Spread the cheer by spending your holiday shopping, dining and leisure dollars locally throughout this holiday season. When you shop Alabama, you support your friends and neighbors, you strengthen your local economy AND you invest in the vibrancy of your…
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…
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…
With schools and colleges back to in-person learning in the fall, more Alabama parents are expected to take advantage of the savings associated with the state’s back-to-school sales tax holiday. Alabama’s 16th annual back-to-school sales tax holiday is July 16-18….
Taxed sales for March and April 2021 jumped almost 41% in Alabama from what was collected for the state in the same 2020 months, according to the latest numbers from the Alabama Department of Revenue. Every month since May 2020…
For the first time ever, holiday sales in Alabama grew by double digits over the previous year. Amid a pandemic, Alabamians spent 11.6% more during November and December 2020 than they did during the same period in 2019. That represents…
What a year 2020 has been! The coronavirus dominated the news and our newsfeeds for 10 months of the year. With almost 25,000 unique pageviews, the COVID-19 Resources post on alabamaretail.org far exceeded the reach of anything else on our…
Alabamians like the rest of the nation began their holiday shopping early to ensure they can get the gifts they want and that those gifts arrive on time. >> Earlier start to holiday shopping season embraced by consumers National Retail…
Spread the cheer by spending your holiday shopping, dining and leisure dollars locally throughout this holiday season. Now more than ever, when you shop Alabama, you support your friends and neighbors, you strengthen your local economy AND you invest in…
Consumers and merchants plan to find ways to have a safe and fun Halloween this year. While total spending is expected to be down because of the lack of group celebrations and large events due to coronavirus concerns, those who…