Retailer talks up Black Friday
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Wednesday announced plans for its Black Friday sales, beginning at 8 p.m. Thanksgiving Day with “gifts for the entire family.” The Bent…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Wednesday announced plans for its Black Friday sales, beginning at 8 p.m. Thanksgiving Day with “gifts for the entire family.” The Bent…
The economy of Northwest Arkansas is undergoing “very wide expansion,” but no one should expect a quick rebound from the recent recession, business owners and …
At Wal-Mart Stores Inc. headquarters in Bentonville, company officials said Monday that more than 900 stores likely will be affected by Hurricane Sandy as it s…
Record-high prices are forecast for cattle headed to slaughter in 2013 as a result of prolonged drought conditions in the nation’s midsection.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. this week outlined new supply-chain initiatives aimed at lessening the company’s global impact on the environment.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville and two staffing agencies with which it contracts are the targets of a lawsuit in Illinois which seeks class action status …
The Arkansas State Plant Board is advising ranchers and farmers seeking to restore their forage crops in the aftermath of this year’s drought to make sure they…
Retail executives and consultants on Wednesday described a rapidly changing environment in retailing as online purchases account for an ever-growing share of s…
Warehouse workers from Illinois and southern California on Tuesday called on Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to improve working conditions at warehouses that supply its s…
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale said Friday that it has started a program called FarmCheck to audit the operations of its suppliers to ensure that animals desti…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is delivering on its pledge from a year ago to generate stronger sales in the U.S. and is gaining market share in almost every market in w…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville and American Express said Monday that they have started a new service to provide consumers with a supplement to debit cards…
An undetermined number of Wal-Mart employees at several Los Angeles-area stores walked off the job Thursday, claiming the Bentonville-based retailer was attemp…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. faces a new sex-discrimination lawsuit that seeks class-action status and has the potential to include some female employees in Arkansas.
Wal-Mart critic groups on Monday hosted an “alternative” analyst briefing via a conference call in advance of next week’s Wal-Mart investor conference to point…
Wal-Mart critic groups on Monday hosted an “alternative” analyst briefing via a conference call in advance of next week’s Wal-Mart investor conference to point…
Retailers across the nation anticipate hiring more employees for this year’s Christmas shopping season as the U.S. economy continues to recover from the recess…
Northwest Arkansas’ economy is recovering rapidly, adding jobs and businesses at a rate that outpaces its peer regions, according to a study released Thursday …
Drought and excessive heat combined this summer to shrink the Arkansas grape crop.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reaffirmed Thursday that it is committed to reducing the environmental impact of its operations around the globe.
Radio-frequency identification tags, once viewed primarily as a tool to more easily track inventory on the shelf and on pallets in stores’ backrooms and distri…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is testing a program in which shoppers who buy groceries at competing supermarkets can find out if they could have saved money by shopping…
Whirlpool Corp. of Benton Harbor, Mich., confirmed Thursday that it has a likely buyer for its Fort Smith plant that ceased production of side-by-side refriger…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. had a strong back-to-school, backto-college shopping season and is positioned well heading toward Christmas, the biggest shopping event of…
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale said Tuesday that it is seeking to resolve a temporary ban on frozen boneless pork shipments to Russia after laboratory tests fo…
A small, Internet-based firm on the town square in Fayetteville has passed a milestone of sorts.
The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville is preparing for the opening next month of its third — and biggest — research facility for radio frequency identific…
ABF Freight Systems Inc. of Fort Smith has told the International Brotherhood of Teamsters that it intends to withdraw from the National Master Freight Agreeme…
Massmart, the South Africa-based retailer that is majority-owned by Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville, reported Wednesday that sales increased 15.6 percent f…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Monday that it will extend its Christmas season layaway program to 90 days — up from 60 days a year ago — and will make more merchand…
Cabela’s Inc. of Sidney, Neb., which bills itself as the world’s foremost outfitter of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, last week offered a glimpse inside it…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is among the U.S. merchants that formed a new company, Merchant Customer Exchange, to develop an application for smart phones to pay for p…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Thursday reported net income up 5.7 percent for the second quarter of its current fiscal year, prompting the retailer to raise its full…
USA Truck Inc. has cautioned investors in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it is not in compliance with the covenants of its cred…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has agreed to provide more detail about potential threats to its business from lawsuits and from cyber-attacks, according to regulatory fi…
Tyson Foods Inc. trimmed its sales and profit forecasts for fiscal 2012 on Monday, citing higher feed costs resulting from the ongoing drought and a one-time c…
Retailers are looking forward to a rebound in backto-school and back-to-college spending this year, after a 2011 season in which sales were flat or slightly de…
Delta Group Electronics Inc., based in Albuquerque, N.M., said Friday that the work force at its Fayetteville plant could double to 100 after it was chosen as …
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville is among the retailers urging rejection of a proposed $6 billion settlement with card issuers Visa Inc., MasterCard Inc. an…
Researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville have teamed with the Retail Industry Leaders Association to evaluate theft-prevention measures, given…
Mark Zuckerberg, founder and chief executive officer of social media giant Facebook, was in Bentonville on Friday to meet with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. executives,…
USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren reported Thursday that it had a net loss of $3.5 million, or 34 cents a share, for the second quarter of its current fiscal year en…
Shares of Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale hit a 52-week low of $15.22 on Tuesday as heat and prolonged drought have driven up production costs for corn and othe…
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell on Monday reported second-quarter 2012 earnings of $80.5 million, or 67 cents per diluted share, up 22.5 percent fr…
The growth in retail store based health clinics stalled in the first half of the year but is expected to resume in the second half, according to research and c…
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s stock price has hit record highs in recent days, a development that analysts attribute to better merchandising and to fears among invest…
Online retail giant Amazon.com Inc., which long has resisted efforts to collect state and local taxes in most states, this month began collecting those taxes o…
Wal-Mart Canada said Tuesday that it will open 47 hiring centers across that nation as it seeks to fill an anticipated 4,000 new jobs, a move that’s driven in …
Baldor Electric of Fort Smith has agreed to pay $2 million in back wages and interest to settle allegations of systemic discrimination against women and minori…
A new study by Kantar Retail, part of a British research firm with offices around the world, found that Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s supercenters offer the lowest pr…