Halloween has become one of the most popular consumer holidays of the year. According to new research conducted for the National Retail Federation. Nearly two-thirds of adults, 157 million people, will celebrate the holiday in some way. “We’ve seen increases every year in…
If you haven’t upgraded your credit card processors yet, your business could be left holding the bag on counterfeit and other fraudulent purchases. Starting Oct. 1, a major shift in liability takes effect. On that date, businesses without EMV-card-reading technology…
Alabama’s sales tax holiday is for everybody, not just those going back to school. It is everywhere. The state’s four percent sales tax is waived throughout the state. And most retailers carry one or more of the items covered. From 12:01…
2015 marks the 10th year of Alabama’s annual sales tax holiday for school-related items. Consumers can buy certain: school and office supplies computers books and clothing without having the tax added during the three-day tax holiday, which falls on the first…
Alabama more than doubled its projected sales growth for the 2014 holiday buying season, thanks to record sales in December. Taxed holiday sales in our state exceeded $10 billion in November and December, a jump of 5 percent over 2013 holiday sales. The…
Alabama consumers will make $9.15 billion in taxed purchases during the 2014 holiday shopping season, the Alabama Retail Association projects. Our state experienced an almost 2.7 percent increase in retail sales through October of this year and has averaged 2.6 percent growth…