Retail/restaurants

Sissy Jones, Founder, Sissy’s Log Cabin   “Getting to celebrate life’s most special moments with so many people throughout my career has been one of the best parts of my life. Sissy’s Log Cabin has grown far beyond anything I …

GCT Real Estate of Atlanta has purchased 19 acres off Interstate 40 in Brinkley, on which it plans to develop a $40 million multi-phase commercial development. The project will include a travel center, quick-service restaurants, at least one hotel and …

Arkansas-owned and award-winning Warfield Whiskey is on the move. Distilled in the highlands around Sun Valley, Idaho, and owned by Arkansas entrepreneur Steve Landers Jr., Warfield Distillery is expanding its reach in Arkansas and across the U.S. Warfield products are …

Walmart is adding a “Tap to Pay” payment option at select Walmart and Sam’s Club locations with plans to roll it out to all locations by the end of 2026 and to all fuel locations by mid-2027. According to a …

Arkansas’ first Buc-ee’s travel center is barely a week old, but the city and state that birthed it have already drawn high praise from the company’s CEO. Arch “Beaver” Aplin III, the company’s president and co-founder, is making headlines for …

Men’s Wearhouse opened a store in Fort Smith on Aug. 19, the company announced. The new location expands Men’s Wearhouse’s national footprint to more than 640 stores across the U.S. The Fort Smith location will create 11 local jobs initially, …

A second Braum’s Ice Cream & Dairy store location is headed for central Arkansas. Braum’s will add its 18th Arkansas location with recently announced plans for a restaurant in Maumelle. Maumelle Area Chamber of Commerce officials told media members that …

InnovAsian Cuisine officially broke ground Tuesday on a frozen food manufacturing facility in Jonesboro. This $150 million-plus development is expected to create approximately 200 new jobs. InnovAsian is a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Nichirei Foods. The 180,000-square-foot Jonesboro facility will be …

The city of North Little Rock is taking a hard look at its former central fire station, and the result could be sweet, creamy goodness for area residents. Little Rock-based Loblolly Creamery LLC, a well-loved central Arkansas purveyor of homemade …

Edwards Food Giant is expanding the use of RSA America’s unified commerce platform to launch personalized digital weekly ads, giving individual shoppers a more relevant view of current promotions based on their loyalty history and purchasing behavior, according to a …