Christie Howell, owner of Wrapsody, a five-store gift boutique, has been elected to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors. Her two-year term begins Jan. 1. Wrapsody employs 88 at its locations in Hoover, Auburn, Trussville, Homewood and Madison. Howell…
Alabama toy shop owners prepare for the holiday rush (My Economy, NPR Marketplace, Nov. 22, 2024) Fantasy Island Toys, Member since 1994 When Alabama Retail or its members make the news, we’ll link the articles below. Email Nancy Dennis when…
MEAT BOSS, ROOSTERS, SOUTHWOOD KITCHEN AND NOBLE SOUTH FEATURED ON FOOD NETWORK SHOW In June of 2023, Guy Fieri, host of the Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” (DDD) show, came to Alabama to attend the grand opening of Chef…
As it celebrates its 50th year in business, Unclaimed Baggage has been named to the Alabama Tourism Hall of Fame. “For 50 years, they have been the anchor for tourism in north Alabama,” said Alabama Tourism Director Lee Sentell. (Go…
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…
The wedding industry has undergone a great deal of change over the past 50 years. Few couples have witnessed that evolution more closely than Max and Mary Andrews, husband and wife owners of Andrews Bridal Shoppe in Dothan. The couple…
TUSCUMBIA / BIRMINGHAM – What started as two young girls’ dream is now the retail flagship store in downtown Tuscumbia. When they were children, first cousins Courtney Thompson and Meagan Richardson operated a pretend store. “We always wanted a store,”…
BIRMINGHAM – “From day one, we were blown away by how many people came in the door and the reviews we were getting,” said David Snyder, who with his wife, Andrea, founded Urban Cookhouse, a farm-to-fire-to-table, fast-casual restaurant. Since Urban…
RAINBOW CITY / BIRMINGHAM – Jodie Stanfield has been in the restaurant business for 32 years. While he has been associated with TGI Fridays, LongHorn Steakhouse and Applebee’s, mostly in the Birmingham market, he returned to his native Etowah County…
ALBERTVILLE / BIRMINGHAM – “We try to build our business on doing what is right and taking care of customers,” said Randy Hall, president of Hall’s RV in Albertville. When the business began, it was Hall and his son-in-law, Carl…