Stories by Robbie Neiswanger

  • Walmart offering college as a perk

    Walmart Inc. is offering a new benefit for its U.S. employees, giving them the opportunity to earn college degrees from three universities in hopes the perk wi…

  • Groups report worker abuses

    Women working in Asian factories in Walmart Inc.'s garment supply chain are subjected to sexual harassment, abuse and violence, according to research conducted…

  • E-sales leap in Walmart's 1Q

    Walmart Inc.'s domestic e-commerce business rebounded in the first quarter and in-store sales and traffic increased once again, but concerns about profits amid…

  • U.S. Walmart stores drop Scan & Go

    Walmart Inc. no longer offers its Scan & Go service in U.S. stores, ending a test designed to make shopping easier for customers by giving them the chance to b…

  • ArcBest workers' contract delayed

    Implementation of a national master freight agreement between ArcBest Corp. and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has been delayed after nine suppleme…

  • Loss forecast, but ArcBest nets $10M

    ArcBest Corp. on Thursday reported net income of $10 million in the first quarter of 2018, an improvement from a loss of $7.4 million during the same quarter a…

  • Walmart buys 77% stake in Flipkart

    Walmart Inc. has agreed to pay $16 billion to acquire a 77 percent stake in India e-commerce company Flipkart, finalizing a big investment in its battle with A…

  • Growth key to Walmart's overseas shift

    The international business model for Walmart Inc. has been straightforward for much of the past 20 years, according to analysts and consultants.

  • Walmart's India deal said to jell

    Walmart Inc. is closing in on a deal that would give the company a leading position in India's online retail market as it battles Amazon.com.

  • Walmart to sell U.K. unit Asda

    Walmart Inc. took a significant step in reshaping its international business Monday, agreeing to sell its U.K. grocery chain, Asda, to rival Sainsbury's in a d…

  • Walmart's food-tracking up, running

    Walmart Inc. is no longer just testing the use of blockchain technology in its food-supply chain, according to Frank Yiannas, vice president of food safety.

  • ABF Freight workers vote on wage pact

    ABF Freight workers are deciding whether to accept a new labor contract after ArcBest Corp. and the Teamsters recently reached a tentative five-year agreement.

  • Arkansas-based J.B. Hunt sees earnings jump 15%

    J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. on Monday reported net income of $118.1 million in the first quarter of 2018, a 15 percent increase from the same three-month…

  • Toys R Us exit opens new game

    Toys R Us liquidation sales have been in full swing for more than a week, attracting customers to hundreds of U.S. stores -- including locations in Little Rock…

  • Walmart giving Humana a look as health tie-in

    Walmart Inc. is reportedly exploring an opportunity to take a significant step into the U.S. health insurance industry by acquiring health insurance company Hu…

  • 'Smart city' pitched for Arkansas

    Rick Webb, the director of Bentonville-based Grit Studios, believes Northwest Arkansas has everything in place to become a "living laboratory" for technology-e…

  • Walmart imagines drone-aided farming

    Walmart Inc. can imagine a grocery business aided by farm-related drones, which could be used to pollinate crops, monitor fields for pests and spray pesticides.

  • Crystal Bridges debuts 2 overhauled galleries

    Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art began working on a project two years ago designed to make its early American art galleries more inclusive and engaging f…

  • Fired for noting Net-sales fibs, Walmart suer says

    A former Walmart Inc. executive sued the company Thursday, claiming it issued misleading results for its e-commerce business and then fired him after he repeat…

  • Walmart to expand grocery delivery

    Walmart Inc. plans to make its grocery-delivery service available to about 40 percent of U.S. households by the end of the year, expanding a program that has b…

  • Walmart, Dick's sued over gun-age policy

    A 20-year-old Oregon man is suing Walmart Inc. and Dick's Sporting Goods Inc., challenging the retailers' recent decisions to raise the required age for purcha…

  • Walmart to expand meal-kit service

    Walmart Inc. is taking a bigger step into the meal-kit market with plans to expand a service it had been testing in some stores to more than 2,000 locations by…

  • Walmart curbs Jet.com marketing dollars

    When Walmart acquired Jet.com in 2016, the e-commerce platform was viewed as its vehicle to attract the higher-income, urban and millennial shoppers it needs t…

  • Walmart's Allswell to sell bedding online

    Walmart Inc. has created a brand to sell mattresses and bedding online as part of ongoing efforts to expand its digital offerings and attract upscale shoppers.

  • Little Rock-based Dillard's logs upbeat quarter

    Dillard's Inc. shares climbed nearly 17 percent Tuesday after the company reported $157.6 million in net income, or earnings per share of $5.55, and its first …

  • Online sales hiccup dogs Walmart

    Walmart Inc. hit a speed bump last year in building an e-commerce business capable of keeping pace with online giant Amazon.com.

  • Walmart refashions home decor on website

    Walmart Inc. has revamped the way its website presents home decor items, having created what it describes as a "specialty home shopping experience" at Walmart.…

  • Arkansas-based trucking company's income tops $31M

    P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. reported net income of $31.6 million during the fourth quarter, a large increase from the same period a year ago that was t…

  • Walmart adds Square exec to board

    Walmart Inc. has added more technology expertise to its board of directors as part of its ongoing mission to compete online with e-commerce giant Amazon.com.

  • Walmart buys virtual reality startup

    Walmart Inc.'s innovation hub has acquired a virtual reality startup to aid the retailer's efforts to develop uses for the technology in its stores and online.

  • Crystal Bridges shows 1960s works by black artists

    A new temporary exhibition at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art begins with a question posed by a group of black artists in the 1960s: "Is there a Negro i…

  • USA Truck profit 2nd in row

    USA Truck Inc. reported net income of $14.8 million, or $1.84 a share, during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year to mark its second-straight profitable quar…

  • Retailer strikes e-book alliance

    Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has enlisted another partner in its global battle with Amazon.com.

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