Sam Walton
CEO Death Puts Focus On Security
High-profile incidents have boosted demand for security services from firms like SafeHaven Security Group of Rogers. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Blue Crane Land Purchases Spark Bella Vista Hopes
It may be a few months until Blue Crane announces what it plans to do with the property it bought in Bella Vista earlier this year, but city leaders believe the Walton heirs’ interest is a sign its time has come. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Through The Years: The ’90s (40 Years of Arkansas Business)
See highlights from Arkansas Business from 1990-1999. read more >
Through The Years: The ’80s (40 Years of Arkansas Business)
See highlights from Arkansas Business from its beginning in 1984 through 1989. read more >
Harvey Hughes, ‘Mr. Sam’ and Ol’ Roy
Harvey Hughes has stories to tell on just about all his workplaces and colleagues over the years, but his favorites involve Walmart founder and Arkansas business legend Sam Walton. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Diving Into Ed Tech: The Forrest Gump of Arkansas Finds His Path
Harvey Hughes, a computer system programmer-turned-pilot-turned-entrepreneur, found his calling building programs for educators like those who saved him from dropout risks in high school and financial need in college. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Arkansas’ Top Stockholders: 2020 Very Good for Walton Family Fortune
Arkansas’ richest family has had a good year financially. The heirs of Sam Walton own publicly traded stock valued collectively at more than $205 billion. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Former Walmart Exec David Glass Dies at 84
David Dayne Glass, who served as president and CEO of Walmart Inc. from 1988 to 2000, died Jan. 9. He was 84. read more >
Alice Walton: New Institute to Address ‘Broken’ Health Care System
Walmart Inc. heiress Alice Walton says the health care system in the United States is broken and, to fix it, she is starting the Whole Health Institute in Bentonville. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Frank Fletcher’s Way: Adapt and Serve Customers
Frank Fletcher, the CEO of a diverse empire, says his hotel, restaurants, car lots and fur store all must evolve. His company, which reported $750 million in revenue in 2017, employs about 1,000 people, a number that has steadily grown over the past 20 years. read more >
Walmart to Move Formal Business Out of Walton Arena Party
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville said Wednesday that it will change the format of its annual shareholders meeting, which takes place June 1 at Bud Walton Arena at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Wal-Mart’s New Headquarters: Tradition, Not Frills
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says its new headquarters campus on 350 acres in Bentonville will be all about efficiency and not ego. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Stephens Inc. Launches Film Series On Heroes of Capitalism
Stephens Inc. announced Monday that it has launched a multimedia series called “This Is Capitalism,” featuring short films on some of the heroes of capitalism in the United States, including Warren Stephens’ father, Jackson T. Stephens. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Don Soderquist, Former Wal-Mart COO, Dies at 82
Former Wal-Mart Stores Inc. executive Don Soderquist died Thursday from complications following heart surgery. He was 82. Soderquist was often credited for his strong influence on Wal-Mart's culture. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Wal-Mart Asks Suppliers for Lower Prices, Fewer Ads
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville is asking suppliers to cut back on advertising in order to pass along those savings to its customers. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Who Owns The Rights To Wal-Mart’s Photographs?
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has sued a Fayetteville photography studio, claiming it owns the rights to photos taken of Sam Walton and his family. Both Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville and Helen Huff of Fayetteville can agree that her husband, David Huff, and his father, Robert Huff, both now deceased, took dozens of photos of the retailer’s founder, Sam Walton, and his family. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Sam’s Show: The Spectacle of Wal-Mart’s 1988 Shareholders’ Meeting
Standing here in northwest Arkansas amid the appreciative gathering with sky blue “What’s Important Is You” banners hanging from the rafters and scoreboard, the messes is clear: God, America, Wal-Mart. Welcome to the pageantry and spectacle of Sam Walton’s capitalism rally — the 1988 Wal-Mart Shareholders’ Meeting — touted as the largest shareholders’ meeting in America, if not the world. read more >
by George Waldon -
Wal-Mart IPO Set the Stage for Global Expansion
In preparation for the IPO, a hodge-podge of ownership interests in different stores was consolidated under one corporate banner: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The corporation represented the merger of 78 partners that owned pieces of 32 stores, with the Walton family owning a majority stake in each. The stores also were a mixed bag of Wal-Mart Discount City, Ben Franklin, Walton’s Family Center and Ben Franklin Family Center. read more >
by George Waldon -
Wealth Created by Wal-Mart Supports Massive Philanthropic Efforts in Arkansas
Wal-Mart made a number of Arkansans very rich, and that wealth has been manifested in billions of dollars worth of gifts to educational, medical and cultural institutions in the state. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Founded by Sam Walton, Modernized by Lee Scott
The man who wrote the book on Wal-Mart says former Wal-Mart CEO
Lee Scott brought Sam Walton’s mid-20th century idea into the 21st century read more >
by Gwen Moritz -