Bricks and mortar retailers are being urged to use digital technology to engage with their customers even if they don’t sell their products online. New insights from Kantar Retail suggest that the total impact that digital technology has on retail is 100 percent, even though digital sales are less than 10 percent of total retail [...]

Sylvester Smith, Arkansas state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, says holiday shoppers can make a big difference in their communities by shopping at small businesses the Saturday after Thanksgiving. “Black Friday is when a lot of people like to get up early and line up outside the department stores, but if you’re [...]

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and its National Chamber Foundation today announced that Walmart is a finalist for the Hiring Our Heroes Lee Anderson Veteran and Military Spouse Employment award. Walmart is among the 25 businesses nominated for five awards because of demonstrated leadership in addressing the challenges faced by veterans, transitioning servicemembers, and military [...]

maurices clothing store will old a grand reopening celebration Nov. 1 at 2203 Promenade Blvd., Suite 3160, in the Pinnacle Hills Promenade. The store is moving from the Scottsdale Center, also in Rogers. The Sneak Peak begins at 5 p.m. with sales and gift card giveaways at the teen and young women’s store. While maurices [...]

Propelled by solid sales in clothing and electronics stores, growth in retail sales in September offered a promising outlook for the critical holiday months ahead. According to the National Retail Federation, September retail sales (excluding automobiles, gas stations and restaurants) increased 0.4 percent seasonally adjusted from August, and 2.1 percent unadjusted year-over-year. “In spite of [...]

U.S. chain-store sales rose by 3.9 percent (excluding drug stores) for the fiscal month of September on a year-over-year basis according to the International Council of Shopping Centers. Wholesale clubs, up 6 percent, and apparel, up 5 percent, led the way for the month, while drug stores, down 8.6 percent, continued to drag down the [...]

Retail sales continued to stall in the month of June as consumers held off on discretionary and non-discretionary spending – marking three consecutive months of retail sales decreases – implying that that persistently-high domestic unemployment, stagnant job growth, and international economic unease have taken a toll on American consumers this spring, according to the National [...]

Cabela’s announced its Rogers store will open at 8 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 30. This is the outdoor retailer’s first Arkansas location. The 100,000-square-foot store is adjacent to the Pinnacle Hills Promenade mall at the Perry Road interchange with Interstate 540. It will employ about 175 full-time, part-time and seasonal staffers, most coming from Rogers and [...]