Tag: retail

Flake & Kelly Purchase Creek Side

Flake & Kelley Commercial has purchased Creek Side, a 22,000-SF retail strip center on Mall Ave. in Fayetteville developed by Dixie Development Inc.

Store Brings Culture, Heart to Fayetteville

Corazon, a unique home furnishings store, opened its doors in the downtown Fayetteville Square on June 5.

Layoffs Cut Costs But Yield Turmoil

Several Northwest Arkansas employment experts say layoffs are a quick way to cut-back on expenses but often cause turmoil in the workplace.

When Facing a Crisis, Make it Your Best Ally (Commentary by John Newman)

Top-notch CEOs of healthy companies don’t wait for bankruptcy to come knocking at their door. With outward calm, they respond to minor downturns as if they were crises.

UA Researchers Find SOX Impact for CFOs

UA researchers’ findings on SOX impact for CFOs published in the Journal of Accounting.

Mentoring Programs Must Adhere to Fundamentals (Human Factor by I. Barry Goldberg)

Mentoring programs allow companies to utilize knowledge and leadership held by longtime executives.

Challenging Year for Retail Development (Commentary by by Steve Lane)

A worsening economy has created tough times for many of America’s top retailers.

Wal-Mart Shareholders Have New Reason to Cheer

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will have a lot to celebrate during their 2008 shareholders meeting as sales and earnings continue to increase.

Wal-Mart Takes Bite Out of Drug Costs

Wal-Mart generic drug company saves insurance companies and customers by cutting out the middle man.

Pleasant Grove Carwash Changes Ownership Groups (Real Deals)

Harold W. Hamlin, through his Pleasant Grove Car Wash LLC purchased Boomerang Car Wash at 2000 Pleasant Grove Rd. in the Pleasant Crossing development in south Rogers from Rogers Pleasant Crossing Carwash LLC for $3 million.

UA Nets Small Gain For Guitar Grief

The University of Arkansas? case against a Florida guitar company has ended, with the company agreeing to pay the UA $50 a year to use the word “Razorback.”

Couple Scoops up Burgeoning Scooter Business (First Person)

Leonard and Melody Zechiedrich have seen an unexpected surge in demand for scooters at their Vespa dealership in Rogers.

Effective Leadership Defined By Relationships, Not Tasks (Human Factor by I. Barry Goldberg)

Leadership, in the lexicon of members of the media, is about relationship, the ability to inspire others to follow a vision with passion. Management gets relegated to telling people what to do and checking up on them to see if they did it.

Area Job Growth Stats Cause for Concern

A Q & A with Kathy Deck, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Arkansas.

Northwest Arkansas Job Market Enters Uncharted Waters

Northwest Arkansas has shed 500 jobs in the last 16 months, but a strong business core and the drive toward sustainability can help the local economy rebound.

Legacy Gets Lift from Flake & Kelley

Court-appointed foreclosure receiver Wayne Swofford of Fort Smith hired Flake & Kelley Commercial to manage and market the Legacy Building in downtown Fayetteville and progress is already being made.

Rack Room Coming to NWA Mall

Rack Room Shoes, based in Charlotte, N.C., with 300 stores in 24 states, will be moving in soon.

Sam’s Marks 25, Curbs Rice Buys

Sam’s Club, a division of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville, celebrated its 25th anniversary on April 18, but the big news that followed was about 20-pound bags of rice.

Wal-Mart Prototype Team Embraces Efficiency Challenges

Wal-Mart’s prototype team embraces the difficulties of rolling out more energy efficient stores.

Arkansas SHRM Honors Human Resources Guru

Coleman Peterson, a 30-year veteran of the human resources world, was recently presented with the Jim Wilkins Lifetime Achievement Award at the 22nd annual Human Resources State Conference and Exposition in Springdale.

Then and Now: Cooperative business model a good fit for Mitchell Johnson

Dope Medicinal Wellness opens Fayetteville clinic

Fort Smith metro job numbers up less than 1% in September report

Opinions differ on use of former ACME Brick property