by - February 26, 2026 11:44 am
Greg Foran is often seen as a fixer. When he took over as CEO for Walmart U.S. in 2014, he was tasked with cleaning up stores, reversing the downward trajectory…
by - February 19, 2026 1:34 pm
Consumers continue to turn to online shopping for food and other consumables. December online grocery sales totaled $12.7 billion, up 32%, or $3.1 billion over the same month in 2024,…
by - February 12, 2026 10:44 am
Johnathon Ervin spent more than 25 years in the military, retiring as a chief master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force in 1997, and then serving his last 10 years…
by - February 9, 2026 5:12 pm
Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax revenue between January and October was $23.003 million, down 0.35% compared with the $23.085 million in the same period of 2024. The decline through October was…
by - February 5, 2026 12:04 pm
Walmart is ushering in a new top executive group focused on transforming its retail operations with artificial intelligence (AI) to increase internal efficiency and capture an even bigger share of…
by - January 30, 2026 2:18 pm
David Guggina, 40, will be the youngest CEO of Walmart U.S. in the company’s more than 60-year history. Company founder Sam Walton was 44 in 1962 when he launched the…
by - January 19, 2026 11:17 am
Several U.S. retailers are adding more than 1,118 new store locations in 2026, twice the planned store closures, according to Coresight Research. Deborah Weinswig, CEO of Coresight Research, said 2025…
by - January 11, 2026 4:59 pm
Economic growth in Central and Northwest Arkansas continued to grow in the third quarter of 2025, with economic conditions in the Fort Smith and Jonesboro metros moderating or flat in…
by - January 4, 2026 11:19 am
Retailers and their suppliers are poised for a stellar holiday season, with total sales expected to surpass $1 trillion, according to the National Retail Federation. Sales are forecast to grow…
by - December 28, 2025 12:54 pm
It’s been one year since Walmart acquired Vizio and its SmartCast Operating System for $2.3 billion. The deal integrated Vizio’s streaming data with Walmart’s retail reach, aiming for a closed-loop…
by - December 19, 2025 2:13 pm
The baby boomer generation is about 73 million consumers between the ages of 60 and 79 and makes up about 33.7% of total U.S. sales annually, according to a report…
by - December 16, 2025 8:59 am
Even with sustained inflation, tariff impacts on prices for imported goods, and a softening job market, consumers are still likely to spend more than they budget this holiday season, according…
by - December 11, 2025 2:25 pm
Susan Clayton, creator of WhitePaws RunMitts, still can’t believe her patented mittens are coming to Walmart stores by the fall of 2026. After a decade in retail selling to REI…
by - December 8, 2025 10:52 am
Retail price wars are alive and well in 2025, particularly during the holidays. Profitero’s ninth annual price comparison of online retailers found Amazon again had the lowest prices against 22…
by - December 5, 2025 5:22 pm
Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax revenue declined almost 2% in the first eight months of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024. Hospitality tax revenue in surveyed cities is also…
by - November 28, 2025 11:29 am
Toys that foster creativity have been a passion for Tara Kennedy-Kline. As founder and president of Reading, Pa.-based TK’s Toy Box, she made the trip to Bentonville to pitch Snapo…
by - November 23, 2025 10:22 am
Consumer spending between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31 on holiday gifts is expected to exceed $1 trillion for the first time in history, according to the National Retail Federation. Sales…
by - November 11, 2025 11:09 am
Tiffany Krumins, a cancer survivor and “Shark Tank” alumnus, faced a big challenge in 2020 when she lost her mom, Patricia Dunsha. It was Dunsha, a nurse by trade, who…
by - November 6, 2025 11:53 am
Walmart recently announced a partnership with OpenAI to allow ChatGPT users to directly shop and buy products using the chatbot app with no human interaction. This is known as agentic…
by - November 3, 2025 11:47 am
Walmart continues to grow its online marketplace business. The retailer has more than 200,000 active sellers and has added 44,000 sellers in the past few months, according to Marketplace Pulse,…
