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Alabama Retail 2015, Monday,  Aug. 24, 2015. (Photo/Hal Yeager)

Silvertron Café Owners Move Up a Category; Take Bronze Award

BIRMINGHAM – The Alabama Retail Association, in cooperation with the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Collat School of Business, today recognized outstanding Alabama retailers representing 13 retail businesses with operations in 51 Alabama cities and 30 other states as Retailers of…

Alabama Retail 2015, Monday,  Aug. 24, 2015. (Photo/Hal Yeager)

Downtown Clanton Jewelers Earn Bronze Retailer of the Year Title

BIRMINGHAM – The Alabama Retail Association, in cooperation with the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Collat School of Business, today recognized outstanding Alabama retailers representing 13 retail businesses with operations in 51 Alabama cities and 30 other states as Retailers of…

Gourmet Pops Entrepreneur Earns Emerging Retailer of the Year Title

Gourmet Pops Entrepreneur Earns Emerging Retailer of the Year Title

BIRMINGHAM – The Alabama Retail Association, in cooperation with the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Collat School of Business, today recognized outstanding Alabama retailers representing 13 retail businesses with operations in 51 Alabama cities and 30 other states as Retailers of…

New Law Changes How You Remit Sales Tax on Vapor Products

New Law Changes How You Remit Sales Tax on Vapor Products

If your business sells consumable vapor products, there is a new law that changes the way you must remit state sales tax. During the second special session, Alabama lawmakers passed HB3 (Act. No. 2015-535), which raised cigarette taxes by 25-cents-per-pack and shifted where sales taxes…

Labor Day Sales Feature Deep Discounts on Summer Items

Labor Day Sales Feature Deep Discounts on Summer Items

Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end to summer and the summer shopping season. While some retailers are closing up shop and taking advantage of the long holiday weekend, others are enticing bargain shoppers to show up and help them…