by - December 11, 2012 9:09 am
Bar-S Foods Warren Panico was recently named president and CEO of Bar-S Foods. He succeeds Tim Day, who will remain as chairman of the board of directors. Day has worked…
by - December 6, 2012 10:27 am
Value discounters Dollar General and Family Dollar have flourished in a challenging economy between 2010 and 2012. The secret to significant sales increases nipping marketshare from traditional grocers and mass…
by - December 5, 2012 5:34 pm
Target has selected digital agency Razorfish to work on its lackluster e-commerce business, according to a report from Ad Age. Insiders say the Minneapolis-based mass retailer has been reviewing pitches…
by - December 5, 2012 10:39 am
Warehouse clubs as a retail channel actively shifted space from general merchandise – hardlines and pharmacy – to edible grocery through 2011, according to a comprehensive space planning study released…
by - December 4, 2012 12:47 pm
Perhaps nothing is more pressing on the minds of suppliers this time of year than space planning in the constantly changing world of retail. The disruptive effects of Wal-Mart’s Project…
by - November 29, 2012 8:19 am
Once retail gets in the blood, it’s hard to shake, according to Tom Coughlin, former Wal-Mart board vice chairman and a longtime student of legendary merchant Sam Walton. In his…
by - November 27, 2012 5:13 pm
The digital revolution has retailers and suppliers alike, scratching their heads. But on Tuesday (Nov. 27), Wal-Mart executive Stephen Quinn told a room full of suppliers there is no time…
by - November 26, 2012 7:10 am
The City Wire and Talk Business Arkansas are pleased to announce an expansion of their content partnership. For years, the two media groups have combined forces to offer exclusive and…
by - November 15, 2012 7:20 pm
A local couple has launched Global Orphan Initiative to recruit companies to help orphans in countries where they do business. Matt Fifer and his wife Tanya saw underserved children first-hand…
by - November 8, 2012 11:04 pm
Mark Collin of London-based Retail Insight is among a new generation of retail suppliers to call Bentonvillle home. A small corporate apartment near Wal-Mart’s main office is his domicile on…
by - November 5, 2012 9:12 pm
BENTONVILLE — Standing in line to see a blockbuster film is not that unusual in Northwest Arkansas but for a growing population of Hindu residents, it’s a special treat. For…
by - October 31, 2012 12:39 pm
By 2025 anyone born between 1980 and 2000 (Millennial generation) will make up 75% of the U.S. workforce and yes, Vendorville. Millennials will be the most educated generation in history…
by - October 29, 2012 7:50 pm
Peggy Knight was a single mother with a young son in 1983 when she lost her marketing job at a hospital. With no college degree and the U.S. economy struggling…
by - October 25, 2012 4:57 pm
Wal-Mart told its global suppliers they have until 2017 to comply with its sustainability initiative or risk losing shelf space. The retailer said Thursday (Oct. 25) during a conference in…
by - October 25, 2012 1:06 pm
Making your own soda may date back more than 100 years but entering into the world’s largest retailer is new business. If you’ve entered any retail store or listened to…
by - October 24, 2012 2:19 pm
BENTONVILLE – Over the past decade Northwest Arkansas has been more than just a hot bed for the infusing of cultures. It has been a genuine melting pot. No area…
by - October 23, 2012 6:22 pm
BENTONVILLE —When Zakir Sayed moved to Bentonville in 2004, he was a part of a group of men from Wal-Mart and the local supplier community would drive to the Islamic…
by - October 22, 2012 9:02 pm
The goal of Botticelli Foods was to build the family-owned company, create a successful brand and get their olive oil on Wal-Mart shelves when it was ready. It took 10…
by - October 18, 2012 10:15 pm
The supplier education business centered around commerce with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has somewhat become a cottage industry of its own across Benton County with export potential. It seems suppliers of…
by - October 17, 2012 8:50 pm
Retail is being turned on its head by an ongoing digital/social revolution that is evolving at warp speed, according to retail expert Darrell Rigby of Boston-based Bain & Co. Rigby…
