by - September 12, 2017 3:27 pm
Machine learning falls under the realm of artificial intelligence (AI), and though the technology has been around for a long time, it’s becoming more relevant when married with big data,…
by - August 30, 2017 6:11 pm
Wal-Mart said without great product availability on its shelves, its promise of delivering low prices is empty. That is why the retail giant recently upped the ante on supply chain…
by - August 29, 2017 1:52 pm
Walmart U.S. management recently unveiled a restructuring of its merchandising teams and at the same time instituted another Supplier Accountability Program which will impose stiff fines for supplier errors. Talk…
by - August 29, 2017 9:21 am
A Missouri-based manufacturer has paid $1.16 million for a vacant commercial building in Benton County, and is planning to relocate its Bentonville office. Vanguard Packaging, which makes point-of-purchase displays, signage,…
by - August 9, 2017 12:44 pm
Ecoark Holdings said Wednesday (Aug. 9) it is exploring a possible spin-off of Zest Labs, one of the portfolio companies owned by the Rogers-based holding company. In a company news…
by - August 8, 2017 12:04 pm
Wal-Mart Stores and other retailers have spent billions trying to gain omnichannel proficiency in the past three years, but few retailers have attained proficiency, according to a recent study conducted…
by - August 1, 2017 7:12 pm
Two Wal-Mart logistics managers spent most of Tuesday morning fielding supplier questions and explaining the reasoning behind the new On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) policy that was first unveiled by the retail giant…
by - July 31, 2017 12:48 pm
More sales of grocery, apparel and even electronics are gravitating online, but consumers still value the option to pick up online orders in-store, according to a recent report from JDA…
by - July 26, 2017 1:13 pm
April Richardson and sisters Deborah Wilson and Tamekia Dorsey of DC Sweet Potato Cake drove 17 hours from their home in Hyattsville, Md., to pitch their sugary confections to Wal-Mart…
by - July 25, 2017 11:03 am
Former Wal-Mart Stores executives Karenann Terrell and Jeff Davis have landed new executive roles with one of the retail giant’s suppliers, and a competitor. Terrell was recently named chief digital…
by - July 19, 2017 2:48 pm
McCormick & Co. has agreed to purchase the food division of Reckitt Benckiser for $4.2 billion, according to a company announcement Wednesday (July 19). The deal includes the brands Frank’s…
by - July 14, 2017 12:22 pm
At a time when tech investments among retailers like Wal-Mart Stores and Amazon are in the billions, suppliers should remember that technology can’t do it all with respect to selling…
by - July 5, 2017 1:47 pm
The Wal-Mart Culinary and Innovation Center in Bentonville has been open one year. In that time, the retailer says hundreds of food and beverage products have been reformulated, and hundreds…
by - June 27, 2017 3:20 pm
Joan Smalls, one of the top grossing runway models in 2013, is no stranger to swimsuits and lingerie, donning Victoria’s Secret apparel since 2011 in the retailer’s annual show. Now…
by - June 22, 2017 5:29 pm
Hugh Jarratt and his wife Nicole have been doing business with Wal-Mart Stores for more than three years. Their taco plate was picked up by the retail giant at its…
by - June 20, 2017 3:40 pm
Tracking down a bad food product sold by any grocer is obviously important for the customer, but it also can help a supplier more quickly recover the recall cost and…
by - May 30, 2017 8:09 am
The low cost mission of Wal-Mart is similar to that of Jet.com, and the recent purchase of Jet by Wal-Mart could spell audit trouble for suppliers who have done business…
by - May 22, 2017 2:37 pm
Jay Howard, 36, is busy growing his second entrepreneurial home furnishing business and expanding his wholesale line of home products to retailers across the country. Howard launched Howse in 2015…
by - May 22, 2017 2:14 pm
More than 7.5 million U.S. workers are at high risk of becoming “stranded workers” because of computerization, including some 6 million retail jobs that could be replaced due to the…
by - May 18, 2017 1:52 pm
Given the setup costs associated with off-set printing, boxes printed with colorful graphic designs and display stands used at retail have been a challenge when needed in smaller quantities. John…
