Tag: retail

Office Supply Dealers Hustling

Office furniture and equipment dealers say business has slowed in Northwest Arkansas.

Commercial Agents Say Rates for Retail Footage in NWA Down, Listings Up

A significant shift in available retail space has taken place in Northwest Arkansas in recent years.

Bentonville Wal-Mart Store to Get Full Remodel (Real Deals)

Bentonville Wal-Mart property will remain open during remodel.

Bentonville Business Find New Homes

Sam?s Club?s occupancy of the Superior Building in Bentonville sent at least two companies looking for new digs.

Sam?s Club Happy With Marketing Efforts

CEO Brian Cornell says public?s reaction to marketing effort and new offerings has been better than expected.

Convenience Stores Get “Spark”

Wal-Mart has made some of its concept stores more recognizable.

Martians Launch ‘New Media’ Co.

Mars Advertising Inc. of Bentonville will soon tap into the $2.4B social media industry.

Wal-Mart Seeks Share of Electronics Market

Wal-Mart is making over, and beefing up, its electronic departments in an effort to win more consumers’ business.

NWACC’s Retail Institute Seeks Heavenly Dividends

Bentonville community college puts students on fast track to employment within Northwest Arkansas? thriving retail economy.

‘Locally Grown’ Baby Food Maker Enters Retail Market

Fayetteville mom gets in on burgeoning local foods movement with a line of baby food.

Attention to Quality Customer Service Yields High Returns (Commentary)

Customer service needs to be brought back to the forefront and emphasized not only in training, but in the maintaining and running of our businesses.

Annual Buzzwords Ignite Supplier Fires (Opinion)

The smell of honeysuckle, the sound of “achoos” from fresh cut hay and the proclamation of the next ideology revolution from the world’s largest retailer.

Boom Town Book Available

Author Marjorie Rosen has written a book about multiculturalism in Northwest Arkansas.

Client Mix Key to Growth for Architects, Engineers

While some architecture and engineering firms were forced to downsize in 2009, citing a continued lack of building activity in both the commercial and residential sectors, many firms have been able to increase their staff size this year by maintaining a m

Pilot training school to scale at Drake Field

Connections: Northwest Arkansas leaders to participate in UCA program

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: Charter school progress, and ‘Serious Fiber’ in downtown Fort Smith

Harps, NationsBenefits partner to expand access to benefits card