by The City Wire staff - July 19, 2012 3:36 pm
It’s no secret Wal-Mart is celebrating 50 years in business. But it’s also been 50 years since founder Sam Walton started the closely guarded Saturday Morning Meeting. Walton began the…
by The City Wire staff - July 11, 2012 5:16 pm
Concerned residents of Bella Vista are not backing down from Walmart or the city council as they work frantically to get the required signatures on a petition for referendum in…
by The City Wire staff - June 14, 2012 10:16 am
The University of Arkansas Radio Frequency Identification Research Center unveiled design plans for its new home despite waning interest from Wal-Mart. The center celebrated its seventh anniversary Tuesday (June 12)…
by The City Wire staff - June 12, 2012 9:07 am
Bentonville-based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. recently teamed up with its long-time supplier Proctor & Gamble in hopes of boosting P&G product sales through Walmart's online business. According to the Cincinnati Business…
by The City Wire staff - June 11, 2012 10:48 pm
Bella Vista residents had plenty to say about why they do not want to see a 6.22 acre tract of residential land rezoned commercial at Monday’s (June 11) public meeting….
by The City Wire staff - June 11, 2012 4:08 pm
New York City’s pension funds is the latest group of disgruntled Wal-Mart shareholders to file suit against the retail giant. The Office of the New York City Comptroller and the…
by The City Wire staff - June 11, 2012 2:43 pm
Walmart U.S. is participating in a public-private partnership to improve safety and traveler information in Colorado, according to the Colorado Motor Carriers Association (CMCA). Truckstops in Colorado will soon be…
by The City Wire staff - June 8, 2012 1:08 pm
Walmart announced Friday (June 8) that it is piloting a test program with En-Vision America to offer ScripTalk, a talking prescription system that provides those who cannot read standard print…
by The City Wire staff - June 5, 2012 8:09 pm
Walmart Neighborhood Market #2763 and a four-pump gas station are among the proposed plans along U.S. 71 near Oldham Drive in Bella Vista. Walmart spokesman Dan Morales said the retailer…
by The City Wire staff - June 4, 2012 2:41 pm
Discontent with Wal-Mart’s top executives hit historic levels when thousands of shareholders pledged to vote against CEO Mike Duke and former CEO Lee Scott among other directors linked to the…
by The City Wire staff - June 4, 2012 2:18 pm
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. promises “always low prices” at its 4,000 U.S. stores. That may not be the case for nearby homes, according to a study published by the National Bureau…
by The City Wire staff - May 31, 2012 7:00 pm
Wal-Mart executives painted a rosy picture for the company’s future Thursday afternoon (May 31) at a media conference in Rogers. The positive vibes are grounded, according to the execs, in…
by The City Wire staff - May 31, 2012 1:04 pm
Andy Wilson knew at an early age he would work in retail. His earliest memory of a master merchant wasn’t of Sam Walton. Wilson’s father, James Wilson Sr., ran a…
by The City Wire staff - May 30, 2012 5:12 pm
On simply a price-per-share basis, It may be difficult for lawyers and pension fund directors to argue that Wal-Mart’s alleged involvement in bribing Mexican officials has harmed the company. Revelations…
by The City Wire staff - May 30, 2012 10:32 am
Joyce and George Redden borrowed $700 from an insurance policy and gathered up money in savings to in 1971 place a bet on an upstart company. At the time, the…
by The City Wire staff - May 29, 2012 1:17 am
From float trips and camp outs along the Big Sugar Creek near Noel, Mo., in the early days of Wal-Mart and ice cream socials at the Walton’s Bentonville homestead, the…
by The City Wire staff - May 28, 2012 6:07 pm
Thousands of shareholders and Walmart employees from the four corners of the globe will descend on Bentonville this week to celebrate the retail giant’s golden anniversary and annual meeting at…
by The City Wire staff - May 23, 2012 1:15 pm
BLOOMBERG — The California State Teachers’ Retirement System will vote its 5.3 million Wal-Mart Stores Inc. shares against the entire board’s re-election amid a probe into alleged bribery in Mexican…
by The City Wire staff - May 22, 2012 4:06 pm
It’s no secret the Bentonville-based retail behemoth would love to put a Walmart store of some sort in Bella Vista, as it continues to scour the country for more real…
by The City Wire staff - May 17, 2012 6:45 am
Wal-Mart Stores reported solid numbers for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2013, with net income up more than 9%, and U.S. same store sales up 2.6%. The per…
