by - August 15, 2017 4:53 pm
Consumers opened up their wallets in July and spent more than they have for most months of this year with retail sales up 0.6%, according to a U.S. Department of…
by - August 14, 2017 1:40 pm
Wal-Mart Stores is expected to be one of the winners in the volatile retail sector with second quarter earnings predictions reaching $3.2 billion in consolidated net income, or $1.07 per…
by - August 11, 2017 1:33 pm
This past spring Fayetteville-based Slim Chickens started offering late-night service at select locations, and so far, it’s been successful for the chicken restaurant chain, chief operating officer Sam Rothschild said….
by - August 10, 2017 4:18 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores is a huge collector of big data from around the world and in its big data hub known as the Data Cafe where more than 2.5…
by - August 10, 2017 3:38 pm
Shares of Dillard’s Inc. plunged Thursday (Aug. 10) after the Little Rock-based department store operator reported disappointing second quarter earnings as brick-and-mortar retailers continue to struggle amid increasing competition from…
by - August 9, 2017 4:22 pm
After doling out roughly $6 billion on e-commerce acquisitions in recent months Wal-Mart is reportedly in talks with beauty subscription company Birchbox who is shopping itself to various retailers. The…
by - August 9, 2017 12:44 pm
Ecoark Holdings said Wednesday (Aug. 9) it is exploring a possible spin-off of Zest Labs, one of the portfolio companies owned by the Rogers-based holding company. In a company news…
by - August 8, 2017 4:23 pm
Wal-Mart Stores and JD.com have joined forces to launch their own version of Prime Day in their China operations. J.D., Wal-Mart’s strategic partner in Chinese e-commerce, launched its first JD-Walmart…
by - August 8, 2017 4:17 pm
RZC Investments, founded by Steuart Walton and Tom Walton, is now the majority stakeholder in the London-based bicycling apparel brand Rapha. Rapha, founded in 2004, now sells its men’s and…
by - August 8, 2017 12:04 pm
Wal-Mart Stores and other retailers have spent billions trying to gain omnichannel proficiency in the past three years, but few retailers have attained proficiency, according to a recent study conducted…
by - August 8, 2017 9:38 am
Fort Smith-based Rath Auto Resources has opened a car dealership and full-service Meineke Car Care Center at 3558 S. Thompson St. in Springdale. The used car dealership is operating an…
by - August 7, 2017 11:13 am
As more retail sales gravitate online the sales per square foot metric at all but a few public retailers continues to decline according to a new report by CoStar. CoStar…
by - August 7, 2017 10:59 am
Southern California is a highly competitive market for Walmart U.S. and with Amazon bearing down on the grocery front, Walmart U.S. rolled out curbside grocery pickup in 26 cities from…
by - August 2, 2017 5:10 pm
Rogers-based Retail Integrity is moving ahead on proprietary services it sells to Wal-Mart suppliers even though that won’t include in-store merchandising after the end of this year. The company did…
by - August 2, 2017 7:38 am
Gift cards are a popular holiday purchase for consumers. But how and when a retailer has claimed that revenue has been complicated in the past. However; the rules surrounding when…
by - August 1, 2017 7:12 pm
Two Wal-Mart logistics managers spent most of Tuesday morning fielding supplier questions and explaining the reasoning behind the new On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) policy that was first unveiled by the retail giant…
by - July 31, 2017 12:48 pm
More sales of grocery, apparel and even electronics are gravitating online, but consumers still value the option to pick up online orders in-store, according to a recent report from JDA…
by - July 29, 2017 3:08 pm
Following news of corporate layoffs at Wal-Mart Stores’ headquarters in Bentonville, several major leadership changes were announced Friday via an internal memo by Charles Redfield, head of the grocery division,…
by - July 27, 2017 2:26 pm
Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores, the largest employer in Northwest Arkansas and nation, is purging more of its corporate jobs. This marks the third round of layoffs in Bentonville this calendar…
by - July 27, 2017 1:20 pm
Four years into Wal-Mart’s mission to support U.S. manufacturing jobs, the retailer continues efforts to shape discussions at the national level between manufacturers, government and non-government organizations and other stakeholders….
