Shareholders hear ‘new Wal-Mart’ strategy
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is reinventing itself to keep pace with the changes in retail, and President and Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon believes that the c…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is reinventing itself to keep pace with the changes in retail, and President and Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon believes that the c…
Frank Yiannas, Wal-Mart's vice president of food safety, said the company has recently wrapped up its pilot program using blockchain technology to track the wa…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is testing a new delivery service that uses its own employees to drop off packages to customers for extra pay at the end of their store sh…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has introduced virtual reality as a teaching tool for employees who are participating in the company’s training program, tapping into the …
Marc Lore was in the crowd last June when Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Chief Executive Officer Doug Mc-Millon told shareholders and employees gathered in Northwest Ark…
Rod Bigelow was introduced to the vibrant world of glass sculptor Dale Chihuly as a high school student in Tacoma, Wash.
The Walton Family Foundation awarded $454.4 million in grants in 2016, according to an annual report released by the nonprofit earlier this week.
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will work with more than 20 schools over a multiyear period to determine the effect a sustained partnership could have o…
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will work with more than 20 schools over a multiyear period to determine the effect a sustained partnership could have o…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s profits declined 1.3 percent during the first quarter of its fiscal year, but an e-commerce surge and strong sales across its U.S. store…
Two former Wal-Mart Stores Inc. employees have filed a lawsuit against the retailer, alleging thousands of pregnant workers were denied the same accommodations…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has partnered with RevUnit, a Bentonville-based tech firm, to establish a hub for young startups that is to be called Exchange.
Shares of Dillard's Inc. stock tumbled Thursday after the Little Rock-based company reported profits of $66.3 million for the first quarter, a 14 percent decre…
The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville will begin offering a health-care management track for its executive Master of Business Administration program.
Robert Harrison, Andy Davis and Amanda Furr received alumni awards recognizing their career accomplishments from the University of Arkansas College of Engineer…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. threw a jab at Amazon.com earlier this year when it began offering free, two-day shipping without a membership fee for online orders of $3…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has filed a patent application for a platform to track products in consumers' homes through the use of sensors that could trigger automati…
FORT SMITH -- The Fort Chaffee Redevelopment Authority enjoyed what Director Ivy Owen described as a "momentous occasion" Monday.
Jennifer De Martino was a little concerned when it was time to put the cap of Buckminster Fuller's Fly's Eye Dome in place at Crystal Bridges Museum of America…
Scott Eccleston often looked out at the north lawn at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and thought about the possibilities that are available on that end…
A Germany-based grocery chain is weeks away from opening its first stores in the United States and its reputation for being a disruptive force across retail mu…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. revealed the compensation packages for its top executives Wednesday, showing an increase in pay for Chief Executive Officer Doug McMillon …
The reinvention of Sam's Club's private label business was evident on the shelves as Chandra Holt, vice president of private brands, led a tour through the Ben…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. purchased Jet.com for $3.3 billion for a number of reasons last year, including the opportunity to put co-founder Marc Lore in charge of t…
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. reported net income of $102.7 million for the first quarter of 2017, a 2.6 percent increase from the same three-month period …
Terry Morreale has a degree in computer science, works for the National Center for Women and Technology, and spends a lot of time thinking about ways to solve …
ORLANDO, Fla. — James Schroder has been answering plenty of questions from customers in the two months since Wal-Mart Stores Inc. unveiled its newest supercent…
Field Agent, a Fayetteville-based mobile research and retail data collection firm, has spent seven years helping clients gain much-needed access to information…
The administrative staff, volunteers and other employees at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art typically don't have the opportunity to get involved in the …
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is undergoing another round of layoffs at its home offices in Bentonville, eliminating corporate-level positions as it continues managing …
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. wants to build another distribution center in Northwest Arkansas, and the company plans to put it across the street from one already estab…
Berk Atikoglu admits he didn't think of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. as a technology company when the world's largest retailer came calling nearly three years ago.
Sherry McGuire doesn't shop at Sears as much as she used to, but the Siloam Springs resident said she still couldn't imagine a day the department store chain w…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has opened a Silicon Valley-based innovation hub designed to identify, invent and invest in ideas that will "transform the future of comme…
Doug McMillon hasn't been shy about his willingness to make changes in his time as chief executive officer at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., leading the retailer throug…
Curator Chad Alligood is leaving Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art next month after accepting a position as chief curator of American art at The Huntingto…
Tim Robinson and Chris Brosh were in their early 20s when they recognized a glaring omission in Bentonville's blossoming mountain biking scene.
Park Plaza in Little Rock is preparing to introduce a policy that will require adult supervision of minors visiting the mall after 5 p.m on Fridays and Saturda…
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is introducing a standard pat-down procedure at airport security checkpoints across the country.
A yellow and black sign hanging from the ceiling of Springdale's newest grocery store explains one of its cost-saving tactics: "We have the smartest sackers --…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has been active on the acquisition front the past several months, using its capital to snap up online retailers to boost its e-commerce bu…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported same-store sales growth and traffic increases in its U.S. stores during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, but the company's prof…
Richard Misrach has been capturing images along the U.S.-Mexico border since about 2004, well before the area became what he described as a daily "prime-time n…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. continued to expand its online portfolio Wednesday, acquiring Michigan-based retailer Moosejaw for about $51 million.
The Fort Smith Trane plant is closing, the company said Monday, leaving 250 employees out of work as it shifts production to four other U.S. plants.
Brian and Reagan Eisele laugh about some of the rumors that swirled around this rural community in northern Johnson County when they arrived about five years a…
WASHINGTON -- A U.S. House Republican proposal that would tax retailers for the products they import and sell in the United States is still in the early stages.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. unveiled a new convenience store Tuesday in Rogers, opening the doors to a building that features an expanded selection of food and drinks.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will offer free two-day shipping without a membership fee on more than 2 million items, replacing the subscription-based program it had be…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is taking its advertising campaign to Hollywood.