Kevin Johnston

Prairie Grove’s 14,000-SF Walmart Express was one of the 154 stores across the country that Wal-Mart closed last month. The Bentonville retailer closed all of its 102 Express stores.

Cities in Arkansas Scrambling to Fill Vacant Walmart Locations

Since Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced last month it was closing 154 stores in the United States, Gentry Mayor Kevin Johnston has been on the phone and sending emails trying to attract a grocery store to the Benton County town. read more >

by Mark Friedman - February 8, 2016, 12:00am

Government & Politics / Media & Marketing / Public Companies

Wal-Mart Going Small in Small-Town Arkansas

When Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville announced a few years ago it planned to open a prototype 13,700-SF Express store in Gentry, Mayor Kevin Johnston said concerned citizens feared that the coming of the retail giant would crush competitive commerce in the city. Johnston said there were town meetings with small-business leaders to discuss the situation. read more >

by Marty Cook - June 1, 2015, 12:00am