by - March 18, 2025 10:48 am
Eric Howerton and JS Bull have teamed up to launch a new tech startup to help Walmart and its suppliers more easily increase advertising clicks within their retail media networks…
by - March 10, 2025 9:21 am
Jesse Core, founder of Springdale-based Scarlet Letter Beverage, formerly Core Brewing & Distilling Co., said the hard seltzer market continues to take share from craft beer. It’s part of the…
by - March 2, 2025 11:04 am
Harry Slatkin needs no introduction in retail. He and his wife, Laura, brought candles and the home fragrance category to life more than three decades ago after leaving jobs on…
by - February 26, 2025 9:59 am
Helios AI announced it has signed on to help Walmart with enhanced price forecast tools for agricultural commodities. Helios and Walmart officials met as part of the retail giant’s Open…
by - February 19, 2025 10:29 am
Services sold by Walmart continue to add to the retail giant’s ability to boost net income at a better rate than revenue. Optical and pharmacy services are two of the…
by - February 18, 2025 10:05 am
Most key factors of economic activity in the U.S. and Arkansas economies are expected to moderate in 2025 compared with 2024 and 2023 trends. The broader U.S. economy is expected…
by - February 13, 2025 11:08 am
A retail business as large as Walmart U.S. with $441.8 billion in sales during fiscal 2024 incurs significant accounting and post-audit transactions given the number of suppliers, the millions of…
by - February 13, 2025 10:46 am
Energy and workforce availability, higher costs, and global uncertainty primarily related to tariffs and trade wars are on the minds of U.S. and Arkansas manufacturing industry executives as they navigate…
by - February 10, 2025 12:54 pm
The energy sector has welcomed the emergence of the lithium industry in Arkansas while it grapples with rising electricity demand and declining generation as coal-fired plants are retired. Leaders look…
by - February 7, 2025 10:01 am
The rising cost of health care, lack of access in many rural areas around the state, and the highest maternal mortality rate in the country are big challenges that advocates,…
by - February 5, 2025 9:04 am
Arkansas’ banks are financially strong, and some could be seeking to acquire out-of-state properties. A recent survey showed that bankers across the country are hopeful the regulatory environment will improve…
by - February 4, 2025 9:56 am
The convenience store segment faced economic challenges in 2024 with shifting consumer preferences, consolidation, inflation and labor management hurdles, according to a report from Placer.ai. The good news is foot…
by - February 3, 2025 3:18 pm
Arkansas tourism grew to a $9.9 billion industry in 2024 and the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism is expecting business and tourism travel growth to continue in 2025….
by - February 1, 2025 11:36 am
The United States has been mired in a “freight recession” for more than a year and Cass Freight Index numbers indicate it’s not over. The Index reported that freight shipments…
by - January 30, 2025 11:46 am
Plenty of U.S. retailers had a challenging 2024 amid higher interest rates and shifting consumer behaviors. Those factors and more resulted in a surge of store closures that totaled 7,327,…
by - January 30, 2025 11:13 am
Soybean agronomist Jeremy Ross was preparing to celebrate New Year’s Eve when his phone rang. It was a producer he’d worked with in the past. The news was not good, and was possibly a…
by - January 29, 2025 9:22 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders’ 2023 LEARNS Act changed K-12 education. Her focus now is on changing higher education. In her Jan. 14 State of the State address, Sanders introduced the Arkansas…
by - January 27, 2025 11:28 am
The diverse retail sector withstood inflation, high interest rates and changing consumer preferences in 2024, but still managed to garner a combined $5.28 trillion in sales, up 3.6% from the…
by - January 15, 2025 10:26 am
While Walmart has downsized its global portfolio, the retail giant continues to invest in countries where it sees growth opportunities. The company recently said it will invest $1.3 billion in…
by - January 10, 2025 2:43 pm
Arkansas’ economy in the third quarter of 2024 showed “balanced growth” and continued job gains, but declining sales tax revenue, which is a measure of consumer spending, is a concern,…
