MOBILE – Jaclyn Robinson, founder and owner of Mobile-based Mo’Bay Beignet Co., has been named Alabama’s 2022 Gee Emerging Retailer of the Year. “I still have to pinch myself when I think about the success Mo’Bay Beignet Co. has seen…
FAIRHOPE – Bill E. Stitt, owner and head bacon maker of Bill E’s and Bill E’s Small Batch Bacon, is Alabama’s Silver Retailer of the Year in the Annual Sales $1 Million to $5 Million category. “We’re a burger joint…
MOBILE – G. Brent Barkin, former president and chief executive officer of Shoe Station Inc., is the Alabama Retailer of the Year in the Annual Sales More Than $20 Million category. Upon learning of the honor, he said, “I dedicate…
GADSDEN – In July 2013, a couple of months after her mother’s liver transplant, Gadsden resident Tena King was shopping in north Georgia with her husband, T.C. Morgan, when she entered a small store that sold olive oil. Curious, she…
VESTAVIA HILLS, HOMEWOOD, HOOVER and BIRMINGHAM – Ashley McMakin, founder and chief executive officer of Ashley Mac’s, a fast casual café, catering and gourmet-to-go business with five Birmingham locations, is Alabama’s Gold Retailer of the Year in the Annual Sales…
HOMEWOOD – Susan Gordon, founder, chief creator and owner of Susan Gordon Pottery in Homewood, is the Bronze Alabama Retailer of the Year in the Annual Sales $1 Million to $5 Million category. Gordon’s store offers handmade pottery in the…
BIRMINGHAM – Designer Chef Kristal Bryant grew up in a family that had a passion for cooking, and she knew at a young age that she wanted to become a chef. Now, with more than 18 years of professional experience…
The Alabama Retail Association will accept nominations for the 2022 Alabama Retailer of the Year and the Alabama Centennial Retailer awards through Friday, April 29. In its 22nd year, the Alabama Retailer of the Year awards recognize outstanding retailers who…
Photos upon request Media releases for the individual winners linked below The Alabama Retail Association this year recognized 11 retail businesses with operations in 13 Alabama cities as Alabama Retailers of the Year. Together, these businesses employ more than 400…
ALBERTVILLE – Patrick, Will and Tyler Younghouse, owners of Papa Dubi’s Cajun Kitchen in Albertville, are Alabama’s 2021 Silver Retailers of the Year in the Annual Sales Between $1 Million and $5 Million category. Papa Dubi’s is among the 11…