by - March 8, 2013 12:18 am
Maxie Carpenter never dreamed he would lead one of Northwest Arkansas’ most prolific nonprofit organizations when he waived goodbye to a near 30-year career at Wal-Mart. Carpenter, the director of…
by - March 6, 2013 12:14 pm
Acosta Sales & Marketing, a service supplier to big box Wal-Mart, announced the acquisition of Global Sales, a marketing agency for Amazon.com, Drugstore.com and other key e-commerce retailers. Global Sales…
by - March 4, 2013 11:19 pm
• Management changes announced at Supervalue Grocery giant Supervalu Inc. recently announced changes to its corporate and retail leadership teams. Mark Van Buskirk has been named executive vice-president of merchandising…
by - February 26, 2013 12:59 pm
• Nestle to expand health category On Tuesday, Nestle said it intends to acquire Pamlab, a U.S.-based medical food products firm specializing in treatments for mild cognitive impairment, depression and…
by - February 25, 2013 4:20 pm
The Northwest Arkansas region is known for being a hotbed of entrepreneurialism and start-up businesses, but also where some of the world’s most prominent retailers and suppliers have a well-established…
by - February 21, 2013 8:32 pm
The almost 6,000 people in Northwest Arkansas working for the about 1,300 companies in the area vying for space on Wal-Mart shelves have become a valued resource pool from which…
by - February 19, 2013 2:08 pm
Bricks and mortar retailers are being urged to use digital technology to engage with their customers even if they don’t sell their products online. New insights from Kantar Retail suggest…
by - February 19, 2013 11:58 am
The world's biggest food and drinks maker Nestle SA has become the latest company to pull some of its products off European shelves after they were found to contain undeclared…
by - February 18, 2013 8:28 pm
• Sam’s head merchant bound for Claire’s Stores Linda Hefner Filler, executive vice president and chief merchandising officer for Sam’s Club, resigned that post to assume a major leadership role…
by - February 16, 2013 1:51 pm
• Family Dollar exec joins Belk From thrifty Family Dollar to mid-line retailer Belk, Dorlisa Flur is moving on up the retail chain. Flur was recently named executive vice president…
by - February 14, 2013 1:54 pm
With a staff of one and her partners at Carey Services, Jan Mitchell Long is possibly the smallest supplier doing business with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. “You hear about mom and…
by - February 14, 2013 9:16 am
Valentine’s Day is a little sweeter for shareholders of H. J. Heinz today (Feb.14) as the ketchup and baby food maker was acquired for $23.2 billion in cash by Warren…
by - February 13, 2013 8:12 pm
If they haven’t already, Carol Spieckerman says suppliers to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. better figure out how they fit into a new “transmedia” world she thinks will dominate the way large retailers…
by - February 13, 2013 6:12 pm
Gerald Storch will step down as CEO of Toys “R” Us Inc. in the coming days following a drop in holiday sales amid toy price wars from chief competitors Amazon…
by - February 12, 2013 11:31 pm
• Snyder’s -Lance posts bigger profits Growth in its core branded items provided a boost for Snyder’s-Lance Inc. in the fiscal year ended Dec. 29, 2012. Net income was $59.5…
by - February 12, 2013 5:57 pm
Leslie Lentz, sales leader at Lindt & Sprungli Chocolate, said she found tremendous support in the American Heart Association's Circle of Red four years ago when her husband Robbie contracted…
by - February 7, 2013 2:07 pm
• General Mills settles Yo-Plus class action General Mills Inc. agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing the company of falsely advertising the digestive health…
by - February 6, 2013 1:26 pm
Collective Bias, a social shopper media pioneer, is listed at No. 100 on Forbes annual ranking of America’s Most Promising Companies — a list of 100 privately held, high-growth companies…
by - February 6, 2013 8:36 am
In the supplier community that circles its wagons around the Walmart corporate headquarters in Bentonville, change is constant. Ten years ago companies like Heinz, Pepsi, and Kellogg’s had teams on…
by - February 5, 2013 12:21 pm
• Supervalu turnover puts Duncan on top Sam Duncan was named CEO and president of Supervalu Inc. on Monday, replacing Wayne Sales and confirming a leadership turnover that was set…
