by - March 9, 2015 7:10 pm
Fayetteville-based Field Agent announced a $2 million funding round from Five Elms Capital of Kansas City, Kan., that will allow some expansion for the mobile market research and retail data…
by - March 5, 2015 6:20 pm
The days of consumer product goods (CPG) companies relying on retailers like Wal-Mart for co-marketing help are fading. The retail giant reportedly has all but abandoned co-marketing trade promotions program…
by - March 3, 2015 2:59 pm
The “Vendorville” ecosystem that has cropped up around Wal-Mart Stores Inc. continues to add jobs and positive contributions to the region and state’s economy. But, anywhere from 80 to 100…
by - February 23, 2015 5:30 pm
Memphis native Jennifer McCullough – aka, Chef Jenn – is reeling with excitement as her signature seafood entrees have found their way into 800 Wal-Mart stores just seven months after…
by - February 17, 2015 5:18 pm
Whether it’s buying value-size packages, shopping multiple retailers for lowest prices or avoiding major stock-up trips in general, consumers are holding fast to shopping habits they honed during the sluggish…
by - February 13, 2015 9:48 pm
Sean Connolly will become CEO of ConAgra Foods effective April 6 upon the retirement of Gary Rodkin. Rodkin will serve as a senior advisor to the company between April 6…
by - February 11, 2015 3:05 pm
The number one internal lever Wal-Mart said it can pull this year is to grow comp store sales. Top executives note that they can’t do it alone, which is why…
by - February 9, 2015 5:21 pm
Wal-Mart Stores named Calson Investment Limited as its “supplier of the year” for fiscal 2015 at the retailer’s beginning year meetings held in Orlando last week (Feb. 2 -5). Calson…
by - February 4, 2015 1:03 pm
Retail veteran Judith McKenna took over as the chief operations officer for Walmart’s U.S. division just seven weeks ago and she’s wasting not a single minute in reaching out to…
by - February 2, 2015 2:29 pm
There have been few major changes in the physical retail supply chain that has served big box retailers for more than three decades. But as more consumers shift to online…
by - January 27, 2015 4:23 pm
Food suppliers to Wal-Mart Stores continue to struggle to improve market share despite a growing U.S. economy. However, a leading analyst with Credit Suisse said some struggles may persist but…
by - January 15, 2015 10:39 pm
It was around 1990 that Wayne Callahan, former local management for H.J. Heinz, got a call from then Wal-Mart CEO Lee Scott to head up a project to train more…
by - January 8, 2015 6:27 pm
The nutritional supplement startup Glucose Health has big plans to launch a powdered tea mix that helps Type 2 diabetics maintain blood sugar balance. The drink mix is being compounded…
by - December 11, 2014 4:04 pm
There are more than $1.7 trillion reasons why food companies, retailers and consumer product goods suppliers are focusing on the Hispanic population. Hispanics account for one-sixth of the U.S. population,…
by - December 9, 2014 8:51 pm
Holoma Inc., a product development consultant group in Miami, has partnered exclusively with Wal-Mart Stores on a new interactive photo service dubbed U4D-iT for this holiday season. U4D-iT.com uses advanced…
by - November 18, 2014 7:01 pm
Toys lined three city blocks around the Bentonville Square at the recent Toyland event, the most attended of all of the city’s popular First Friday outings. There were 36 toy…
by - November 17, 2014 8:20 pm
Consumers spent a little more money in October on retail goods according to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau estimates released Friday (Nov. 14). Seasonally adjusted retail sales rose 0.3%…
by - November 11, 2014 12:53 pm
While many have an opinion on the Millennial generation, there remains much mystery behind the mega demographic that wields more than $1.3 trillion in annual spending power and is eclipsing…
by - November 10, 2014 2:53 pm
Diabetes is a $160 billion annual cost to the nation’s health care system and diet food supplier Nutrisystem’s diabetic food box has risen to the top selling item on the…
by - October 21, 2014 3:07 pm
Consumer packaged goods companies and other product suppliers to retail for everyday household items are seeing customer satisfaction ratings slide amid price inflation, according to the 2014 American Customer Satisfaction…
