Tag: retail

Farmers Co-ops Still Serve Cities

A one-time fixture on Arkansas ?Main Streets,? Farmers Cooperatives are now only in five Northwest Arkansas cities: Bentonville, Siloam Springs, Gentry, Van Buren and Fayetteville.

Pinnacle Plans Luxury Apartments

Luxury apartments planned for The Pinnacle Group?s Shops at Market Street development in Rogers have come to light.

Pack Rat Sale Brings in $67,000

The semi-annual clearance sale at Fayetteville?s Pack Rat Outdoor Center brought in $67,000 on Feb. 8, said Scott Crook, the owner.

Hank?s Plans $4M Store in Fayetteville?s CMN

Hank Browne, president of Hank?s Fine Furniture of Sherwood, has bought land in Fayetteville?s CMN Business Park and plans to build a new store there.

Wal-Mart Threatens To Out-Walk Tyson

Corporate competition in the 2004 Northwest Arkansas American Heart Walk is already fierce.

Wal-Martians Turn Green in ?The Windy City?

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville is the first big-box retailer to embrace Chicago’s green-roof program.

Rogers? Pinnacle Hills Promenade to Be 856,300 SF

Planners for Pinnacle Hills Promenade, the anticipated retail complex in Rogers, have more than doubled the project?s size and moved it southeast across Interstate 540, developers announced on Feb. 5.

Play It Again Sports, Mad Bear Open at Forum

Jeff Newlin and Jeff Saylers, both of Springfield, Mo., opened a Play It Again Sports and Mad Bear Fitness ?superstore? on Jan. 30 in 6,600 SF of space in Mathias Properties? Shops at the Forum in Bentonville.

KB Toys to Close Fayetteville Store

Bankrupt retailer KB Toys Inc. plans to close its 3,536-SF store in Fayetteville?s Northwest Arkansas Mall as part of a restructuring effort, said Alice Church, manager of the mall.

Retailers Had Humble Beginnings

Fayetteville retailers Bill Underwood, Mason Hiba and Scott Crook tell how they got started in business.

Wal-Mart Prototype Not Much Smaller

Wal-Mart’s new prototype Supercenter that recently opened in Tampa, Fla., is 90,000 SF in size, 11,000 SF smaller than the Supercenters the company had been constructing.

Promenade Dosie Doe

The biggest news at the anticipated Feb. 5 announcement about new happenings at Rogers? Pinnacle Hills will be The Pinnacle Group?s partnership with a nationally renowned shopping center and mall development company.

The Wal-Martian Secret

Jay Leno pokes fun at Wal-Mart during his weekly “Headlines” segment.

Discount Date

Local resident uses Wal-Mart buletin board to try to find a date.

DDEP Seeks Banner Sponsors

The Downtown Dickson Enhancement Project is looking for businesses to sponsor 75 banners on new light polls along Fayetteville?s Dickson Street.

Walgreen Readies Site for Third Fayetteville Store

Demolition workers tore down the building that housed Nelson Funeral Home at the corner of Joyce Boulevard and Shiloh Drive in November to make way for Fayetteville?s third Walgreen store.

Strong First Quarter Predicted for Retailers

Daniel Barry, managing director and retail analyst for Merrill Lynch Global Securities Group in New York City, said the first quarter of 2004 should be a particularly good one for retailers.

Wal-Mart Violated Labor Laws, In-House Audit Indicates

An internal audit in 2000 may have warned top executives at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville that employee records at 128 stores revealed ?extensive violations? of child-labor laws and state regulations requiring time for breaks and meals.

Wal-Mart?s Comps Rose 4.3 Percent in December

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said sales at U.S. stores open at least a year rose 4.3 percent in December, beating Wall Street analysts? estimates by 1 percent.

Abdul Makes Bentonville Stop

Paula Abdul recently appeared at a business after hours function for the Bentonville-Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce

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