEx Corp. said it will not renew its ground delivery contract with Amazon when it expires at the end of August. The move comes as Amazon continues to build…
by - August 7, 2019 8:58 am
Walmart has been the center of attention this past week and not in a good way as two stores were sites of fatal shootings which left two employees dead in…
by - August 6, 2019 6:52 pm
After a year of customer and expert research, E.C. Barton & Company is making a major change. The company that is 100% employee-owned and employs more than 700 people across…
by - August 6, 2019 3:42 pm
Moody’s analyst Charles O’Shea believes many major retailers have insulated themselves against the potential impacts of a 10% tariff against Chinese imports President Donald Trump has said will begin Sept….
by - August 5, 2019 12:45 pm
Walmart’s 51% stake in South African retailer Massmart continues to disappoint as the retailer forecast more lower-than-expected earnings across all four of its divisions for the six months ended June…
by - August 4, 2019 6:48 pm
Retail is a detailed business, and even though online sales growth is eclipsing brick-and-mortar, the physical store has likely never been more important, according to Andy Wilson, retired Walmart executive….
by - August 3, 2019 7:34 am
If all goes as projected, U.S. families will spend upwards of $26 billion over the next several weeks preparing to send their K-12 students back to school, according to the…
by - August 1, 2019 3:31 pm
The beauty category is valued at more than $93 billion in North America and much of the growth in the high-margin category is online, fueled by social media and startup…
by - July 31, 2019 8:25 pm
Convenience store operator Murphy USA Inc. reported Wednesday (July 31) that second quarter profits were down 37% from a year ago, primarily due to higher operating expenses and declining fuel…
by - July 31, 2019 10:32 am
When Walmart paid $3.3 billion for Jet.com in August of 2016, Wall Street saw the move as bold step — and somewhat necessary — to help the Bentonville-based retailer up…
by - July 31, 2019 6:59 am
Walmart emerged victorious late last week when the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) sided with the retail giant in a case from 2013. NLRB said Walmart had the right to…
by - July 30, 2019 3:35 pm
Scott Turner, who has been a director for the Walmart U.S. e-commerce team since joining the retail giant as a result of the 2016 Jet.com acquisition, has left the company….
by - July 29, 2019 12:37 pm
Fayetteville-based clothing startup LIVSN Designs recently launched its second Kickstarter campaign to release an updated version of its Flex Canvas Pants. Andrew Gibbs-Dabney, founder of LIVSN Designs, said the company…
by - July 29, 2019 12:24 pm
Amazon remains the undisputed leader in online sales of consumer packaged goods (CPG) with 39% market share, but that’s down from 43% in 2017, according to a Nielsen report. Instacart,…
