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Arkansas credit union taps mobile video banking to reach more customers

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River Valley Community Federal Credit Union serves 7,200 members out of just two branches in southern Arkansas. Since its membership is spread out across the state and sometimes live as far away as 50 miles from a branch, it rolled out a video banking tool earlier this month to add a more human touch. The […].

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Walmart Stays True To Arkansas

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While Amazon is auditioning potential host cities in something that has turned into commercial real estate’s version of “The Bachelor,” Walmart has more quietly announced news that its new headquarters will stick with the firm’s historical home of Bentonville, Arkansas.

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Arkansas: The South’s Unexpected Bastion Of Growth

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Arkansas is an easily forgotten state in the Deep South. Landlocked and geographically smaller than some of its surrounding states, Arkansas tends to be better defined by the political personalities it produces. Which is not entirely unfair — Arkansas has produced some very interesting politicians. By The Store Front Numbers .

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Today In Retail: CarLotz Gets Green Light From Its Investors For Merger; PriceSmart’s Net Merchandise Sales Climb 7.7 Pct

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In today’s top retail news, CarLotz, Inc. Plus, Family Video said this week that its closing all of its physical retail locations. Family Video opened its first retail location in the late 1970s. reported a 7.7 percent rise in net merchandise sales from Q1 fiscal 2020 to Q1 fiscal 2021.

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Walmart Pay Launches in Texas, Arkansas

Payments Source

Walmart Pay, the mega-retailer's mobile wallet, has gone live at its stores in Texas and Arkansas in anticipation of a national rollout.

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Walmart Tests Store Without Cashiers As COVID-19 Accelerates Change

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Whether cashiers go the way of the horse and buggy could hinge on an experiment Walmart is running in Arkansas. The largest brick-and-mortar retailer in the United States is replacing its traditional, cashier-staffed checkouts with self-checkout registers at its store in Fayetteville, Ark., according to local news reports.

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Walmart Forms Company To Sell Insurance Amid Healthcare Push

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The business’ moniker was initially filed late last month in Arkansas with the secretary of state, MedCityNews reported. The retailer is said to have active postings for licensed insurance agents and Medicare sales supervisors that read, “Yes, you read that right, Walmart now has an insurance agency.”.