Wal-Mart sheds hundreds of jobs at its headquarters in Arkansas
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. eliminated the jobs of corporate workers in several departments at its headquarters Thursday as part of what the retailer said is an ongoi…
Stories by Robbie Neiswanger
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More jobs cut at Wal-Mart's headquarters in Arkansas
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. conducted a larger round of job cuts at its corporate offices in Bentonville on Thursday, eliminating positions across several departments…
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1st round of cuts hits Wal-Mart HQ in Arkansas
The jobs of an unspecified number of Wal-Mart employees in the retailer's marketing department in Bentonville were eliminated Wednesday, multiple sources said.
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Tax benefit buoys J.B. Hunt's 4Q
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. on Thursday reported net income of $385.3 million for the fourth quarter, a 228 percent jump from a year ago led by an estima…
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Arkansas firm gears up to 'triage' if Wal-Mart makes another large round of job cuts
The staff at recruiting firm Cameron Smith & Associates has implemented a "sundown rule" as it anticipates corporate job cuts at Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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British top exec shined in U.S.
As chief operating officer of Wal-Mart's U.S. business, Judith McKenna played an integral role in helping the Bentonville retailer overhaul its domestic stores.
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Wal-Mart to throw in opioid disposer
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will begin offering pharmacy customers a way to dispose of unused prescription drugs in their homes, taking a step it hopes will help curb…
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Wal-Mart to ax 1,000 jobs, most at Arkansas headquarters, report says
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is preparing to eliminate about 1,000 corporate positions before the end of the fiscal year in ongoing efforts to control costs and improv…
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Wal-Mart raising pay, closing 63 Sam's Clubs
Employees at 63 Sam's Clubs across the U.S. were informed by the company Thursday that their stores were either being closed or converted into e-commerce wareh…
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Wal-Mart expands no-line checkouts
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is rolling out a service to a larger audience this month that lets shoppers scan and pay for items without going through checkout lines.
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Arkansas' Crystal Bridges Museum to lend 2 iconic paintings
Two of the cornerstones of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art permanent collection will not be on view in Bentonville for a good portion of 2018.
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2017 is year Wal-Mart broke loose
Neil Stern will remember 2017 as the year Wal-Mart Stores Inc. made a philosophical change in its battle with online giant Amazon.com. The Bentonville retailer…
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Arkansas-based firms to lay out plans for spending expected windfall created by tax break
The signing Friday of the first major overhaul of the nation's tax laws since 1986 prompted a handful of high-profile companies to announce plans to spend the …
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Wal-Mart ends option for first-time shoplifters to pay or be prosecuted
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has suspended a program that gave first-time shoplifters the option to pay a fee and complete an educational program in exchange for forgi…
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Yule shopping goes gangbusters
Sarah Quinlan has mounds of data at her fingertips to analyze retail sales and customer spending trends as senior vice president of market insights for Masterc…
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Sweet move for chocolate-maker
Lauren Blanco's plans for a chocolate shop began a few years ago when her company first opened operations in an old restaurant building.
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Crystal Bridges tackles 1st redesign; early-American art galleries to close for 2 months
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is closing its early-American art galleries for two months to redesign the space for the first time since opening to vis…
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PHOTOS: Crystal Bridges tells visitors to stay awhile in 1950s-inspired sitting room
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has a colorful and comfortable surprise for visitors as they wind their way through the temporary exhibition "Stuart Dav…
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Wal-Mart to drop 'stores' from name
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is shortening its legal name to Walmart Inc., making a change that emphasizes the company's goal of being known as more than a big box ret…
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Meal kits enter Wal-Mart's Web door
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has started selling meal kits from third-party companies on its website, marking another initiative to increase its online offerings.
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Happy retailers know it won't last
The retail industry is in a festive mood after the Thanksgiving weekend shopping spree produced larger-than-expected traffic in stores and record-setting onlin…
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Chihuly's chandelier on year loan at Crystal Bridges
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is keeping an additional piece from its exhibition of glass sculptor Dale Chihuly's work a little longer.
