Beginning Oct. 1, governmental entities in Alabama cannot restrict the purchase or use of appliances based solely on the type of energy or energy generation used to operate the appliance. Gov. Kay Ivey signed Act No. 2024-72 by Sen. Gerald…
The Alabama Retail Association will accept nominations for the 2024 Alabama Retailer of the Year and the Alabama Centennial Retailer awards through Friday, April 12. In its 24th year, the Alabama Retailer of the Year awards recognize outstanding retailers…
Taxed sales in Alabama exceeded $18.5 billion in November and December 2023, a record level of spending for the holiday season. Sales in the traditional holiday shopping months grew 2.8% compared to the same two months in 2022. The pace…
MONTGOMERY – From Friday, Feb. 23, to Sunday, Feb. 25, Alabama will observe its 13th annual Severe Weather Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday. The Alabama Retail Association encourages Alabamians to restock emergency supplies in homes, workplaces and vehicles during this three-day…
Mandy Henry, owner of Queen City Market in Selma, has been elected to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors. Her two-year term began Jan. 1. Home décor and furnishings occupy one side of Queen City Market’s two connecting buildings…
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Retail Association has completed its slate of officers and board of directors for 2024. Their terms of office began Jan. 1. The officers for 2024 are: Chairman: Michael Gee, president and co-owner, Pants Store, Leeds-based; Vice Chairman: Susan Anderson,…
Bradley Bailey, owner of Bradley’s Market in Tuscaloosa, has been elected to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors. Her two-year term began Jan. 1. Trained as a registered dietitian, Bailey worked in clinical nutrition for eight years after graduating…
Holiday spending in Alabama should near $18.75 billion, growing 4% from last year. Alabamians spent 5.6% more during November and December 2022 than they did during the same period in 2021. Through November 2023, total taxed sales in Alabama had…
Molly Cagle, director of governmental affairs for Target Corp., has been elected to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors. Her two-year term began Jan. 1. Prior to her current position, Cagle was senior director of government and public affairs…
MONTGOMERY – Katherine Raynor, regional director of state government affairs for CVS Health, returns to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors, having previously served as a director from 2018 to 2020. Her new term began Jan. 1. Since 2014,…