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…
MONTGOMERY – Margaret Hamm, co-owner and operator of Monograms Plus of Cullman, recently was elected to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors. Hamm’s term begins Jan. 1, 2018. Monograms Plus, a jewelry, gift and apparel shop that offers onsite monogramming,…
When the Kress on Dexter Holiday Pop Up Shop opened in downtown Montgomery in November 2015, it was only supposed to be for about six weeks. Two years later, the once-temporary shop has paved the way for a permanent retail collaboration in downtown. “Over…
The holiday season is officially here, and Alabamians are expected to spend more than ever this year on gifts and other holiday-related purchases. Shoppers in Alabama will spend more than $11.5 billion this year during the holiday shopping months of…
Alabama Retail Comp is once again making a significant return to participants. In 2018, ARC is returning $5.5 million as part of its annual retrospective return. “We are pleased to once again provide a large return to participants,” said Rick…
Photos upon request BIRMINGHAM – The Alabama Retail Association today recognized 20 retail businesses with operations in 30 Alabama cities as Alabama Retailers of the Year or Centennial Retailers. Together, these businesses employ 2,413 people at 51 locations in Alabama….
TUSCUMBIA / BIRMINGHAM – What started as two young girls’ dream is now the retail flagship store in downtown Tuscumbia. When they were children, first cousins Courtney Thompson and Meagan Richardson operated a pretend store. “We always wanted a store,”…
Western Market Tops the More Than $20 Million Sales Category BIRMINGHAM – For 69 years, Western Market has served the grocery needs of the Birmingham community. It currently operates five locally owned stores. “We hope that when someone leaves one…
BIRMINGHAM – Books-A-Million Inc., the second largest bookseller in the United States, was honored today by the Alabama Retail Association as an Alabama Centennial Retailer, a retailer with 100 or more years in business in Alabama. The Books-A-Million story is…
CLANTON / BIRMINGHAM – While Stokes Automotive has been in business for 63 years, it has only been in its current location for the past eight years. “Our sales have doubled and our service work has tripled,” since the business…