Founder, Board Chairman, Sightline Retail; Professor of Practice, University of Arkansas in Fayetteville Sam M. Walton College of Business What skill or trait has defined your career so far? Stamina. Even when things were tough, I always kept on …
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Shannon Bedore
The holiday season has always carried an interesting mix of sparkle and soul-searching, and this year is no different. Festive markets, neighborhood lights and longstanding traditions still offer the warmth and familiarity people look forward to each December. Yet behind …
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The Chain Keeps Us Together: NWA Looking Like ‘Silicon Valley’ of Logistics
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterThe term “Silicon Valley” is often credited to a writer who used the term in a January 1971 article published in the former trade newspaper, Electronic News. The writer, Don Hoefler, had heard the term used in a meeting with …
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Thank a Farmer — and a Driver — for the Great Thanksgiving Stock-up
As fall settles in, the U.S. supply chain enters its own busy season with a carefully orchestrated rush to fill shelves and freezers ahead of Thanksgiving. From turkey farms in the Midwest to refrigerated trucks crisscrossing the country, the annual …
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The Hidden Chief Supply Chain Executive in All of Us
You might not have “chief supply chain officer” on your resume, but if you have ever made a grocery list, dodged a snack shortage or executed a late-night fridge audit, congratulations: you are basically running a Fortune 500 supply chain …
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From Roads to Rails and into the Classroom: The Never-Ending Back-to-School Supply Chain
The familiar hustle and bustle is back as families across the country recently embraced the back-to-school ritual of the frenzied shopping spree. Parents combed supply lists that seemed longer than years previous — “Do third graders really need graphing calculators?” …
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No End in Sight: Sightline Retail Sets up Clients — and its Industry — for Long-term Success
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAn industry mecca, northwest Arkansas is home to more than its fair share of companies offering advice to retailers and brands big and small. While the competition is fierce, none manage to come close to Bentonville-based consumer goods consulting company …
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2025 AMP Faces of Arkansas: Face of Retail
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffSightline Retail Shannon Bedore, CEO How does your company distinguish itself? There are a lot of individuals who market their knowledge of people and relationships, seemingly as a way to influence which products may launch on retail shelves. While …
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Shannon Bedore, CEO, Sightline Retail and Blue Elephant Food Group USA
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWhen it comes to much of the prevailing advice on leadership, “easier said than done” can be an understatement. Living up to one’s own idea of who a leader should be, though a much rarer feat, is not impossible. One …
CEO Sightline Retail/Blue Elephant Food Group USA What do you consider to be the defining moment of your career so far? Stamina. Even when things were tough, I always kept on going. So many times, it would have been …