by - August 9, 2012 3:09 pm
Henkel works with UA business students
Henkel Consumer Goods is spearheading a project this summer to give students in Arkansas and Ireland a taste of what it is like to work in long-distance collaboration for a…
Tag: Walmart
by - July 31, 2012 2:06 pm
Bella Vista petition push gathers 3,780 signatures
The Citizens for Responsible Development delivered Tuesday (July 31) on an earlier promise to collect and provide more than 3,000 signatures in an attempt to reverse a city zoning decision…
by - July 27, 2012 3:28 pm
Wal-Mart shares set new high – again
Just a few months ago, there were likely few – if any – Wal-Mart observers who would have guessed share prices of the world’s largest retailer would push past the…
by - July 19, 2012 3:36 pm
Inside Wal-Mart’s Saturday morning meeting
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 - July 11, 2012 5:16 pm
Walmart welcome meets Bella Vista opposition
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 - June 14, 2012 10:16 am
UA’s new RFID Research Center designs unveiled
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 - June 12, 2012 9:07 am
Walmart and Proctor & Gamble launch shopping trucks
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 - June 11, 2012 10:48 pm
Walmart is one step closer to Bella Vista
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 - June 11, 2012 4:08 pm
Wal-Mart faces more shareholder litigation
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 - June 11, 2012 2:43 pm
Walmart works with Colorado on road safety
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 - June 8, 2012 1:08 pm
Walmart pilots script reader for visually impaired
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 - June 5, 2012 8:09 pm
Walmart calls meeting with Bella Vista council
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 - June 4, 2012 2:41 pm
Wal-Mart shareholders: low confidence with execs
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 - June 4, 2012 2:18 pm
Walmart stores aid home prices
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 - May 31, 2012 7:00 pm
Wal-Mart execs optimistic, tout smartphone reach
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 - May 31, 2012 1:04 pm
Wal-Mart history: An insider’s reflections
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 - May 30, 2012 5:12 pm
Share price rebound a great gift for Wal-Mart week
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 - May 30, 2012 10:32 am
Early Wal-Mart shareholders invest on faith
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 - May 29, 2012 1:17 am
Wal-Mart Shareholders: Meeting evolution
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 - May 28, 2012 6:07 pm
Controversy looms on Wal-Mart’s 50th anniversary
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…