In an April 13 Alabama Daily News story, Alabama Retail Association President Rick Brown and others advocate for opening small stores under occupancy, social distancing and health standards as have been placed on larger stores. “The Alabama Retail Association and…
Alabama’s policymakers want to know what it will take for closed businesses to safely reopen their doors to customers. If you are the owner or operator of one of the businesses NOT classified as essential under the COVID-19 stay-at-home order,…
By George R. Wilder Owner and CEO, The Locker Room, Montgomery and Auburn Many years ago, I was fortunate to be in a board meeting with Jimmy Blanchard, then chairman and CEO of Synovus Bank. Jimmy is the definition of…
Editor’s Note: Throughout the current pandemic, small Alabama retailers and other businesses have limited operations in ways that comply with the state’s stay-at-home order to keep at least a reduced number of Alabamians employed. Their primary concern continues to be…
MONTGOMERY – Alabama Retail Association PAC, the Alabama Retail Association’s federal political action committee, this week made endorsements in two Alabama congressional races. In advance of the March 3 primary, the Alabama Retail Association’s PACs have made endorsements in the…
Spending in Alabama during the holiday months of November and December reached an all-time high in 2019. Estimated taxed sales in our state totaled $13,251,574,690.54 in those two months, a jump of 9.79% over 2018 holiday sales estimates. That growth…
MONTGOMERY – From Friday, Feb. 21, to Sunday, Feb. 23, Alabama will observe the state’s ninth 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…
In 2020, Alabama Retail Comp will return $7 million to participants as part of its annual retrospective return. “We are pleased to announce that we are, once again, making a significant return to participants,” said Rick Brown, fund administrator and…
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Retail Association has completed its slate of officers and board of directors for 2020. Their terms of office begin Jan. 1. The officers for 2020 are: Chairman: Todd Noden, president, Books-A-Million, Birmingham-based, Alabama and 30 other…
Jimmy Wright, president of Wright’s Market in Opelika, has been elected to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors. His two-year term begins Jan. 1. Wright began his grocery career in 1973 at age 12 as a bagger at the…