MONTGOMERY / AUBURN – The 2018 Retailer of the Year judges called the entry submitted for The Locker Room in Montgomery and Auburn “the best (of the 54) we read. It covered everything we are looking for” – sales performance,…
TUSCALOOSA | NORTHPORT – “We are local. We are fresh.” Those two statements sum up B&W Foods Inc., which operates four Piggly Wiggly grocery stores, three in Tuscaloosa and one in Northport. All grocery stores “have the same can of…
BIRMINGHAM – Hibbett Sports began 73 years ago as “an Army surplus store,” said its current president and chief executive officer, Jeff Rosenthal. By 1949, the business had evolved into selling athletic uniforms to high school and Little League teams. As…
NORTHPORT – Chick-fil-A Northport owner and operator Ashley Gill has been named the 2018 Gold Retailer of the Year in the $5 Million to $20 Million Annual Sales category. The franchise owner impressed the Retailer of the Year judges with her adaptability,…
BIRMINGHAM – On March 1, 1973, Charlie and Sandra Wrape served 27 dinners on their first day of business. That’s when they opened a restaurant in a former bait shop on the shores of Wolf Bay in the tiny Baldwin…
ORANGE BEACH – A commitment to community, employees and the environment helped Cobalt The Restaurant become the Silver Alabama Retailer of the Year in the Annual Sales $5 Million to $20 Million category. Nestled under the Perdido Bay Bridge in Orange Beach,…
JASPER / CULLMAN – Shannon and Dustin Beaty pray before they make major life decisions, including business decisions. One answered prayer began as a corner boutique in a pharmacy and has grown into two free-standing boutiques, one with an 800-square-foot coffee…
ALBERTVILLE – Nearly seven years ago, Dr. Steven Brindley, who owns Brindley’s Family Pharmacy along with his wife, Jessica, remembers filling only “about 20 prescriptions per day.” Fast forward to today, and the Albertville pharmacy has experienced so much growth,…
FAIRHOPE – Lisette Normann, owner of The Fairhope Store, always wanted to sell things she loves. Born into a family of retailers, she’d sell candies and snacks for fun as a child. Now, as an adult, she’s achieved her childhood…
MONTGOMERY – “Chris’ Famous Hot Dogs is a true landmark in Montgomery,” said one of this year’s Retailer of the Year judges. The downtown Montgomery restaurant, famous for its hotdogs and nostalgia, was honored today as the 2018 Silver Alabama…