by - May 26, 2014 12:00 am
Organic Process
After a lengthy site selection process, Fayetteville lands Whole Foods Market.
Tag: retail
by - May 15, 2014 8:02 am
Walmart Reports 1Q Earnings; Profit Falls 5 Percent
The company largely attributed the earnings miss to the brutal winter that saw many shoppers staying home to avoid the elements.
by - May 12, 2014 12:00 am
Mean Messages
Whispers came into possession of an audio file that a source claims is ex-Walmart executive John J. Ryan leaving a series of rants on his ex-wifes answering machine.
by - April 28, 2014 12:00 am
CDI Begins $4.6M Retail Project on Rainbow Curve
CDI Contractors LLC of Little Rock is the general contractor for Rainbow Curve Junction, a 30,000-SF strip center on a 3.01-acre lot, at 103 S.W. Winsted Lane.
by - April 28, 2014 12:00 am
Country Outfitter Launches New Business Segments
Fayetteville-based holding company Acumen Brands Inc. has recently launched three new business units of its Country Outfitter e-commerce company.
by - April 28, 2014 12:00 am
Pest Control Products for Sale
Fayetteville startup APGR Green and its two products, Mole-Zap and Ant-Zap, have made it to market.
by - April 28, 2014 12:00 am
Done Deal
A land deal with Kum & Go of West Des Moines, Iowa, that will bring life to a shabby corner in south Fayetteville has finally closed.
by - April 28, 2014 12:00 am
Reebok Tie-In
Bentonvilles JUNK Brands has partnered with global fitness brand Reebok to create a custom, co-branded performance headband.
by - April 28, 2014 12:00 am
Olive Loom Business Model Attracts Harvard Students
A local clothing manufacturer recently entered into a partnership with a group of students at Harvard Business Schools entrepreneurship program.
by - April 24, 2014 1:27 pm
Walmart Money Transfer Service Now Available
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. debuted its Walmart-2-Walmart Money Transfer Service on Thursday.
by - April 16, 2014 4:22 pm
Harps Food Stores Opens New Location in Inola, Oklahoma
Springdale grocery store chain sets milestone with 75th location
by - April 14, 2014 3:27 pm
McMillons Donate $1M Toward Walton College Retail School
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal has learned that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. CEO Doug McMillon and his wife, Shelley, recently signed an agreement to donate the first $1 million to establish the School of Global Retail Operations & Innovation at the University of Arkansas.
by - April 14, 2014 12:00 am
Agwunobi Leaves Walmart; Diab Named as New SVP
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville announced April 2 that Dr. John Agwunobi, who was hired with great fanfare in 2007, was no longer with the company.
by - April 11, 2014 11:44 am
Walmart Aims to Disrupt Organic Food Market with Low-Cost Brand
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced April 10 it will begin carrying Wild Oats organic foods and will price them at least 25 percent less than other natural-food products.
by - April 9, 2014 9:00 am
Fast to GO App Ready for New Walmart Convenience Store
Bentonville-based Movista LLC develops new app that allows consumers to order food with a handheld device.
by - March 31, 2014 12:00 am
Brewery Boom
In light of a more than 215 percent increase in the Arkansas microbrewery industry over three years, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division is calling all brewers to a summit in July to hash out issues with the current regulations.
by - March 31, 2014 12:00 am
Apparel Startup WearLit Hires Branding Boss
After recently leaving Moxy Ox, design and branding heavyweight David Baker has become brand director at Siloam Springs-based WearLit.
by - March 26, 2014 3:48 pm
Walmart Announces New Supercenter for Centerton
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced Wednesday it will build a new Supercenter in Centerton. It will create approximately 300 new jobs and open in the summer of 2015.
by - March 17, 2014 9:26 am
Bob Cheyne, First Voice of the Razorbacks, Dies at 86
Cheyne became the University of Arkansas first sports information director in 1948, a job he held for 22 years.
by - March 17, 2014 12:00 am
Scott Sells Pinnacle Residence
Former Walmart CEO Lee Scott and his wife Linda have sold their home in Rogers for $1.9 million.