Walmart and Sam’s stores across the United States will require customers to wear a face covering while in the building, beginning Monday, July 20, 2020, according to the COOs of those companies in a joint statement on Wednesday. The entire statement follows: July 15, 2020 By Dacona Smith, Chief Operating Officer, Walmart U.S., and Lance […]
Grocery store in south Benton to close Dec 14th
The Save-a-Lot grocery store at 1316 Edison Avenue in Benton is going out of business. According to a long-time staff member, their last day open will be Saturday December 14th. The staff member said that a partner is retiring, so it isn’t feasible to continue the business. This store currently has 9 employees. There is […]
CVS in Benton Closing Jan 10th
The Benton location of CVS Pharmacy will close on January 10, 2020, according to store staff. Locations of the stores were constructed in Bryant and Benton one after the other, with Bryant opening in November 2015 and and Benton opening in March 2016. A staff member told MySaline that they are closing due to “not […]
MySaline is now helping 10 businesses with social media
Calling all business owners!!! You know that social media presence is a big deal for your business, but you also know that you have obstacles to getting your message out there. You don’t have time, you don’t know what to say, you aren’t familiar with the apps and websites, or maybe you just can’t spell. […]
See the List of Applicants for Marijuana Cultivation and Dispensary Permits
We knew it wouldn’t be easy for Arkansas to pass medical marijuana, but the majority voted for it. We knew then also that it wouldn’t be easy for legislators and officials at the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) and the newly-formed Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC) to make all the rules and hand out permits, […]
Arkansas to Receive Over $226K in Target Stores Data Breach Settlement
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announces Arkansas has joined with 46 other states and the District of Columbia in an $18.5 million settlement with Target Corp. to resolve an investigation into the retail company’s 2013 data breach. The breach affected more than 41 million customer payment card accounts and contact information for more than […]
From the Archives – 2009 Survey of What Businesses Residents Wanted
Since we moved to this new version of MySaline’s website, I’ve been going through old posts and bringing them onto the new site. It gets nostalgic, like sorting through old photographs. Today, I came across this survey, posted by Mike Penn in 2009. He asked for people to add to a wish list for restaurants, […]
Old Navy in Bryant to Close in January
My guess is that you’ll be able to get some good deals at Old Navy in Bryant in January. That’s because that location in the Alcoa Exchange shopping center will be shutting down it’s operations. According to a spokesperson at the store, the last day in business there will be January 26th, 2017. Some of […]
Benton in Top 4 for Economic Activity, According Arkansas Tech’s Study
According to a project at Arkansas Tech University (ATU), Benton showed the “greatest upward mobility,” in August 2016, out of the 20 Arkansas cities it tracks. The Arkansas Tech Business Index (ATBI) is a project created by the Arkansas Tech University College of Business. The ATBI looks at economic activity in these 20 cities, including […]
More Stores Announced for Shoppes at Benton
UPDATE NOV 4, 2016 540PM: More businesses have been announced as coming to the Shoppes at Benton. Avalon Nails, Maurices, Sally Beauty Supply, SportClips and Sprint are coming. It was previously announced that the following stores will come to the shopping center: Home Goods, TJ Maxx, Hobby Lobby, Ulta Beauty, Texas Roadhouse, PetSmart and Rack Room Shoes. — SEP 15, 2015: […]