Jimmy Wright honored with NGA’s Great American Award (National Grocers Association, July 27, 2021) Featuring Wright’s Market, Member since 2006 Jimmy Wright receives NGA’s Great American Award (Progressive Grocer and Winsight Grocery Business, July 27, 2021) When Alabama Retail or…
Download Zip File With Mask Graphics Health officials recommend wearing cloth face coverings to avoid unintentionally spreading the coronavirus to others. On July 27, 2021, because of the rise of the Delta variant of the virus, in areas of substantial or…
As of 10 a.m. Friday, June 18, eight Alabama counties were placed under a state of emergency related to Tropical Storm Claudette, based on a proclamation issued Monday, June 21. The storm impacted Alabama on Saturday, June 19. Governor’s Proclamation…
Shea Brennaman recently joined Alabama Retail Comp, the state’s most cost-effective workers’ compensation fund for retailers and other small businesses, as a marketing representative. Brennaman came to ARC from Decatur City Schools, where she worked as a fourth-grade teacher and…
After July 6, 2021, Alabama ceased to be under a state of emergency due to COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel human coronavirus. A total of 27 supplemental proclamations were issued between March 13, 2020, and July 6, 2021…
Alabama’s 16th annual back-to-school sales tax holiday is fast approaching, and retailers throughout the state are gearing up to welcome customers for a weekend of savings. This year’s tax-free weekend starts at 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 16, and ends at…
The $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package the president signed into law March 11, 2021, included almost $29 billion in grants for restaurants, $7.5 billion for vaccine distribution, $48 billion for testing and contact-tracing efforts and $1,400 in direct payments to…
“Leaf & Petal is just a miracle,” proprietor Jamie Pursell said. “I don’t even know how it works. It has grown into something so much bigger than me.” Jamie made those remarks in 2019 after being named the Gold Alabama…
With schools and colleges back to in-person learning in the fall, more Alabama parents are expected to take advantage of the savings associated with the state’s back-to-school sales tax holiday. Alabama’s 16th annual back-to-school sales tax holiday is July 16-18….
High school sweethearts Bit and Lisa Goodman have been married 41 years and business partners for 23. “I don’t remember life before him,” said Lisa, who has lived in Florence since she was five. Her husband, Charles “Bit” Goodman is…