by - August 18, 2014 12:00 am
Bentonville Bowling
A new Walmart Neighborhood Market means the end of the Bentonville Bowling Center, in operation at the proposed location since the 1970s.
Tag: retail
by - August 13, 2014 3:18 pm
Sams Club CEO Named Presiding Co-Chair of Northwest Arkansas Council
The announcement was made Wednesday at the organizations annual meeting at 21c Museum Hotel in Bentonville.
by - August 12, 2014 5:29 pm
Personalization and subscriptions are changing retail realities
Retailers from Wal-Mart to Nordstrom are well aware of the challenges they face from ever-changing retail trends often driven by more consumer personalization and a plethora of subscription services that…
by - August 5, 2014 5:10 pm
Target warns of lower profits amid higher data breach expenses
Retailer Target said Tuesday (Aug. 5) that it expects to incur gross expenses of $148 million from its data breach. As a result, Target decreased its estimates for the second…
by - August 4, 2014 12:00 am
Marketers Value Store Walks As Important Retail Ritual
Store walks, central to shopper marketing, put marketing agents in the customers shoes.
by - August 4, 2014 12:00 am
The World of Walmart (OPINION)
As the largest company in the world, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. tends to attract attention and make headlines, and there has been plenty of both recently.
by - August 4, 2014 12:00 am
Grocery Chain Exec Van Hoose Happy with Harps and Home
The vice president of store planning has stayed busy with the continued expansion of Harps Food Stores Inc., which has been in growth made for nearly a decade.
by - August 4, 2014 12:00 am
Englander dZignPak Moves Local Office to Bentonville
The Texas-based merchandising solutions company made the move from Rogers in order to be closer to vendors doing business with Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
by - August 4, 2014 12:00 am
Mancia Giving Facelift To Rogers Retail Center
Developer David Mancia has purchased The Village West Shopping Center for $550,000 and intends to revamp it.
by - August 4, 2014 12:00 am
Caffeine Fix
One of the largest coffee companies in the world will have an outlet in a Springdale Harps store, once its renovation is complete in September.
by - August 1, 2014 11:41 am
Sams Club to Open Springdale Store in 2016
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced Friday its plans to build a 136,000-SF Sams Club location near Arvest Ballpark.
by - July 24, 2014 8:29 am
Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon Stepping Down; Foran Named Successor
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. made the announcement Thursday in a news release, and said Greg Foran has been named his successor, effective Aug. 9.
by - July 21, 2014 12:00 am
Crossmark Opens Cutting-Edge Collaboration Center in Bentonville
The Plano, Texas-based sales and marketing services provider opened the center near the headquarters for Wal-Mart Stores Inc., one of the companys biggest clients.
by - July 21, 2014 12:00 am
Fayetteville Businesswoman Heading To Washington D.C.
Carolyn Crook, founder and owner of Pack Rat Outdoor Center, will be in the capital July 29-30 to participate in the Retail Advocates Summit, the National Retail Federations fly-in event that provides participants an inside look at the political process.
by - July 7, 2014 12:00 am
Fort Northwest: River Town Supplies Region with an Array of Homegrown Talent
If one thing can be said of Fort Smith these days is that it can still produce a winner, and plenty of them live here in Northwest Arkansas.
by - July 7, 2014 12:00 am
Pharmacy Owner Pointing Collier Toward Century Mark
Mel Collier admits retail pharmacy is now dominated by big chains, but he also believes enough people still appreciate the services of an independent like Collier Drug Stores Inc.
by - July 7, 2014 12:00 am
Fort Smith Retailer Seeing Rapid Shift in Ordering
Coffee.org Inc. CEO Bill McClure said he expects by January 2015 more than half of the companys customers will complete online orders using a mobile device, rather than a desktop computer.
by - June 23, 2014 12:00 am
$3.76M Mortgage Paves Way for Parkway Development
PH Retail I LLC, a Hunt Ventures holding, recently picked up a construction mortgage for an undeveloped property at the northeast corner of the roundabout on Pauline Whitaker Parkway in Rogers.
by - June 23, 2014 12:00 am
Having Survived Economic Downturn, Baker Is Thankful
It took Houndstooth Clothing Co. owner and founder Michael Baker some time to bounce back from the Great Recession, but now sales are better than ever.
by - June 6, 2014 11:36 am
Walmart to Launch Price Comparison Tool This Summer
The Savings Catcher will allow customers at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to reap return in the form of a store gift card if the tool finds a lower price from a competitor.