by - September 17, 2013 2:41 pm
• ConAgra sells LightLife brand Packaged food giant ConAgra is divesting one of its smaller brands — LightLife — to private equity fund Brynwood Partners. LightLife provides vegetarian-based burgers, hotdogs other…
by - September 16, 2013 10:33 am
Few things are as integral to American culture as innovation. In 2012, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office received over 300,000 patent applications from people and organizations across the country…
by - September 13, 2013 1:25 pm
The National Retail Federation reports retail sales grew at a snail’s pace 0.01% from July to August, rising 3.9% unadjusted year-over-year. These sales have stripped out automotive, gas stations and…
by - September 12, 2013 3:32 pm
Sustainability has been a major platform for retail giant Wal-Mart since 2005 and the company continues to enlist the help of suppliers to move the needle. Wal-Mart on Thursday (Sept….
by - September 11, 2013 4:40 pm
• Tesco sells Fresh & Easy Britain’s Tesco will lend U.S. billionaire Ron Burkle’s Yucaipa investment company roughly $126 million to acquire Fresh & Easy stores, which have been a…
by - September 9, 2013 10:13 pm
Import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to grow 5.1% in September over the same month last year as retailers head into the holiday season, according…
by - September 4, 2013 10:28 pm
• Kraft taps P&G exec for chief finance post Kraft Foods Group said Teri List-Stoll has joined the company as senior vice president of finance and will succeed chief financial…
by - September 3, 2013 5:55 pm
• Rubin exits Collective Bias Ted Rubin, the chief social marketing officer for Collective Bias, has walked away from the company he help build since April 2011. Collective Bias noted…
by - August 30, 2013 12:31 am
ConAgra Foods recently capped off a transformational year acquiring Ralcorp and also growing its core business with a plant expansion in Russellville. CEO Gary Rodkin noted in the company’s recent…
by - August 29, 2013 12:02 pm
When people choose a place to stay on a business trip, close proximity to where they are doing business is an important feature. For suppliers coming in to do business…
by - August 28, 2013 10:23 pm
• Synder’s-Lance acquisition Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. has acquired Stateline Service Corp., a snack food distributor based in Massachusetts. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Snyder’s-Lance said the acquisition is part…
by - August 22, 2013 11:48 am
Dozens of retail product suppliers received a 45-minute overview and brief tutorial Thursday morning (Aug 22) on Wal-Mart’s new merchandise efficiency tool dubbed SPARC 2.0, and its junior, SPARC Lite….
by - August 21, 2013 11:27 am
• Target gives cautious forecast, lighter profits Another big box discounter warned of cautious consumer spending on Wednesday (Aug. 22) as the retailer’s second quarter profits narrowly beat estimates, while…
by - August 20, 2013 2:50 pm
Located in the heart of Northwest Arkansas, scarcely five miles away from Wal-Mart's headquarters sits Shiloh Technologies, an organization that thousands of traffic-weary commuters drive by weekly, and yet few…
by - August 14, 2013 4:05 pm
The H.J. Heinz Co. announced it will eliminate 600 office positions as it transitions to a private company. These cuts have been initiated after an investment consortium comprised of Berkshire…
by - August 13, 2013 4:41 pm
The newest frontier ripe with growth opportunities is an ocean away but several Northwest Arkansas-based companies are poised to benefit from these burgeoning economies within sub-Sahara Africa. Earlier this week,…
by - August 13, 2013 11:59 am
Consumers looking for bargains in July helped to hoist retail sales a little higher marking the fourth consecutive month of positive gains, according to sales data released by the U.S….
by - August 13, 2013 11:05 am
Following negative numbers in four of the last five months, import volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to grow 1.7% in August, over last year, according…
by - August 13, 2013 10:36 am
Outspoken board member and J.C. Penney investor Bill Ackman called it quits on Tuesday, (Aug. 13), as he suddenly resigned from the board. Ackman released this statement: "At this time,…
by - August 12, 2013 6:46 pm
A broad range of retailers from Wal-Mart to True Value to Whole Foods are using creative ways to connect their buyers with new suppliers – with 18 companies in the…
