by - September 18, 2013 1:56 pm
Dollar General is off to the races recently reporting stellar same-store sales growth of 5.1% in its second quarter ended Aug. 2. These gains are linked to increased traffic and…
by - September 18, 2013 1:29 pm
Improvements in the number of employed and gains in building permit values in the Fort Smith region helped boost the economy in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the…
by - September 17, 2013 7:19 pm
Not since the erstwhile Hog recruit and aspiring scribe Vin Ascolese wrote of the Razorbacks “balls of steel” and of our purported desire to “end the competition’s life” on the…
by - September 17, 2013 2:41 pm
• ConAgra sells LightLife brand Packaged food giant ConAgra is divesting one of its smaller brands — LightLife — to private equity fund Brynwood Partners. LightLife provides vegetarian-based burgers, hotdogs other…
by - September 16, 2013 10:33 am
Few things are as integral to American culture as innovation. In 2012, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office received over 300,000 patent applications from people and organizations across the country…
by - September 15, 2013 9:58 pm
I think somebody put something in my drink. Oh wait. That was me. I've used P.J. O'Rourke's line here before, but in a game where the run wasn't just the…
by - September 13, 2013 1:25 pm
The National Retail Federation reports retail sales grew at a snail’s pace 0.01% from July to August, rising 3.9% unadjusted year-over-year. These sales have stripped out automotive, gas stations and…
by - September 12, 2013 7:28 pm
The members of Tusk to Tail have been following the Hogs nearly all their lives, missing only one game in the past 15 years. Each week, they will be asked…
by - September 12, 2013 3:32 pm
Sustainability has been a major platform for retail giant Wal-Mart since 2005 and the company continues to enlist the help of suppliers to move the needle. Wal-Mart on Thursday (Sept….
by - September 11, 2013 4:40 pm
• Tesco sells Fresh & Easy Britain’s Tesco will lend U.S. billionaire Ron Burkle’s Yucaipa investment company roughly $126 million to acquire Fresh & Easy stores, which have been a…
by - September 11, 2013 4:16 pm
For most tailgaters, the 11 a.m. kickoff can be troublesome. You go through the same effort as a later tailgate, but with a much shorter return on your investment of…
by - September 9, 2013 10:13 pm
Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to grow 5.1% in September over the same month last year as retailers head into the holiday season, according…
by - September 8, 2013 11:28 pm
The members of Tusk to Tail have their sanity questioned regularly. As last year’s 4-8 “Season from L.” wore on, we were continuously asked,“Why do you spend so much time…
by - September 5, 2013 9:25 pm
The members of Tusk to Tail have been following the Hogs nearly all their lives, missing only one game in the past 15 years. Each week, they will be asked…
by - September 5, 2013 8:32 pm
The Arkansas baseball team returns to the field on Friday as it officially opens fall practice. Friday’s practice is set to begin at 2 p.m. at Baum Stadium. All Arkansas…
by - September 4, 2013 10:28 pm
• Kraft taps P&G exec for chief finance post Kraft Foods Group said Teri List-Stoll has joined the company as senior vice president of finance and will succeed chief financial…
by - September 4, 2013 8:10 pm
It feels good to have some excitement and anticipation back in Razorback football after 16 months of turmoil on and off the field. The Bret Bielema era got off to…
by - September 3, 2013 5:55 pm
• Rubin exits Collective Bias Ted Rubin, the chief social marketing officer for Collective Bias, has walked away from the company he help build since April 2011. Collective Bias noted…
by - September 2, 2013 6:40 pm
“It’s not what happens, but it’s how you react to what happens,” new Razorback football coach Bret Bielema said in his season-opening press conference last week. The Hogs bounced back…
by - August 30, 2013 12:31 am
ConAgra Foods recently capped off a transformational year acquiring Ralcorp and also growing its core business with a plant expansion in Russellville. CEO Gary Rodkin noted in the company’s recent…
