Tag: retail

New Store Prompts Lodgepole Pack?ing

Work began in early July on the new building for the Pack Rat Outdoor Center at the corner of Gregg Avenue and Sunbridge Drive in Fayetteville.

The Paint Center Inc. Rolls Out Brand-Name Selections

Steve Houston depends on his 15 years of color-mixing experience and a computer system to produce hues for professional and amateur painters in Northwest Arkansas.

WMT Sales Untouched by Tax Rebate

The world?s largest retailer said the U.S. tax rebate has had little effect on sales.

Old McDonald?s Farm Still Belongs to Farmer

The only thing clear about Wal-Mart Stores Inc.?s alleged plans to build a large office complex in McDonald County, Mo., is that the retailer has not yet bought one inch of property from Neff Basore.

Target Construction to Begin Soon

The sale of 12.8 acres of land in Fayetteville?s CMN Business Park II to Target Corp. of Minneapolis was completed Aug. 21, and construction should begin in a few weeks on a 124,767-SF Target store at that location.

Faith and Finances: Working From the Soul

In an effort to bridge the traditional divide between capitalism and Christianity, business people are creating a spiritual movement in corporate America.

Landers Buys Nelms Auto Stores

Landers of Little Rock was scheduled to complete its purchase of Nelms Auto Stores of Fayetteville on Aug. 16.

Cricket Targets Executives for Pitching ?Second? Cells

Cricket Communications, a subsidiary of Leap Wireless International Inc. of San Diego, Calif., hopes to sell its $30 local wireless service to executives with families that need a second cell phone.

K & L Home Center Retails Manufactured Homes

During the first year of business, the staff of K & L Homes expects to sell about 60 homes.

Area?s Largest Employers Huddle in Two Cities

Of the largest Northwest Arkansas employers, Siloam Springs and Springdale companies make up half of this year?s Northwest Arkansas Business Journal listing.

Wal-Mart Buys Accel’s Interest in Wal-Mart.com

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced on July 23 that it will purchase Accel Partners? interest in Walmart.com.

Mathias Works to Fill Spots at Ozark Center Point Place

Three national retail chains that had stores in Springdale?s Ozark Center Point Place have recently filed for bankruptcy and closed those stores.

Global Expansion: A Risky Business

The anit-globalization movement in Europe has terrorized McDonald?s and protested Starbucks. Now, Wal-Mart is looking to expand in Europe. Will the world?s largest retailer be next?

Globalization Uses Existing Structures

Wal-Mart eases into new markets by minimizing landscape and structural changes.

Wal-Mart Layoffs Sensible

Wal-Mart?s decision to lay off 100 people and eliminate some 300 vacant positions at its Bentonville headquarters is newsworthy, but it?s not overly significant.

Springdale Business Offers Herman Miller

In June, two business partners opened Innovative Business Furniture, the only authorized dealer of Herman Miller office furniture in Northwest Arkansas.

Waltons Sighted Pack Rat-ting

The woodsy folks looking at canoes outside the Pack Rat Outdoor Center in Fayetteville on a recent Sunday afternoon probably didn?t notice the richest woman in the world sitting there under a shade tree.

Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 2001 40 Under 40

The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 2001 40 Under 40 list.

New Wal-Mart Stores Exceed Expectations

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said sales at its stores open at least a year rose 6.9 percent in June, well above analyst expectations.

Collier Merges with Valley Drug

Collier Drug Stores of Fayetteville merged in May with Valley Drug in Prairie Grove to form Collier-Valley Drug in that town.

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