by - August 15, 2013 6:24 am
Sentiment out of Bentonville on Thursday (Aug. 15) was one of caution by Wal-Mart executives who slashed the company’s growth projections for this fiscal year by 50%, on the heels…
by - August 13, 2013 4:41 pm
The newest frontier ripe with growth opportunities is an ocean away but several Northwest Arkansas-based companies are poised to benefit from these burgeoning economies within sub-Sahara Africa. Earlier this week,…
by - August 13, 2013 10:25 am
Gov. Mike Beebe along with economic development officials from around Arkansas plan to attend a Wal-Mart organized manufacturing summit later this month that is part of the retailer’s effort to…
by - June 9, 2013 6:02 pm
Wal-Mart’s top management team sat down with analysts following Friday’s (June 7) shareholder meeting to discuss operating challenges and growth potential for the retail giant this coming year. Chief Financial…
by - June 7, 2013 11:17 am
Broadway and action movie star Hugh Jackman emceed a Wal-Mart shareholders meeting in which a party atmosphere highlighting the company’s financial successes and its employee contributions also included a few…
by - June 6, 2013 7:05 pm
From e-Commerce confidence to small business challenges, top executives with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. promoted an expectation for growth at the world’s larger retailer this coming year. Wal-Mart is unfazed by…
by - June 5, 2013 3:00 pm
Nearly 5,000 Walmart employees from U.S. stores get a message of “real opportunities, everyday possibilities” at the annual meeting in Fayetteville on Wednesday (June 5). Gisel Ruiz, chief operating officer…
by - May 30, 2013 5:46 pm
Sam’s Club operates in the shadow Wal-Mart Stores Inc., but if it were a stand-alone business, the warehouse club that posted $56.4 billion in revenue last year would be the…
by - May 21, 2013 11:37 am
It seems to be the subject that few want to talk about, yet behind the scenes retailers actively pursue means to protect their assets from theft and damage coming from…
by - May 20, 2013 2:27 pm
Wal-Mart launched a new state initiative called “Arkansas’ Own” to promote Arkansas vendors doing business with the retail giant and to encourage more shoppers to buy local products made in…
by - May 16, 2013 5:46 pm
Today’s shopper has retailers, suppliers and brand consultants continuously scratching their heads as they work feverishly to keep pace with escalating and changing expectations. More than 300 business professionals attended…
by - May 16, 2013 7:03 am
Softer consumer sales hindered by higher taxes and larger heating bills this winter led to missed analysts’ expectations by Wal-Mart Stores – but the company still pocketed $3.78 billion in…
by - May 1, 2013 11:17 am
Few retailers have brand permission to sell everything to everyone, according to Wal-Mart’s Neil Ashe, who expects to win the e-commerce showdown with the help of brick and mortar. Ashe,…
by - April 24, 2013 2:52 pm
Walmart employees in Fort Smith, Ark., and Denver are participating in a pilot program that could significantly change the way work schedules are managed for the more than 1.3 million…
by - April 22, 2013 7:16 pm
Officials with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and the Walmart Foundation on Monday (April 22) announced that they have given more than $1 billion in cash and in-kind contributions during the most…
by - April 17, 2013 9:41 am
In the highly competitive U.S. grocery space, Tesco says it’s had enough. Abandoning the “Fresh & Easy” grocery model in the U.S. will cost the company about $1.5 billion in…
by - April 16, 2013 11:16 am
The only thing traded more often than predictions and analysis about who might take the reins at the world’s largest retailer when 63-year-old Mike Duke steps down as president and…
by - April 15, 2013 12:10 pm
Wal-Mart Stores President and CEO Mike Duke announced Monday (April 15) that the company will boost the purchase of renewable energy and reduce the amount of energy required to power…
by - April 10, 2013 1:57 pm
Jerry Murray, a mid-level executive at Wal-Mart Stores, left his position as chief financial officer for Logistics, last week. He was executive cited in the infamous email leaked to Bloomberg…
by - April 10, 2013 6:20 am
Holding $7.33 billion in cash at the end of fiscal 2013, Wal-Mart has lots of options on how to expand its global reach through acquisitions in Turkey, Colombia and other…
