Tag: retail

Garfield?s Slated For Fayetteville Mall

Mike Denney plans to open a Garfield?s Restaurant and Pub in November in 5,000 SF of space in Fayetteville?s Northwest Arkansas Mall.

Wal-Mart No. 1 Among Employers

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville ranks No. 1 on the list of the region’s top employers.

Bushwood Buys Crossroads (Real Deals)

Bushwood LLC, of which Wayne Britt, Matthew Britt, Johnny Hankins and Robert Daughtery are members, buy the Crossroads Village shopping center in Fayetteville from Don Cozart of Cozart Development for $11.4 million.

Williams to Open Sears Dealer Store

Kelly Williams plans to open a 22,000-SF Sears Authorized Retail Dealer Store in November in Bentonville?s Regency Office Park.

$25M Dickson Street Procject In the Works

A group of developers plans to build a $25 million residential/commercial complex on West Dickson Street in Fayetteville.

Wal-Mart Jet Sets Again

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recently registered another Learjet, bringing their total fleet size up to 27.

Ozark Cleaners Sold To Arkadelphia Firm

Ozark Cleaners, a Fayetteville institution since 1935, has been sold to Ken and Carol Sanders of SandersCrest Inc. in Arkadelphia.

Plaza Not Too Posh

Developer says Bentonville Plaza offers vendors easy access to the Wal-Mart Stores Inc. home office, not posh digs.

Dixie Creates Rogers Expo Center

Ben Israel has changed the agenda for his $1 million investment in the old Consumer IGA Supermarket Building off of Walnut Street in Rogers.

TIF Could Spur Development Along Rogers I-540 Corridor

Rogers Mayor Steve Womack plans to pitch a TIF to the City Council as a way to spur economic development along Interstate 540.

Steel Deal Yields Building for Wal-Mart Vendors

Burt Hanna and David Slone plan to build a four-story, 396,000-SF office building in Bentonville for vendors to Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Scott Sells House to ESPN Columnist

Wal-Mart Stores CEO Lee Scott has sold a 5,999-SF home in the Annsborough subdivision of Bella Vista to long-time ESPN columnist and broadcaster Chris Mortensen.

The Business Journal Lease Company Directory

A list of the regions’s lease companies, along with contact information and Web addresses.

Chicago Approves First Wal-Mart Store

The Chicago City Council approved the city?s first Wal-Mart store after several months of intense lobbying from the retailer?s foes and supporters.

Vermont Braces For Supercenters

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has put the state of Vermont back on its list of most endangered places because the group said Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to build large stores there.

Harps Eyes Bomart

Harps Food Stores of Springdale plans to buy the Bomart Apple Market grocery store business in Elkins in late June.

LaFrance Faces Bitter Discount Pill

Industry estimates reflect a 10 percent drop in annual sales by Stephen L. LaFrance Pharmacy Inc. of Pine Bluff, which operates a regional chain of drug stores.

Williams Tractor to Relocate

Williams Tractor Inc. is looking to relocate one of its dealerships. In fact, the company has until the first of December to do so.

Wal-Mart Shareholders Draw Celebs

Anticipation always surrounds the list of Hollywood types who are expected to join Wal-Mart Stores Inc. executives Lee Scott and Tom Coughlin, on stage at the retailer?s annual shareholders meeting June 2-4 in Fayetteville.

First Pharmacy Since FDR Lands in Lowell

Triphama Inc., doing business as Lowell Pharmacy, is the only pharmacy in one of America?s fastest growing cities.

Oklahoma court ruling threatens poultry industry in Arkansas

GDP up 4.3% in the third quarter, consumer confidence declines

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

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