by - May 5, 2022 3:18 pm
It has been more than two decades since Walmart aggressively moved to grow its global retail footprint. But in the past two to three years, the Bentonville-based retail giant has…
by - April 16, 2022 10:11 am
Editor’s note: The price comparisons in this story were done March 30 at stores in Bentonville located within 1 mile of each other. ————— With inflation at a 40-year high…
by - April 5, 2022 6:24 pm
Rogers-based OmniiX, which provides brand management services for online suppliers to Amazon and other e-tail platforms, has been acquired by Canton, Ohio-based Society Brands. Financial details of the deal were…
by - April 2, 2022 11:28 am
Richard Nixon was U.S. President when the Northwest Arkansas Mall opened in March 1972. Consumers were paying between 40 to 60 cents per gallon of gasoline, equal to $2.40 with…
by - March 19, 2022 7:21 am
Walmart has for two years offered inventory management (fulfillment) services for online sellers to streamline operations. Walmart Fulfillment Services (WFS), the company’s third-party fulfillment arm, is billed as a low-cost…
by - March 14, 2022 3:22 pm
Bentonville-based Walmart said Monday (March 14) that vendor applications for the ninth annual Open Call will be accepted through April 8. This year’s hybrid event is slated for June 28-29…
by - March 12, 2022 9:45 am
American consumers continue to spend despite federal stimulus programs ending last year. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, retail sales in January were up 7.5% from a year ago. Holiday…
by - March 7, 2022 4:58 pm
According to Rabobank, a Dutch multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is expected to create volatile supply chain implications for the retail…
by - March 5, 2022 8:55 am
Walmart has made no secret of expanding financial services products to its shopper base. The retail giant has joined forces with several financial technology (fintech) startups with plans to create…
by - February 26, 2022 9:57 am
Brick-and-mortar stores are essential to consumers even as online sales continue to grow. Walmart, Dollar General and Dick’s Sporting Goods are doubling down this year on efforts to test new…
by - February 19, 2022 9:25 am
Packaging is an essential component of retail, whether it’s business-to-business (B2B) or business-to-consumer (B2C) oriented, according to Brett Kirkpatrick, director of trade business at The BoxMaker. He oversees a new…
by - February 12, 2022 9:19 am
With more retail sales gravitating online in the past two years, many retailers remain woefully behind the curve, according to a new report from Coleman Parkes Research on behalf of…
by - February 5, 2022 8:40 am
Retailers have struggled to keep store shelves stocked during the pandemic. In November, Fayetteville-based Field Agent looked at 203 U.S. big-box retail stores to gain insights into the depth of…
by - January 25, 2022 12:13 pm
Amazon’s plans to operate a delivery station warehouse in Lowell will likely mean faster delivery times for consumers ordering online. The online retail titan is locating the operation in an…
by - January 22, 2022 8:31 am
Research firm IRI expects food prices to rise an overall 5% in the first half of 2022, though the increases will depend on the grocer and location. In the December…
by - January 11, 2022 2:34 pm
Numerous retailers saw top C-suite turnover in 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic raged and supply chain disruptions worsened. Former Sam’s Club CEO and chief operating officer at Starbucks, Roz Brewer,…
by - January 8, 2022 9:10 am
While the backlog of inventory is easing, supply chain executive Kevin Williamson predicts it will be the middle or even late 2022 before the flow of goods and order cancellations…
by - January 2, 2022 10:04 am
Remember when retail stores were considered a thing of the past? Not anymore, according to Coresight Research, who said: “for the first time in four years, U.S. retailers will open…
by - December 20, 2021 12:33 pm
Thrift stores and online resale marketplaces have been trending for several years. Still, as the 2021 holiday season approached and supply chain challenges persisted, more consumers were open to that…
by - December 18, 2021 10:00 am
A recent 38-page report by consulting firm McKinsey & Co. compiled with Retail Industry Leaders Alliance (RILA) outlined imperatives for rethinking retail. The researchers surveyed 30 retailers to gain insights…
