Fourteen Alabama Retail Association member restaurants are featured in a cookbook released just in time for the 2018 holiday season. “Alabama Cravings: The Most Requested Recipes from Alabama Restaurants Past & Present,” by Season 8 Food Network Star runner-up Martie…
Baseball is what first brought Paul Seitz to Alabama. In fact, he owns a special piece of Birmingham’s baseball history. A native of Ohio, he was a pitcher for Ohio State University before coming down South to play professionally. In…
When Fredrick J. Pollman moved to Mobile in 1900, he brought the flavor of New Orleans with him. His sister’s husband had opened a bakery and needed Fred’s expertise. By 1918, Fred had started his own bakery in downtown Mobile…
Couple’s Business Flourishes with Downtown Jasper; Second Boutique Open in Cullman Dustin Beaty had been operating Hospital Discount Pharmacy in downtown Jasper for nine years when he agreed to his wife’s request to sell game-day clothes in the pharmacy….
45 years after founding jewelry store, Jimmy D. Smith plans to officially retire (Decatur Daily, Nov. 15, 2018) Jimmy Smith Jewelers – Member since 1984 When Alabama Retail or its members make the news, we’ll link the articles below. Email Melissa Warnke and Nancy Dennis when…
The headline may look like a misprint, but presenteeism is a major problem in many workplaces. “Presenteeism” is when sick employees come to work anyway and often infect their coworkers as well. Train your employees on how to be sick…
In 2019, the Alabama Woman, Infants and Children (WIC) supplemental foods program will transition from a paper-based to an electronic-based delivery system known as eWIC. Food benefits automatically will be added onto a card, much like a debit card. The…
Second-generation family shoe store gives custom service to growing clientele For more than 64 years, a family owned shoe store in Mobile has been providing a ray of sunshine for shoe-shopping parents: A “J-Ray” of sunshine to be exact….
Thank you for making the retail vote count in the 2018 election cycle. Together, retailers have made a positive difference in our state’s leadership by electing these Alabama Retail endorsed candidates. CONGRATULATE THESE ELECTED OFFICIALS *Incumbent Constitutional Offices Governor Kay…
DOTHAN – The Alabama Retail Association will kick off its third annual Shop Alabama for the Holidays tour in Dothan! Just in time for the busiest shopping weeks of the year, Alabama Retail will announce the statewide shopping initiative and…