by - December 30, 2013 6:21 pm
Cal-Maine reports stronger profits
Cal-Maine Foods, the largest egg distributor in the U.S. announced an 8% increase in net sales for its second quarter ended Nov. 30. Cal-Maine owns Benton County Egg company located…
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by - December 30, 2013 12:54 pm
The Supply Side briefs: Confection companies shake-up holdings
A number of companies that create sugary confections recently announced they are mixing up their brand holdings as 2013 winds to a close. Godiva, DeMet,and Snackwell are among the brands…
by - December 19, 2013 5:42 pm
Packaged food suppliers combat slow growth, debt
With groceries comprising in excess of 55% of Wal-Mart’s total annual sales, the financial health of those product suppliers who operate offices in Northwest Arkansas are important to the region’s…
by - December 17, 2013 10:23 am
Supply Side briefs: ConAgra honored, Kellogg tweaks products
• ConAgra garners top award ConAgra Foods Inc. recently claimed Food Processing Magazine’s top annual award, “Processor the Year 2013.” The diverse consumer product company has undergone several transformations during…
by - December 16, 2013 8:29 pm
Judge approved card swipe deal, retailers unhappy
A federal judge recently approved a settlement of an antitrust lawsuit over credit card swipe fees, dismissing objections from National Retail Federation and thousands of others as “needless hyperbole” and…
by - December 16, 2013 10:02 am
‘Save Your Do’ pushes healthier lifestyles
Obesity is a growing health epidemic in the U.S., and according to federal statistics roughly four out of five African American women are overweight or obese. One of the biggest…
by - December 13, 2013 12:19 pm
J.C. Penney to eliminate some brands
After two years of declining sales, the Plano, Texas-based department store chain is eliminating or trimming some high-profile brands introduced by former CEO Ron Johnson. CEO Mike Ullman told Reuters…
by - December 12, 2013 12:36 am
The Supply Side: Pinnacle Foods, petcare and a new website
• Stock offering priced at Pinnacle Foods Pinnacle Foods Inc. announced the pricing of the secondary offering of 17 million shares of its common stock to be sold by certain…
by - December 10, 2013 9:12 am
Cheesewright to head up Walmart International
Two weeks after Wal-Mart Stores Inc. chose Doug McMillon to be the next CEO beginning Feb. 1, the retail giant has tagged David Cheesewright as president and CEO of the…
by - December 10, 2013 6:47 am
Retail import expectations rise on holiday sales estimates
Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to grow 1.8% in December over the same month last year, and the year should end with an increase…
by - December 5, 2013 11:11 am
The Supply Side: ARROWSigns awaits national Walmart rollout
They say necessity is the mother of invention and that’s certainly the case for ARROWSigns founder Rhonda Pieracci. The southern California entrepreneur has invested more than two years into developing…
by - December 2, 2013 5:51 pm
The Supply Side: Supplier office space tightens, teams expand
As more Wal-Mart suppliers and third-party service firms are hanging shingles in Northwest Arkansas, real estate experts and retail insiders around Bentonville say the commercial office space market is tightening….
by - November 26, 2013 6:21 pm
Tesco’s Fresh & Easy sold to Yucaipa
Ron Burkle’s Yucaipa Cos. is now the owner of 150 Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market stores auctioned off in bankruptcy court. The California-based grocery was owned by British retailer Tesco,…
by - November 25, 2013 6:57 pm
Field Agent makes strategic acquisition of CORE4 Research
Field Agent Inc., a local firm focusing on crowdsource marketing research, said it has acquired CORE4 Research LLC of Fayetteville, for an undisclosed sum. CORE4 Research will be integrated under…
by - November 20, 2013 6:14 pm
Biggest lessons listed for new Wal-Mart suppliers
Getting a product on the shelf at Wal-Mart can be one of biggest highlights of a career. It’s been compared to finding the Holy Grail because the mass retailer can…
by - November 19, 2013 11:13 am
Big data the target of Fayetteville-based DataRank
Throughout the cyber world, millions of people are talking online. Talking about what they had for dinner, where they went shopping and what they think about the experience. That creates…
by - November 18, 2013 6:26 pm
CCF Brands garners notice from Progressive Grocer
Rogers-based CCF Brands, a consumer packaged goods company that distributes fresh eggs under the Great Day Farms and Farmer’s Market labels, was recognized by Progressive Grocer magazine in its 2013…
by - November 15, 2013 11:54 am
Kimberly-Clark to spin off health care business
Kimberly-Clark Corporation announced that its board of directors has authorized management to pursue a potential tax-free spin-off of the company's health care business. A spin-off would create a stand-alone, publicly…
by - November 6, 2013 1:18 pm
Crossmark acquires PromoWorks
Crossmark continues to expand the breadth and reach of its services to retailers and suppliers recently acquiring Schaumburg, Ill.-based PromoWorks. Terms of this deal were not disclosed by either party….
by - November 6, 2013 11:23 am
Wal-Mart, P&G discuss joint business planning
On any given day Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is doing business with between 16,000 and 20,000 suppliers, but perhaps none larger than consumer product giant Procter & Gamble. This business relationship…