Tag: retail

Walton’s African Voyage Spurs Grant

A trip to Africa about four years ago spurred S. Robson Walton’s interest in preserving wilderness.

House Bill Would Close Wal-Mart Bank Loophole

A bipartisan bill aimed at closing a loophole that allows retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to own industrial loan companies is introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Lewis & Clark Travels to Little Rock

We hear Lewis & Clark Outfitters, the Springdale-based outdoors retailer, is planning to open a store in Little Rock’s Midtowne shopping center at the corner of Markham and University streets.

’22 Straight’ For Sale at Wal-Mart

Hannover House of Fayetteville works out a deal with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to stock the DVD “22 Straight: The Story of the Greatest Run in Razorback Football History” at its stores within 100 miles of Fayetteville.

The Regions’ Largest Employers

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville tops the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s annual list of the region’s largest employers.

Dickson Street Re-Tux: Six-Story, $7 Million Building to Replace Mr. Tux

Rogers architect Collins Haynes and two silent partners bought the 3,142-SF building that houses Mr. Tux in Fayetteville and could turn it into a six-story, $7-million mixed-used development.

Mertins Opens Fayetteville Clinic

Allyson Mertins left McDonald Eye Associates in May Fayetteville to open Mertins Family Eye Care at 1188 N. Salem Road, Suite 12, in Fayetteville.

Wal-Mart Plans Co-Branded Credit Cards in China

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is advancing plans to launch its own credit card in China in a partnership with GE Money and Shenzhen Development Bank.

Car-Mart Opens Alabama Store

America’s Car-Mart Inc. opens a car lot in Muscle Shoals, Ala., bringing the number of dealerships to 88.

UA Releases RFID Findings

Officials at the RFID Research Center, a sub unit of the Information Technology Research Institute in the University of Arkansas Walton College of Business, recently releases some new findings about RFID technology.

OK Industries Tops Region’s Private Companies List

OK Industries of Fort Smith tops the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s annual list of the region’s largest private companies, with revenue of about $900 million in 2005.

Big Boxes Aim For Fort Smith

Fort Smith?s commercial real estate sector appears to be on an upswing with riverfront development and new Wal-Mart and Target stores.

Toys ?R? Us Stocking Wordigo

Fayetteville entrepreneur Philip Zweig got an order from retailer Toys ?R? Us for about 400 of his Wordigo games. The company wants to put Wordigo in its top 50 U.S. stores, he said. Toys ?R? Us has 587 stores in the U.S.

Mall Almost Full As Oct. 4 Looms

As developers continue to book tenants into the 1 million SF Pinnacle Promenade in Rogers, Fayetteville?s 24-year-old Northwest Arkansas Mall is humming along at 91 percent capacity.

Car-Mart: 25 Years Old and Still Growing Up

America?s Car-Mart Inc. of Bentonville is using a strong third quarter to recover from an otherwise recent slump. The chain of used-car lots has now expanded to 85 locations throughout eight states and is poised to keep on growing.)

Academy Sports Store To Open in August

Academy Sports & Outdoors will open its 90th store in Fort Smith in August. Construction on the 74,000-SF store began in January and will cost about $3.84 million.

Five Arkansas Companies Make Fortune 500 List

Fortune magazine releases its annual list of the top 500 companies in the U.S., ranked by 2005 revenue. Five companies on the list are based in Arkansas, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville (No. 2) and Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale (No. 80).

St. Bernards to expand Maternal Life360 HOME program into Greene County

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