Hotels that have a restaurant or special retail license can hire 18- to 20-year-olds to serve alcoholic beverages, under legislation the governor signed into law Thursday. The 18- to 20-year-old servers cannot work as bartenders, cannot deliver alcohol to a…
Taxed sales in Alabama exceeded $18 billion in November and December 2022, slightly outpacing what the Alabama Retail Association predicted. Sales in the traditional holiday shopping months grew 5.6% compared to the same two months in 2021. Alabama Retail had…
MONTGOMERY – From Friday, Feb. 24, to Sunday, Feb. 26, Alabama will observe its 12th 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…
Most Alabama employers will see a 54% tax cut in their 2023 unemployment insurance taxes because the state has dropped into the lowest tax rate schedule possible and employers will incur no shared costs this year. Alabama dropped into the lowest rate…
In 1943, retailers came together to form this association to give retailers a voice when public policy is made. Being the advocate for retailers with government decision-makers at the state and national levels is the Alabama Retail Association’s core function….
Alabama Retail Comp will return $7.5 million in 2023 to participants as part of its annual retrospective return. “We are pleased to make a significant return to participants,” said Rick Brown, fund administrator and Alabama Retail Association president. “Every dollar…
Chad Wester, co-owner of Boll Weevil Soap Co. in Enterprise, has been elected to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors. His two-year term begins Jan. 1, 2023. Since 2017, Wester and his wife Kendra have owned the natural soap…
Video announcement Photos upon request Media releases for the individual winners linked below MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Retail Association this year honored 12 retail businesses with operations in 22 Alabama cities as Retailers of the Year. Together, these businesses employ…
MONTGOMERY – Alabama RetailPAC, the Alabama Retail Association’s state political action committee, has made its 2022 endorsements for the Nov. 8 General Election. Alabama Retail Association PAC, Alabama Retail’s federal political action committee, also has made endorsements for the U.S….
OPP – Joe and Kelli Richburg know that if you want people to shop with your business, you must offer them service that they can’t get anywhere else. “Taking care of customers is what sets us apart,” Joe Richburg said…