Bentonville, Arkansas-based Walmart has announced the Walmart+ Weekend, an online savings event exclusively for Walmart+ members that stretches over three days online from June 2-5. Walmart+ members will have access to large discounts on thousands of summer items, from a Shark vacuum, a Minnie Mouse playhouse to a Samsung Galaxy S7. Members will also have […]
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Frito-Lay Launches ‘Unbox The Icons’ Variety Pack Sweepstakes
Plano, Texas-based Frito-Lay is launching “Unbox the Icons” Variety Packs by joining forces with three celebrities: Mario Lopez, Martha Stewart and Mark Morrison. To kick off the campaign, Frito-Lay Variety Packs partnered with actor and television host Lopez, as well as cookbook author and entrepreneur Stewart to make their signature Frito-Lay Variety Pack “Iconic Boxes” filled with their favorite things, […]
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Arcadia Cold Introduces Platform For Cold Storage Supply Chain
Austin, Texas-based Arcadia Cold has launched its platform to develop a national cold storage network of high-quality facilities across the U.S. Arcadia Cold is a third-party cold chain services provider that focuses on handling, storage, distribution and value-added services to the food industry. Arcadia Cold also has established a partnership with Saxum Real Estate, a real […]
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Yesway Opens New Allsup’s Stores In Texas And New Mexico
Yesway has announced the opening of its new Allsup’s-branded stores in Mineral Wells, Texas, and Alamogordo, New Mexico. The stores represent the most recent stores Yesway has undertaken within both the Yesway and Allsup’s portfolios over the past year and a half. In addition to these stores, Yesway has also begun to rebuild a number of its Allsup’s stores, […]
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Bowman Named Northwest Arkansas Tech Summit Innovator Of The Year
Bentonville, Arkansas-based Stonehenge Technology Labs, creator of the Stopwatch unified commerce software, says it is changing how consumer goods companies understand and react to their customer’s journey. At the last Northwest Arkansas Tech Summit, Meagan Bowman, CEO, was named “Innovator of the Year” in emerging tech trends. In 2019, Bowman and a team of engineers […]
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Sprouts To Begin Selling Mananalu’s Infinitely Recyclable Bottled Water
Phoenix, Arizona-based Sprouts Farmers Market has partnered with Mananalu to carry its purified drinking water at Sprouts locations nationwide. For every bottle purchased at Sprouts, Mananalu will continue to remove the equivalent of one plastic bottle from ocean-going waste together with rePurpose Global. The partnership occurs at a pivotal time for Mananalu, dovetailing with the […]
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Stryve Foods Inc. Announces Leadership Transitions
Plano, Texas-based Stryve Foods Inc. has announced new leadership succession plans with the appointment of Christopher Boever as the company’s CEO, starting May 23. In connection, Joe Oblas will transition to the new position of chief growth officer. These changes are a part of a long-term succession plan that the company says allows for an […]
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Symphony RetailAI Finds 87% Of Retailers Have Not Embraced AI
Dallas, Texas-based Symphony RetailAI, a global provider of integrated AI-powered marketing, merchandising and supply chain solutions, has released findings of an executive survey, “Role of AI/ML in Supply Chain and Demand Forecasting,” conducted in partnership with Incisiv. Survey respondents indicated their prioritization of data-related initiatives, with 82 percent focusing on data-driven demand forecasting and 61 percent […]