Tag: retail

Romance Goes to ROTC

Romance Diamond Co. of Fayetteville is moving from Colt Square to the Three Sisters Building at 248 W. Dickson St.

Dickson Street Needs Work

Fayetteville’s Dickson Street will be milled down to the level of the brick crosswalks that were added during summer 2003.

Aaron?s to Open in Evelyn Hills

Aaron Rents Inc. has moved from Aaron?s Sales & Lease Ownership store from a 7,000-SF space at 3196 College Avenue to an 8,400-SF space in Evelyn Hills, which opened in 1960 and is Fayetteville?s oldest shopping center.

Pacific Sunwear To Open in Mall

Pacific Sunwear will open a store in Fayetteville?s Northwest Arkansas Mall by October, said Alice Church, the mall manager.

I-540 Traffic Bolsters Sales On Arkansas 112

When a $4.2 million, 90-day road repaving project on Interstate 540 began on May 29, James, Lana and Jason Stout started seeing an immediate return on their investment.

Ozark Herb & Spice Opens In Bentonville

Ozark Herb & Spice offers herbal supplements and more.

Rut and Strut Outdoor Supply Opens in Elkins

Rut and Strut Outdoor Supply is offering sportsmen supplies from a new shop in Elkins.

Car-Mart Sales Jump 22 Percent in 4Q

America’s Car-Mart Inc. of Bentonville said revenue from continuing operations in its fourth quarter of fiscal 2003, which ended April 30, increased 22 percent to $42.2 million, compared with $34.7 million in the same period of the prior fiscal year.

Wal-Mart Heats Up DVD Rental Wars

On June 10, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville said that it is offering a lower-priced subscription to its online DVD rental service.

U.S. Has Lots of Room for More Wal-Marts

Some people say America is saturated with Supercenters, but that doesn?t deter Mike Duke, the new head of Wal-Mart?s U.S. stores division.

Wal-Mart Net Income Jumps 14 Percent

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. squeezed a 14.1 percent increase in net income out of a 9.7 percent increase in revenue for the first quarter as it continued to cut back on expenses.

Wal-Mart to Sell McLane, Merit

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced on May 2 that it had signed agreements to sell its McLane Co. business and Merit Distribution Services for about $1.5 billion total.

Best Sports Moves to Evelyn Hills

Guy Davis consolidated his two Fayetteville Best Sports stores into a larger central location in Evelyn Hills shopping center in early May.

L & M Mowers Offers Commercial Mowers, Equipment

Michael Undernehr believes the secret to good service for commercial mowers is to provide a ?true zero downtime guarantee.?

Wal-Mart Drops ?Acx?

Apparently, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has decided to replace Acxiom Corp. of Little Rock with Experian Information Solutions Inc. of Schaumburg, Ill., to do the bulk of the Bentonville retailer?s marketing database work.

Summit Shows How Wal-Mart Won (Jeff Hankins Commentary)

Don Soderquist alone was worth the admission price for the first Arkansas Executive Summit, which was presented recently by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Arkansas Business Publishing Group.

Banks Team Up for Rebuilding Cause

At least seven local banks are working together with hammers and nails to get a relatively new nonprofit off the ground.

The Wooden Tee Opens in Bentonville

Repair service for golf equipment, computerized swing analysis and a line of supplies especially for female golfers help set The Wooden Tee apart from other golf-supply stores.

Pinnacle Motor Sports has Toys for Big Boys

The sign in front of Jim Corter?s business reads, ?Big Boys Toys,? but that?s not the name of the business, that?s what he offers.

Wal-Mart CEO Pay Jumps by 33 Percent

Executives at the world?s largest company apparently had a good year in fiscal 2003, which ended on Jan. 31.

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