by - May 21, 2018 2:30 pm
Retail-ready packaging or shelf-ready packaging is the standard at Walmart as the retail giant looks to simplify merchandising displays while also accelerating product sell-through without adding to the labor. Walmart…
by - May 17, 2018 4:09 pm
Carriers expect turnover to rise in the second quarter as they increase driver pay to limit turnover and its related costs, a recent survey shows. More than two-thirds of large…
by - May 9, 2018 12:39 pm
Consumers are driving radical changes in shopping behaviors, leaving brand manufacturers and retailers scratching their heads. There is no crystal ball or algorithm that truly knows when and why each…
by - May 7, 2018 3:32 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) has formed a task force to advance the access road project and wants Hight Jackson Associates of Rogers to design a $20 million project to…
by - May 3, 2018 11:24 am
Arkansas Trucking Association’s 86th annual meeting May 16-18 will focus more on trucking industry issues instead of the history of the organization, like in the meeting last year, said Shannon…
by - May 2, 2018 5:39 pm
Competition will be stiff again this year as Walmart supplier companies and other organizations take a day off work on May 4 to take part in the fourth annual Corporate…
by - May 1, 2018 8:11 am
Watco Supply Chain Services LLC in Springdale has purchased an interest in Mid-Ship Group LLC of Port Washington, N.Y. Watco Supply Chain Services is a subsidiary of Watco Companies LLC…
by - April 30, 2018 2:16 pm
Editor’s note: The Arkansas Transportation Report is managed by Talk Business & Politics and sponsored by the Arkansas Trucking Association and the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce. Other transportation industry related stories can be…
by - April 25, 2018 6:28 pm
Voice commerce is seen as the third wave in a retail evolution that began with e-commerce more than two decades ago, and the second wave being the growth of mobile…
by - April 24, 2018 12:45 pm
Blockchain technology is now much like the internet was in its early years. Its impact is hard to understand and predict. It’s like the Wild West, with few laws and…
by - April 23, 2018 7:31 am
Fayetteville-based logistics and supply chain management company CaseStack has announced a partnership with Greenville, N.C.-based ShipChain to test the use of blockchain technology beginning this summer. CaseStack will use blockchain…
by - April 20, 2018 3:41 pm
Business leaders from North Carolina and Indianapolis explained why their regions have supported transit with sales and income taxes, and how one region overcame perceptions that public transit is only…
by - April 20, 2018 10:30 am
Major Jay Thompson of the Arkansas Highway Police (AHP) has been promoted to chief of the state agency, a division of the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT). On Friday (April…
by - April 19, 2018 3:30 pm
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has seen demand unlike ever before in this upcycle and expects double-digit revenue growth in 2018, and operating income to rise at a faster rate than…
by - April 18, 2018 11:51 am
Supply chain experts and executives provided insight on industry trends and what will disrupt the sector over the next two decades in an annual conference at the University of Arkansas….
by - April 16, 2018 7:20 pm
The first independent analysis of the proposed five-year labor contract between Fort Smith-based ABF Freight and the Teamsters suggests the union negotiators won the day. An April 13 investor note…
by - April 15, 2018 4:47 pm
Jobs, city hospitality revenue and the state’s 2% tourism tax all showed gains in 2017, even up against tough comparisons with healthy gains in 2016, according to the Arkansas Tourism…
by - April 12, 2018 10:33 am
Carriers at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) and the airport board have reached an impasse after executives of two airlines explained their concerns with the airport’s existing rate structure, and…
by - April 11, 2018 1:23 pm
At about 1,300 in number, Walmart supplier companies have a strong presence in Northwest Arkansas. They are here to make sure the retailer has what it needs, but their involvement…
by - April 10, 2018 3:21 pm
Walmart Chief Merchandising Officer Steve Bratspies sent a memo to suppliers on Monday (April 9) detailing changes with “On-Time-In-Full” (OTIF) delivery requirements. The changes are retroactive to March 31. “As…
