The Alabama Small Business Commission is conducting listening sessions throughout the state. The commission, which includes the Alabama Retail Association’s outgoing chairman, Jacob Shevin, was created in 2014 to formulate policy that encourages innovation and entrepreneurship, while addressing issues critical…
The Alabama Retail Association will accept nominations for the 2019 Alabama Retailer of the Year and the Alabama Centennial Retailer awards through Monday, May 13. In its 20th year, the Alabama Retailer of the Year awards recognize outstanding retailers who…
Stacy Brown, founder of Auburn-based Chicken Salad Chick, will be the keynote speaker for the Annual Alabama Retail Day luncheon and awards program set for Tuesday, Oct. 16, in Vestavia Hills. The stay-at-home-mom, along with her late husband, Kevin, turned…
For 75 years, the Alabama Retail Association has been promoting and protecting retailers. It is what we do. It is an honor to serve those who sell food, clothing, furniture, medicine and more to the citizens of Alabama, impacting almost…
For Jeffrey Bayer, it is all about quality. The founder, president and chief executive officer of Birmingham-based Bayer Properties LLC carries his quest for quality to his company’s mission to “create real estate environments that improve the quality of life…
MONTGOMERY/BIRMINGHAM – The governor signed a proclamation declaring Tuesday, Oct. 18, as “Alabama Retail Day.” The day celebrates the retail industry in our state and the impact it has on Alabama’s economy and its communities. Retail, including food and beverage establishments,…
The 35th Annual Alabama Retail Day luncheon is set for Tuesday, Oct. 18. Terry Finley, president and chief executive officer of Books-A-Million, will be the keynote speaker. The luncheon at the Vestavia Country Club in Birmingham coincides with the University of…
“I’ve only done one thing in my life,” Terry Finley said surrounded by the objects of his chosen profession. What Terry does is sell books. “In 1972, when I graduated from high school, I went to work for George Johnston…
Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Luncheon 12:30 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. Retailer of the Year Awards Program Vestavia Country Club, 400 Beaumont Dr., Birmingham, Alabama, 35216 View on our Calendar of Events Keynote Speaker: STU CRUM…
MONTGOMERY/BIRMINGHAM – The Alabama Retail Association in cooperation with the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Collat School of Business will honor 13 retail businesses with stores in 48 Alabama cities as Retailers of the Year during the 2014 Alabama Retail…