Tag: retail

Olivia Sordo to Close Jewelry Store

After 19 years in the jewelry-design business, Olivia Sordo is closing her studio in Fayetteville.

Walton Foundation Gives to Fayetteville Boys, Girls Club

The Walton Family Foundation of Bentonville on May 9 donated $100,000 to the Fayetteville Boys & Girls Club.

Oldham Brothers Open Redleaf Nursery

After traveling together for seven years as a landscape-and-lawn team under Oldham?s Lawn Service, brothers Mike and Steve Oldham decide to put down some roots in Rogers.

Bill?s Gone; Dillard?s Gets Sexy

We were surprised when we opened a newspaper and saw a very sexy photo of actress Sandra Bernhardt staring suggestively from a Dillard?s advertisement.

Wal-Mart 1Q Figures Balloon

Sales at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. jumped by 14 percent and net income increased by 20 percent in the fiscal first quarter as consumers stuck with ?Everyday Low Prices? amid the sluggish economy.

Dean Resigns After UA Receives Historical Gift

Randall Woods? resignation as dean of the UA?s Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences seemed to coincide with the Walton family?s $300 million gift to the UA in April.

Ferrets, Finches and Wallabies, Oh My!

Nicole and Buddy Teters opened The Pet Stoppe to sell exotic animals in Northwest Arkansas.

The Buck Shops Here

It seems a whitetail buck decided to check out the everyday low prices recently at an Iowa Wal-Mart store, making for several anxious moments around the produce section.

Wal-Marti Gras

Residents of New Orleans are still fighting over a Wal-Mart Supercenter planned for the site of a former housing project, but it looks like things are going Wal-Mart?s way.

Wal-Martians, We Salute You

Although its rise to be the largest company in the nation and the world has created some animosity from rivals, we congratulate Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Wal-Mart Shareholders to Convene June 7

The annual shareholders meeting of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will be held at 9 a.m. Friday, June 7, in Bud Walton Arena on the Univeristy of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville.

Chancellor Got it Right (Editorial)

In today?s job market, a college degree is to job seekers what a high school diploma was 50 years ago.

Underwood?s Marketing Pays off

At Underwood?s Fine Jewelers on Fayetteville?s Dickson Street, the weeks after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were lonely ones.

2001 Was No Gem

The market was tough for jewelers last year, and Wal-Mart adds pressure with Keepsakes.

Wal-Mart de Mexico March Sales Rose 10 Percent

Wal-Mart de Mexico SA, the country?s largest mass merchandiser, on April 9 said same-store sales grew 10 percent in March over the same month last year.

Lectra Donation Puts UA on par

More than a dozen universities across the nation have received software and support gifts from Lectra that were similar to the $4 million package the University of Arkansas got in March.

Wal-Mart 2002 Reflects Founder?s Vision

While Wal-Mart has changed vastly in the decade since Sam Walton died, the co-founder?s vision remains in place.

Northwest Arkansas ‘Beemers’ Selling

We have learned that Hart Motor Co. of Rogers will be selling its car dealership to MetroNational of Houston.

Wal-Mart Faces Riders in the Store

Wal-Mart?s tack selection must have disappointed two El Dorado equestrians when they took a midnight horse ride through the grocery section of the town?s Wal-Mart Supercenter.

Wal-Mart Supports Golfer?s Debut CD

Former University of Arkansas golfer John Daly?s soon to be released CD will be his first, but on it he notes his number of failed marriages.

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