by - November 9, 2020 3:55 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. is expected to post an earnings increase in the second quarter of fiscal 2021 as used vehicle prices rise. Meanwhile, the buy here, pay here used…
by - November 9, 2020 7:01 am
The Stable, a consumer brand agency based in Minneapolis, has acquired RichContext, a retail technology company based in Rogers. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed in a news…
by - November 8, 2020 10:11 am
Walmart raised its requirements to 98% for On-Time and In-Full (OTIF) deliveries on orders it places from suppliers. The new requirement began Sept. 15, and nearly a month after the…
by - November 6, 2020 1:32 pm
Walmart Inc. said Friday (Nov. 6) the company has agreed to sell its Argentina business to Grupo de Narváez, a Latin American group. The new owner has retail operations in…
by - November 6, 2020 1:15 pm
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Oct. 26 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - November 4, 2020 3:17 pm
Retail is in the midst of a transformation. Apex players like Amazon and Walmart are building out eco-systems that will continue to drive consumers to stores and service opportunities in…
by - November 4, 2020 2:32 pm
Food and beverage giant Nestlé has acquired the startup prepared meal delivery service Freshly for $950 million. Nestlé first became interested in Freshly in 2017, leading a $77 million funding…
by - November 3, 2020 9:19 am
Fayetteville-based outdoor dealership Williams Tractor, which has six locations in Arkansas and one in Louisiana, is planning to build a Springdale superstore east of Interstate 49. Company officials broke ground…
by - November 2, 2020 3:37 pm
Retail sales have largely recovered from the pandemic heading into the holiday season but the growing number of COVID-19 cases remains a threat and more federal stimulus could help the…
by - October 30, 2020 4:02 pm
Walmart did an about face Friday (Oct. 30) after the retail giant announced Thursday plans to remove guns and ammo from shelves amid civil unrests in certain parts of the…
by - October 30, 2020 10:16 am
The consumer packaged goods retail operations and customer experience have taken some wild turns during the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting retailers to revise store layouts and institute new cleaning protocols. Many…
by - October 28, 2020 4:20 pm
Consumer sentiment has been all over the place in 2020 amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but the key concern among a growing number of consumers is shifting from their health…
by - October 24, 2020 9:39 am
This entire year has been a roller coaster ride for retailers, and the holiday season is expected to follow that pattern. National Retail Federation chief economist Jack Kleinhenz said, “forecasting…
by - October 22, 2020 7:13 pm
Consumer spending stalled in August sending sales tax revenue reported in October 2.15% lower among the four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas. Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale had cumulative sales…
by - October 22, 2020 3:51 pm
Used vehicle values started to fall in September, from August, after rising for three consecutive months, economists said. However, used vehicle values were still higher than they were in September…
by - October 22, 2020 1:45 pm
Sam’s Club is throwing its hat into the telehealth arena by partnering with 98point6 to offer subscriptions for an initial quarterly charge of $20 and quarterly renewals after that priced…
by - October 21, 2020 12:39 pm
Online orders of groceries increased fourfold for Walmart during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the same is true for San Antonio-based H-E-B. Each company said it was forced…
by - October 21, 2020 12:26 pm
As JC Penney moves closer toward a final sale to Brookfield Property Partners and Simon Property Group, the retailer expects to exit Chapter 11 before the holiday season, according to…
by - October 19, 2020 2:49 pm
Gerald Harp, one of four children of Harps Food Stores Inc. founders Harvard and Floy Harp and a retired chief executive of the Springdale-based company, died Friday (Oct. 16). He…
by - October 19, 2020 2:38 pm
Black Friday has been a mega shopping ritual for consumers and retailers for decades, but as COVID-19 concerns persist only about half of the households are excited about shopping on…
