HOMEWOOD – S.G. Shaia, a Lebanese immigrant, began peddling notions and household goods in 1905 in Jefferson, Shelby and Walker counties. In 1922, he moved his family from the southside of Birmingham to lots he purchased on a dirt road…
HOMEWOOD, CAHABA HEIGHTS and HUNTSVILLE – Amy Jason, founder and owner of Cookie Fix, is Alabama’s Gold Retailer of the Year in the Annual Sales $1 Million to $5 Million category. Cookie Fix is one of 11 businesses honored as…
FOLEY – Foley Fish Company, Baldwin County’s longest operating fresh seafood market, was founded in downtown Foley in 1921 by John Hesse. Today it’s owned by Tracy Ward, who purchased the company in 1999 from the second owners, Eddie and…
MOBILE – Jaclyn Robinson, founder and owner of Mobile-based Mo’Bay Beignet Co., has been named Alabama’s 2022 Gee Emerging Retailer of the Year. “I still have to pinch myself when I think about the success Mo’Bay Beignet Co. has seen…
FAIRHOPE – Bill E. Stitt, owner and head bacon maker of Bill E’s and Bill E’s Small Batch Bacon, is Alabama’s Silver Retailer of the Year in the Annual Sales $1 Million to $5 Million category. “We’re a burger joint…
MOBILE – G. Brent Barkin, former president and chief executive officer of Shoe Station Inc., is the Alabama Retailer of the Year in the Annual Sales More Than $20 Million category. Upon learning of the honor, he said, “I dedicate…
GADSDEN – In July 2013, a couple of months after her mother’s liver transplant, Gadsden resident Tena King was shopping in north Georgia with her husband, T.C. Morgan, when she entered a small store that sold olive oil. Curious, she…
VESTAVIA HILLS, HOMEWOOD, HOOVER and BIRMINGHAM – Ashley McMakin, founder and chief executive officer of Ashley Mac’s, a fast casual café, catering and gourmet-to-go business with five Birmingham locations, is Alabama’s Gold Retailer of the Year in the Annual Sales…
HOMEWOOD – Susan Gordon, founder, chief creator and owner of Susan Gordon Pottery in Homewood, is the Bronze Alabama Retailer of the Year in the Annual Sales $1 Million to $5 Million category. Gordon’s store offers handmade pottery in the…
BIRMINGHAM – Designer Chef Kristal Bryant grew up in a family that had a passion for cooking, and she knew at a young age that she wanted to become a chef. Now, with more than 18 years of professional experience…