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Harps employs discount strategy with 10BOX concept

Harps Food Stores has a new retail concept that advertises all items priced “at cost,” with a flat 10% added at the register. 10BOX Cost-Plus recently opened in a former…

Texas developer buys vacant Ruby Tuesday property in Bentonville for $2.15 million

A Texas real estate development company has acquired property at the corner of one Bentonville’s busiest intersections. According to county real estate records, Leon Capital Group of Dallas acquired the…

UA startup team wins $15,000 in competition at University of Manitoba

A University of Arkansas student team that formed the company Grox Industries won first place and almost $15,000 at the Stu Clark Investment Competition on March 11 at the University…

Sam’s Club in Springdale looks for its own identity, reflect the community

Mark Byrd, manager for the new Sam’s Club under construction in Springdale, has signed on with Wal-Mart’s Lifetime Learning program to learn Spanish because many store customers are likely to…

Skyline Report shows balanced residential market

The latest Skyline Report released Wednesday (March 8) included a key historical finding. Significant absorption of new homes led to the lowest level of remaining months of unbuilt lot inventory…

Wal-Mart’s McMillon says digital transformation is key, looks for new profit pools

Change is the only constant in the retail world today and Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug McMillon told Wall Street analysts Tuesday (March 14) the retailer is committed to its digital…

Credit squeeze on subprime loans leads business to Car-Mart, other buy here, pay here dealers

Competition for subprime credit began showing signs of slowing in the fourth quarter of 2016, as serious delinquencies rose and lenders tightened standards for lending. But while the rising delinquencies…

Walmart U.S. employees earn an average of $184.70 in quarterly bonuses

Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores said it paid out $157 million in cash bonuses based on store performance in the fourth quarter. Across the U.S. about 850,000 store employees met the…

Fayetteville man opts for franchising over football

After coaching high school football in Arkansas for the past 13 years, Brooks Coatney is opting for an unlikely career change. Coatney, passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach the past…

Walmart U.S. grocery competitors rank atop ‘Temkin Experience’ survey

Florida-based grocer Publix scored the highest for customer experience in the 2017 Temkin Experience Rating. Publix received a rating of 84% putting it a category by itself. Temkin recently surveyed…

UA economist Kathy Deck leaving for Alabama (UPDATED)

University of Arkansas economist Kathy Deck is relocating to Alabama, Steve Voorhies, UA manager of media relations, confirmed on Monday (March 13). She has taken a job as director of…

Northwest Arkansas employers plan to add more than 3,600 jobs, spend $503 million on expansions by 2019

The number of workers employers plan to hire over the next three years in Northwest Arkansas continues to rise, according to an annual report released Friday (March 10) by the…

Bentonville couple opening new breakfast restaurant

A Bentonville couple is planning the opening of a new breakfast and brunch restaurant. The Buttered Biscuit will open the first week of April at 1403 S.E. Moberly Lane in…

J.B. Hunt stockholders to decide on political contributions reporting, board against proposal

Shareholders of J.B. Hunt Transport Services will vote on how the carrier reports political contributions, and the proposal is the only one the company’s board of directors wants shareholders to…

Tyson Foods executive Wes Morris to exit company

Wes Morris, president of prepared foods manufacturing at Tyson Foods, is leaving the meat giant, according to an internal email from COO Noel White obtained by Talk Business & Politics….

Growler USA makes Arkansas debut in Pinnacle Hills

The first Growler USA franchise in Arkansas opened Feb. 24 in The District at Pinnacle Hills mixed-use development on J.B. Hunt Drive in Rogers. The pub and restaurant offers more…

Design standards for downtown Springdale sent to City Council

Construction and major renovations to properties in downtown Springdale could soon be held to new design standards, if the City Council votes to adopt a proposed form-based code approved unanimously…

Wal-Mart CFO Brett Biggs tells Wall Street to not underestimate the retail giant

Wal-Mart Stores is a unique retailer facing a myriad of dynamic challenges, but CFO Brett Biggs told Wall Street analysts to not forget the company’s position of financial strength which…

Average weekly wage in Washington County rises nearly 10%, Pulaski County up 6%

By nearly all measures, the economy of Northwest Arkansas has been experiencing robust growth. Another strong indicator surfaced this week. Washington County is one of the top 10 counties in…

Walton College Dean Matt Waller shares passion for Arkansas businesses, promotes new program

Dr. Matt Waller, dean of the Walton College of Business, is taking time out of his administrative schedule to give 50 students from the Honors College an opportunity to network…

Clean Plant Center works to reduce global plant pathogens

Connections: Podcast host, senator join library, foundation

Handshake opens at Fayetteville Public Library

Arkansas Children’s receives historic $50 million gift from philanthropist B. Thomas Golisano