As summer begins and many retailers and restaurants seek to hire more staff, now is a good time for business owners and managers to refresh themselves on teen employment, the Alabama Department of Labor reminds us. Hiring teenagers benefits the…
At midnight Monday, the Alabama Legislature gaveled out its 2021 regular session. On the final day, about 50 bills traveled through the hoppers in each of the two legislative chambers, including a record $2.4 billion General Fund budget. Meanwhile, one week…
Starting Aug. 1, a retailer’s tobacco permit can be suspended or revoked if the retailer fails to pay the manufacturer or distributor for an invoiced purchase of tobacco products, under Act No. 2021-385. The governor signed SB325 by Sen. Dan Roberts,…
The week began with the governor announcing the state’s health order would expire at the end of the month, barring a surge in new COVID-19 cases. The state of emergency related to the pandemic continues until July 6. That means…
The Alabama Legislature sent a record education budget to the governor this week and the state’s general operating budget to a conference committee amid two legislative days and a committee day packed with action. Hundreds of bills also died this…
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….
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…