Tag: retail

Limeys Leaving ASDA

Since Wal-Mart Stores Inc. bought the British supermarket chain ASDA Group Plc. in 1999 for $10.8 billion, the Brits have been bailing.

Wal-Mart Can Learn from Kmart Fall (Commentary)

No one could have predicted five years ago that two corporate giants like Kmart Corp. and Enron Corp. would be bankrupt within months of each other.

Nelms Goes to the Birds

Don Nelms of Fayetteville is the first board chairman for state chapter of the National Audubon Society

Twigs Is a Branch of a Family Tree

People told Chad and Rebecca Smith they were brave to settle their new furniture store in the middle of Springdale’s furniture row.

Unofficial Numbers Make Wal-Mart World?s Largest

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said its sales for 2001 were $219.06 billion, which would make it the largest company in the world.

Hammons Gets Financing for Embassy Suites Hotel

New hotel tops list of recent Northwest Arkansas real estate deals.

One-day Pack Rat Sale Brings in $77,000

The semi-annual clearance sale held Jan. 20 at Pack Rat Outdoor Center in Fayetteville brought in about $77,000, and the outdoor sporting goods store was only open for four hours that day.

Diamond District Favors Antique Jewels

In her new Fayetteville store, Diamond District, Sarah Faraj sells new and vintage jewelry pieces that she finds through antique shopping and estate sales.

Wal-Mart Competitor Files Chapter 11

Kmart Corp., the chief rival of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., sought protection from creditors in mid-January after years of falling sales and failed turnarounds.

Wal-Mart Customers Check it Out

Retailer is testing four self-checkout scanning systems in U.S. stores.

What do former Miami Dolphins Coach Don Shula, golfer Raymond Floyd and Stephens Inc. Chairman Jack T. Stephens, have in common? They all know to go to Underwood?s Inc. in Fayetteville to avoid buying ?leaky? diamonds.

Quirky TV Ads Worm Their Way Into Local Minds

Corny commercials can pay off big.

Exotic Candle World Imports Mexican Pillars

Kathleen Morris imports handmade beeswax pillar candles from Mexico with her new business Exotic Candle World.

Wal-Mart Sells Beyond Forecasts

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Jan. 10 said its sales at stores open at least a year grew 8 percent in December, topping company forecasts during a time of economic uncertainty nationwide.

Wal-Mart Offers ‘Grab It & Go’

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. unveiled some new ideas when it opened a new Neighborhood Market store in mid-January at 1819 S. Eighth St. in Rogers.

Furniture Factory Freaks Out

We phoned Johnny Mizell, vice president in charge of marketing for Furniture Factory Outlet in Muldrow, Okla., for our cover story on corny local TV commercials. Basically, he went bonkers.

Culture Makes the Workplace

At No. 80 in Fortune magazine, Wal-Mart?s not too bad considering its size.

Survey Finds Bosses Ears Open

Walton College and IntelliMark build morale by appreciating ideas.

Houndstooth Sales Up 16 Percent in December

Houndstooth Clothing Co. of Fayetteville had a 16 percent increase in same-store sales during December, said Michael Baker, who started the retro T-shirt company in 1992.

Wal-Mart Moves Import Buying In-House

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will move all of its import operations in-house beginning Feb. 1.

Brad Doyle appointed as a director on the United Soybean Board

New World Screwworm infestation is spreading

Tyson Foods to pay outgoing COO $10.578 million

Change-of-government question returning to Fort Smith board meeting