by - July 16, 2013 10:03 am
Selling to Sam’s Club may open other doors
Getting product into a Sam’s Club is no easy feat for most small volume suppliers, but those who do make a connection say it has launched other successes. Blake Pointer,…
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by - July 15, 2013 6:29 pm
June retail sales indicate modest growth
Consumer spending and retail sales ended the second quarter on a soft note, indicating that economic growth and acceleration has weakened, according to the National Retail Federation. June retail sales,…
by - July 15, 2013 1:21 pm
Nine named to University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor
Nine former University of Arkansas student-athletes will be inducted as members of the 2013 class of the UA Sports Hall of Honor this August. The honorees include two of the…
by - July 11, 2013 12:55 pm
Hog players Smith, Swanson make football watch lists
Razorback football players continue to find room on prominent college football watch lists. It was announced Thursday (July 10) that Arkansas senior defensive end Chris Smith has been named to…
by - July 10, 2013 12:18 pm
The Supply Side briefs: General Mills outlook, Del Monte explores sale
• General Mills expects stable food pricing General Mills Inc. chairman and CEO Ken Powell said food retail prices should remain stable over the next year, which means companies will…
by - July 10, 2013 10:35 am
U.S. retailers detail Bangladesh safety pact
Wal-Mart was one of 17 U.S. retailers and suppliers to agree to a five-year safety pack needed to improve workplace conditions at dozens of garment factories in Bangladesh. The safety…
by - July 9, 2013 11:35 pm
The Supply Side retailer briefs
• Barnes & Noble CEO resigns Barnes & Noble Inc. executive William Lynch stepped down as CEO this week, effective immediately. The resignation comes on the heels of weak sales…
by - July 9, 2013 2:38 pm
Grocery consolidation continues with Kroger’s expansion
The grocery space is getting a little less crowded with yet another consolidation that will give No. 2 Kroger an expanded reach into the mid-Atlantic region, in the face of…
by - July 8, 2013 1:48 pm
Wal-Mart looks to 2016 for Indian expansion
Wal-Mart is treading ever-so-slowly toward its expansion into India despite the loosening of government restrictions to allow foreign ownership. Two sources in Bentonville expect it will be early 2015 before…
by - July 8, 2013 12:56 pm
Target founder Dayton, dies
Douglas Dayton, a retail pioneer in his own right, died Sunday (July 7) at the age of 88. He was born into retail and took over the family’s downtown…
by - July 3, 2013 1:36 pm
Fort Smith area jobless rate rises to 7.7%
The combination of a 0.23% gain in the Fort Smith regional workforce number and a 5.3% increase in the number of area unemployed pushed the regional jobless rate higher in…
by - June 28, 2013 4:04 pm
Study highlights pattern shifts among shoppers
Shoppers are normally creatures of habit but this past spring behaviors shifted, according to a survey by RetailNext Inc. Using so-called "big data," the survey studied 41 million shopping trips…
by - June 28, 2013 9:46 am
The Supply Side briefs: Kimberly Clark honored, Nestle R&D
• Kimberly Clark garners procurement honors Kimberly-Clark Corporation earned top honors from the Procurement Leaders Awards in London. These awards recognize and celebrate the excellence in the world of procurement…
by - June 26, 2013 6:30 pm
Wal-Mart cans contract with Paula Deen
It’s been a bad week for Southern cooking celebrity Paula Deen, as lucrative corporate endorsements continue to slip through her hands, the most recent being a multimillion dollar contract with…
by - June 24, 2013 11:03 am
Suppliers face audit pressures from big box retailers
Retailers and their third-party auditing firms continue to scour payment records of their product and service suppliers in pursuit of more than $1 billion annually – a practice that has…
by - June 22, 2013 2:57 pm
Razorbacks name new communicator for men’s basketball, golf teams
Patrick Pierson, who was responsible for all communication efforts at Florida Gulf Coast University as assistant athletics director for communications, has been named associate media relations director at Arkansas, it…
by - June 21, 2013 12:04 am
The Supply Side: Retailer business briefs
• Federal authorities seize 14 franchises of 7-Eleven Convenience store giant 7-Eleven said it will require an internal review of personnel records among its 5,600 franchise owners after federal authorities…
by - June 20, 2013 11:27 am
Duo hope to build on NWA retail sector
It’s a simple concept that excites Adam Kuettel and Christian Baldwin: connect retail ideas with retail experience and, possibly, retail money in such a way to create another level of…
by - June 20, 2013 10:18 am
The Compass Report: Central Arkansas economy slows
First quarter 2013 economic conditions in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway (central Arkansas) metro area were down slightly compared to the first quarter of 2012. The quarter saw gains in…
by - June 20, 2013 10:12 am
The Compass Report: Trends positive for NWA economy
Economic conditions in Northwest Arkansas have been strong for several quarters, and the first quarter 2013 economy improved compared to the fourth quarter of 2012. The first quarter 2013 grade…