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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…
MONTGOMERY – From Friday, Feb. 26, to Sunday, Feb. 28, Alabama will observe the state’s 10th 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….
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Retail Association will accept nominations for the 2021 Alabama Retailer of the Year and the Alabama Centennial Retailer awards through Monday, March 8. After taking a hiatus in 2020, the Alabama Retailer of the Year awards…
In 2021, Alabama Retail Comp will return $8 million to participants as part of its annual retrospective return. “We are pleased that we are returning a historic amount to participants,” said Rick Brown, fund administrator and Alabama Retail Association president….
Susan Anderson, owner and chief financial officer of Eagle Eye Outfitters in Dothan, has been elected to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors. Her two-year term begins Jan. 1. With a 1997 accounting degree from Troy University Dothan, Anderson…
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…
CALERA – Cecil Cowart founded Cowart Drug Co. in Calera in 1920. One hundred years and three owners later, Kacie White, who grew up in the store, now owns the community pharmacy. White was hired at age 15 as a…
More sales-related taxes came into the state of Alabama in the first five months of the pandemic than did in the same period in 2019. Since the global health crisis began in March and through July, Alabama’s state sales tax…
In the first six months of 2020, taxes remitted by sellers located in and outside Alabama grew by almost 6% compared with the same time last year. In the midst of the current global health crisis, Alabama’s state sales tax…
National Drive-Thru Day celebrates restaurants that serve customers on the go. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, drive-thrus are a feature of many of the 251,000 fast food restaurants nationwide, which employ 4.4 million people and generate more than $253…