by - November 26, 2022 10:11 am
Brothers and business partners Quinn and Austin Simkins of Fayetteville, founders of Natural Way Food Group, have been selling homemade peanut butter products in retail since 2017. But after success…
by - November 21, 2022 1:25 pm
Inflationary pricing and rising interest rates have more consumers considering buying secondhand items. The trend once more prevalent among Gen Z consumers — young adults under age 25 — is…
by - November 12, 2022 9:19 am
Walmart is already a top retailer for women’s lingerie, with roughly one-fifth of U.S. consumers purchasing the Secret Treasures brand of intimate apparel or sleepwear in the year ending Jan….
by - November 5, 2022 10:26 am
Jordan-based Classic Fashion has opened its first U.S. production facility in Santa Ana, Calif., to cut and sew apparel for Walmart. The commitment is part of Walmart’s effort to grow…
by - October 29, 2022 9:43 am
When shoppers reach for canned tuna at Walmart stores, they may not know the retailer has worked to ensure its Great Value tuna carries the Marine Stewardship Council seal for…
by - October 24, 2022 1:20 pm
Radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is not new, but the tracking system has become essential for inventory accuracy among retailers concentrated on selling products in different places, aka omnichannel sales….
by - October 15, 2022 9:59 am
The United States may be out of the pandemic. Still, the effects of COVID-19 continue to reveal unforeseen impacts across the retail industry, with theft and shrink ballooning to nearly…
by - October 10, 2022 3:16 pm
Consumer surveys are drawing the same conclusions around holiday sales expectations this year. Deloitte’s annual holiday retail forecast predicts year-over-year sales will increase 4% to 6% for the holiday season,…
by - October 1, 2022 9:11 am
Many retailers have seen net income decline amid shrinking margins in 2022. Still, their capital spending on technology remains a top priority, while they may cut other expenditures if the…
by - September 24, 2022 9:40 am
Once seen as a small possibility, drone delivery for online orders has become a reality for Walmart and some of its competitors. Drone deliveries are increasing with ongoing investments among…
by - September 14, 2022 1:59 pm
Lucas Kemper, Baxter Conley and Melissa Maltarich converged in downtown Bentonville amid the global COVID-19 pandemic to launch a new line of men’s hair care products created out of a…
by - September 11, 2022 9:07 am
A recent survey report from First Insight, a predictive analytics firm, looked at how inflation and consumer attitudes showed that nearly all of those surveyed in April and July are…
by - September 8, 2022 2:40 pm
Rising prices and product shortages continue to change consumer shopping behaviors, forcing retailers to focus more on customer loyalty and acquiring and retaining their shopping base, according to a new…
by - August 27, 2022 11:00 am
Brick-and-mortar retail is alive in 2022, with more than twice the number of new store openings compared to store closures through the first seven months of this year. Coresight Research…
by - August 20, 2022 9:35 am
Rising prices are pushing consumers to private-label products for food, consumables and general goods, according to a report from Numerator, a data and tech company serving the market research space….
by - August 13, 2022 10:32 am
The National Retail Federation (NRF) reports that 10.6% of online returns are fraudulent, totaling more than $23 billion in 2021. It is often a retailer’s best customers who are taking…
by - August 10, 2022 1:33 pm
Inflation is taking a toll on family budgets just as the back-to-school shopping season gets underway. The National Retail Federation reports that 38% of families admit having to cut back…
by - July 31, 2022 9:13 am
As Walmart wraps up its ninth year of what is to be a two-decade-long manufacturing jobs initiative, more manufacturers are showing interest in onshoring some of their overseas production, according…
by - July 22, 2022 11:45 am
This month, Walmart turned 60 years old, but the retail giant is not resting on its laurels. “We might be the largest retailer, but we also want to be the…
by - July 20, 2022 10:13 am
Fayetteville-based startup SupplyPike has raised $25 million in series B capital to support its growth. The supply chain technology company will primarily use the money to add high-tech workers. Over…