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Cyber Monday sets record as 174 million shop in 5-day splurge; in-store sales holding steady
The biggest shopping weekend of the year produced better-than-expected results as consumers wandered through stores and surfed online shelves in search of Chri…
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Pradco adding 60 jobs in Fort Smith
FORT SMITH -- Pradco Outdoor Brands is expanding its operations, adding about 60 jobs and four soft-plastic molding machines to increase production of its Yum …
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Wal-Mart stock up nearly 11%; profit down 42%, but jump in 3Q sales tops expectations
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. posted its strongest U.S. sales increase in more than eight years during the third quarter of the fiscal year, which pushed shares of comp…
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Wal-Mart's gender-equality rating hit
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s score in an annual corporate equality index was suspended after Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigations determined two tr…
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Wal-Mart lists lower in-store prices for some products online in effort to drive traffic to its locations
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. customers will notice something different when they're shopping for products like macaroni and cheese, apple juice, toothpaste and fruit c…
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Wal-Mart stock rises to record level
Wal-Mart Store Inc.'s stock rose to a record level Monday, continuing a steady climb as the Bentonville retailer convinces investors it will continue to challe…
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Sears exits leave 2 Arkansas malls with holes to fill
Two shopping malls in Arkansas will have to find replacements for anchor stores after Sears Holding Corp. announced another round of store closures earlier thi…
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Art exhibition returns after 2 years of travel
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art was in a festive mood when the artwork from its first traveling exhibition returned to Bentonville last month.
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Little Rock-based Dillard's reports 3Q profit down 36%
Dillard's Inc. on Thursday reported net income of $14.5 million during the third quarter, a 36 percent decrease from the same three-month period a year ago.
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Wal-Mart unveils plan for holiday; retailer to put early deals online
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will begin offering in-store Black Friday deals to customers on Thanksgiving night. But online shoppers will be able to access the majorit…
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Wal-Mart catching up to Amazon on price
Amazon.com remains retail's leader when it comes to offering customers the lowest prices online, according to a recent study by e-commerce analytics firm Profi…
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Crystal Bridges' latest exhibit focuses on how art-making often begins
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will focus on how art-making often begins -- with a black mark on a white canvas or sheet of paper -- during a new exhib…
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Wal-Mart rolls out plans for holidays, will add in-store helpers
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. continues to invest heavily in its online business to keep pace with customer preferences and e-commerce competitors like Amazon.com. But …
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Big Orange coming to Rogers
Scott McGehee has spent most of his life in Little Rock but one of the driving forces behind the Yellow Rocket Concepts restaurant team describes himself as a …
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Wal-Mart starts new food line
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has unveiled a new line of authentic Italian food products as part of the retailer's continued efforts to improve the assortment and quali…
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PHOTOS/VIDEO: Robots to work in 50 Wal-Marts, including several in Arkansas
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. customers in a few Arkansas stores will soon cross paths with robots roaming the aisles.
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More Wal-Mart 'fixing' promised
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s management team has been busy "fixing" the company's domestic stores the past two years, according to U.S. chief executive officer Greg …
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Chihuly art extended two weeks at Arkansas museum
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art will keep its outdoor exhibition of glass sculptor Dale Chihuly's work on view to the public a little longer this fall.
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Retailer aims to upscale e-shelves
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. wants to "elevate" the brands on Walmart.com to compete with Amazon.com and is working on a solution through a partnership with a New York…
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Wal-Mart's Store No. 8 aims to see around corner
Myron Burke, principal of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s Store No. 8, pointed to the invention of the iPhone when he considered the mission of the Bentonville company'…
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Growth declared urgent at Sam's
John Furner didn't wait for analysts and investors gathered at Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s home office in Bentonville last Tuesday to ask the Sam's Club question.
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Wal-Mart boosts digital basket
One of the reasons behind Wal-Mart's $3.3 billion acquisition of Jet.com last year was the e-commerce website's "smart cart" technology, which is designed to g…
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Wal-Mart slows store growth, puts more into e-commerce
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. expects U.S. e-commerce sales growth of 40 percent in the next fiscal year and plans to open another 1,000 grocery pickup locations, conti…
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New Wal-Mart service to speed up returns
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. wants to make returns easier for customers and will roll out a new service across its 4,700 U.S. stores next month.
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Plans for 1880s house turn to dust; Arkansas home at hub of project collapses during move
A Victorian-style house in downtown Bentonville that was being preserved and incorporated into a social and wellness club collapsed last weekend and will have …
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Wal-Mart buys NYC delivery service
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has acquired Brooklyn, N.Y.-based delivery service Parcel Inc., taking another step in efforts to develop quicker ways to deliver packages…
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Arkansas store sends scary clown to deliver doughnuts; phone rings 'nonstop,' owner says
Jacob Lum had no idea someone else was in the room when co-workers told him Tuesday to turn around. So when Lum followed their instructions, he unexpectedly st…
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Wal-Mart adding to its line of private-label baby items
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is expanding and enhancing its line of private-label baby products to lure customers away from competitors such as Target Corp. and Amazon…
