Tag: retail

Madison Leaves Wal-Mart For Wright, Lindsey & Jennings

Eva Madison, assistant general counsel for employment litigation at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., is leaving the world?s largest company.

Lee Scott?s Mission (Jeff Hankins Publisher’s Note)

Wal-Mart?s CEO impressed a Little Rock audience, but the world?s largest company still doesn?t understand media relations.

Buffet Appears at Wal-Mart Banquet

Because of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Bentonville and Rogers have become the Hollywood of the Ozarks, attracting a parade of business world rock stars and entertainment moguls.

Area Fleets Feel Fuel Pinch

As of May 3, gas prices increases 16 times in the last 18 weeks totaling about a 31-cent hike for the Midwest, according to the U.S. Department of Energy?s Energy Information Administration.

Wal-Mart?s Seiyu Improves 1Q Loss

Seiyu Ltd., the Japanese affiliate of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., posts a sharply lower loss for the first quarter of 2004, helped by cost-cutting and a gradual sales recovery.

Wal-Mart Competition Causes Winn-Dixie Loss

Citing competition from Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. of Jacksonville, Fla.,plans to close or sell 156 stores this year and shed as many as 10,000 employees.

A?ropostale Coming to Fayetteville

A?ropostale Inc., a national clothing chain for young men and women, plans to open a store in Fayetteville?s Northwest Arkansas Mall by fall.

RFID Could Cost Average Wal-Mart Vendor $9 Million

Experts disagree on how much RFID will cost Wal-Mart vendors and how long the investment will take to pay off.

Work on Metropark to Begin in 4-6 Weeks

Collins and Cynthia Haynes? Metropark, a 50-acre commercial development along Bentonville?s Horsebarn Road and Interstate 540, will include five professional and medical office buildings totaling 75,000 SF.

Developers Increase Size of Pinnacle Suites

Plans for Pinnacle Suites, a building in Rogers’ Pinnacle Hills, now call for a four-story, 80,000-SF complex. Initially, it was to be a three-story, 60,000-SF building.

The Patio to Offer Garden Supplies

Three Bentonville partners plan to open a 4,000-SF retail store for garden lovers.

McLaughlin Named SBDC Director at UA

The Small Business Development Center in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas has named Gary McLaughlin as center director.

Jewelry Store Uses 3-D Software in Design

In November, Michael Gerwin and Terry D. Seigler opened a jewelry store in Fayetteville that uses 3-D software to aid computer design of jewelry.

Hanna?s Heats Up Global Competition

The president of Hanna?s Candle Co. of Fayetteville says he’s increased production by 700 percent since he began supplying candles to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in 1997, but heated worldwide competition keeps profits at a flicker.

Pizza Inn Planned for CMN

The Steel Crossing retail center at Fayetteville?s CMN Business Park is getting a 3,500-SF Pizza Inn.

Agracat Digs for Sale

We couldn?t help but notice recently that the headquarters for Agracat Inc., the Chinese tractor distributor in Farmington, were recently listed for sale with Lindsey & Associates Inc.

Adversity Made Area?s Centennial Club Stronger in Toughest Times

Twenty-six for-profit companies in Northwest Arkansas have had continuous operations for at least 100 years.

Benham Banks On Air Base

The Lowell office of Oklahoma City-based The Benham Companies Inc. will provide the architecture and landscape architecture services for the new 26,000-SF Arkansas National Guard facility at the Ebbing Air National Guard base outside of Fort Smith.

NCR Joins UA?s ITRC

NCR, the company founded as the National Cash Register Co. in Dayton, Ohio, has joined the Information Research Technology Center within the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas.

Buffalo Back At Market

Diners looking for something different might be interested in the meat being reintroduced to the Berryville farmers market this summer.

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