by - September 3, 2015 12:29 pm
Longtime Wal-Mart Stores supplier Ranir recently made a $3 million investment to expand its manufacturing facility in Grand Rapids, Mich. The expansion will allow the company to make an additional…
by - September 2, 2015 1:06 pm
Plano, Texas-based Anderson Merchandisers, a retail-services agency, recently hung a new shingle in Bentonville within close proximity of Wal-Mart Stores and its suppliers, according to company officials. The third party…
by - August 26, 2015 1:19 pm
The number Northwest Arkansas supplier community jobs has grown in recent years along with Wal-Mart Stores growth. This expansion led a shortage of talent and competition for talent which keeps…
by - August 20, 2015 6:34 pm
Ongoing operational changes at Wal-Mart could mean more costs for suppliers on top of recently added charges related to the retailer’s efforts to amend its vendor contracts. Walmart U.S. CEO…
by - August 12, 2015 11:57 am
Entrepreneurial inspiration comes from many places. For Scott Bonge, Goatee Saver inventor and new Walmart shelf-space occupier, it happened because of an annoying shaving accident. In the early 1990s, Bonge,…
by - July 28, 2015 6:42 pm
It’s been a three-year journey but David Bursteen and Ines Brigman, owners of Legends Home Bedding, were recently informed their Elvis Presley bedding collection will be sold in select Wal-Mart…
by - July 9, 2015 4:07 pm
Wal-Mart is making a habit of Christmas shopping in early July with its Open Call event that invited 340 suppliers into its backyard for a chance to pitch their nearly…
by - July 9, 2015 12:02 pm
Brand giant Proctor & Gamble has been working to streamline its products most recently selling 43 beauty brands to Coty in a $12.5 billion deal, announced Thursday July 9. Euromonitor…
by - July 2, 2015 8:32 am
It’s been a busy first year for Dave Yonce, serial entrepreneur from Tulsa, and partner Andrew Jenkins who soft launched a patented cooler that also works as personal air conditioner….
by - July 1, 2015 10:49 am
Suppliers will soon be asked by Wal-Mart to share their complete product catalogs with the retailer who aims to do a better job delivering accurate product content to its shoppers….
by - June 30, 2015 11:30 am
The private label business has been challenging for ConAgra Foods since it acquired Ralcorp Holdings in January 2013. The $6.8 billion deal has yielded disappointing results for the packaged food…
by - June 24, 2015 11:31 am
The local supplier community across Northwest Arkansas is buzzing this week as insiders and consultants compare notes on recent contract amendments that Wal-Mart Stores sent out to roughly 10,000 of…
by - June 22, 2015 3:13 pm
This week Wal-Mart Stores confirmed it began sending out amended agreements with approximately 10,000 of its suppliers in hopes of better controlling costs. Cutting costs is a major agenda for…
by - June 17, 2015 4:05 pm
Like it or not the retail landscape is reconfiguring itself for the future while much of the supply chain is planning with yesterday’s strategy, according to Leon Nicholas, senior vice…
by - June 9, 2015 4:47 pm
Private label is an important metric of the grocery business, but getting it right is not as easy as slapping a lower price on a can of Great Value green…
by - June 4, 2015 7:19 am
Bentonville-based Atlas Technology group, a startup less than six years old and a supplier of data services to Wal-Mart suppliers, has been acquired by retail service provider Advantage Sales &…
by - May 27, 2015 10:58 am
Former Wal-Mart executive Duncan Mac Naughton will join Crossmark’s board of directors, according to an internal announcement circulated at the retail marketing and merchandising firm that works closely with Wal-Mart…
by - May 18, 2015 2:05 pm
It’s never been more difficult to get items on retail shelves in brick and mortar stores like Wal-Mart. Part of that is a function of e-commerce competition which pushes traffic…
by - May 7, 2015 6:52 pm
Some suppliers for Sam’s Club now have told retail consultants they are being charged for a “Tech Experts” help line launched by Sam’s Club in April of last year. A major…
by - April 29, 2015 7:14 pm
Empty shelves are an ongoing problem at Wal-Mart Stores and other retailers. It frustrates customers and results in negative headlines and social media posts. Wal-Mart and other retailers are making…
