MONTGOMERY – Alabama RetailPAC, the Alabama Retail Association’s state political action committee, has made its first major endorsements in advance of the 2018 campaign cycle. Alabama Retail Association PAC, Alabama Retail’s federal political action committee, has made endorsements in two…
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Retail Association will accept nominations for the 2018 Retailer of the Year awards through Monday, May 14. This prestigious award, begun in 1999, recognizes outstanding retailers who have demonstrated a blend of sound and innovative business practices…
An unpretentious, old green awning out front tells the story of the enduring Trowbridge’s Ice Cream Parlor and Sandwich Shop. For nearly 100 years now, generations of families have been creating memories inside the downtown Florence eatery founded as Trowbridge’s…
Pharmacies would have been able to remove prescription drug sales from their gross receipts when calculating the cost of their business license, under a bill approved by a Senate committee. The bill never received floor consideration. The Senate County and…
Americans plan to spend a record $5.9 billion to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year, according to the annual survey by the National Retail Federation. The survey found more than 149 million U.S. adults plan to celebrate the March 17 Irish…
On a sunny Alabama afternoon, Christy and Johnny Keyton sit outside their busy coffee shop on Foster Street in downtown Dothan. With the front doors propped open, customers and friends coming by for their daily caffeine fix happily interrupt their conversation. “We have a lot…
Strong consumer confidence and employment numbers helped propel Alabama’s 2017 holiday sales total to record levels. Alabamians spent more than $11.7 billion during the months of November and December 2017, making it the best holiday buying season the state has seen….
MONTGOMERY – From Friday, Feb. 23, to Sunday, Feb. 25, Alabama will observe its seventh 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 tax holiday. Certain…
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Retail Association has completed its slate of officers and board of directors for 2018. Their terms of office begin Jan. 1. The officers for 2018 are: Chairman: Jacob Shevin, owner and president of Standard Furniture in Alabama and Tennessee; Vice Chairman: Todd…
MONTGOMERY – Jodie Stanfield, owner of Local Joe’s, recently was elected to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors. Stanfield’s term begins Jan. 1, 2018. Local Joe’s, a farm-to-plate and barbecue restaurant, market, bakery and caterer, has locations in Rainbow City and…