SPANISH FORT – In 2015, Steve Ascik and his wife, Alisa, opened Eastern Shore Ace Hardware in Spanish Fort as a second career after Steve’s 30-year run in the industrial and consumer products distribution industry. Today, Ascik was recognized as…
BAY MINETTE – Southern Gyp Boutique in Bay Minette, owned by Crystal Peavy, is the 2021 Alabama Retailer of the Year Customers’ Choice Award winner. The Alabama Retail Association presented Peavy and her team with their award today. Among 49…
MONTGOMERY, PRATTVILLE and AUBURN – “Our team takes to heart our slogan ‘Serve with Love’ each and every day,” said David and Jeff Barranco of Montgomery-based Chappy’s Deli,, a family owned and operated business. Besides David and his son Jeff,…
HOMEWOOD and HUNTSVILLE – In 2007, Sherry Hartley and Beth Staula began selling Alabama-crafted items as corporate gifts via an online store. The business partners have since added two brick-and-mortar stores with a third slated to open next year. A separate…
HOMEWOOD – “As a first generation business owner – building a business from the ground up is one of the hardest pursuits I’ve ever experienced,” said April McClung, owner and chief executive officer of Emily’s Heirloom Pound Cakes in Homewood….
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, Gov. Kay Ivey issued a supplement state of emergency Thursday, Sept. 2, to enable Ida evacuees from Louisiana and Mississippi to more easily obtain emergency prescription refills. Supplemental State of Emergency Under current law,…
Alabama’s back-to-school sales tax holiday kicked off the school buying season in our state, and while Alabama shoppers have been steadily ticking off items on their lists, they still have more buying to do. Our state’s retailers have what parents…
At 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 Baldwin,…
Alabama’s 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. The tax-free weekend starts at 12:01 a.m. the third Friday of July, 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…