Even though his name is on the building, Doug Doggett proudly motions to his daughters, Deanna and Kim, when you ask him about his jewelry store. “They’re the ones you need to talk to,” he said. “Kimberly has been working here since the…
Every February, the coolers at Capitol’s Rosemont Gardens in Montgomery are packed full of beautiful, fresh blooms, including nearly 3,000 red roses. “Valentine’s Day is definitely a rose holiday,” says Manager Jerry Thrash. “We always run out of red roses.”…
Jacob Shevin doesn’t put much stock in generational differences. He says his youth hasn’t impeded him in his career at Standard Furniture Co. His biggest challenge when he started working at the family owned business after college was “overcoming being the boss’s son,” he said….
“In times of crisis or in times when it counts, the hardware store is there, whether it is a snowpocalypse or some type of fund-raising event for a local cause,” said Dan Moran, owner of Rocky Ridge Hardware, a Vestavia…
In 1917, Andrew Jackson McCurry, a dairy farmer known as “A.J.” or “Mr. Mc,” and his good friend C.V. Hoover opened a furniture store at 2221 Second Avenue North in Birmingham. A.J. wasn’t content to wait for the customers to…
At Western Market, the people running the place grew up in the grocery business. Ken Hubbard was in high school in 1960 when he started bagging groceries for founder Inos Heard at the original store at Five Points West in…
The Locker Room of Montgomery marks its 40th anniversary with a month-long celebration this month. The men’s clothing store will host a series of special events, including a $4,000 shopping spree giveaway and weekly trunk shows from top men’s clothing…
In April, Alabama Retail Comp honored Darrell Bourne for his 21 years of service to the ARC board of trustees. Bourne, the retired treasurer and chief financial officer for Ragland Bros. Retail Cos. Inc., served as a trustee from 1996 to 2017….
“I have always been an extremely hard worker,” said Cammie Wayne. “I am one of those people who really loves working.” It’s a good thing Cammie enjoys churning away for long hours. The past few months, she’s done a lot of it. But, that’s…
Looking for a shopping day trip that is uniquely Alabama? Unclaimed Baggage Center in Scottsboro stakes its reputation on being just the place you want on your summer shopping itinerary. “It is fun to just get in your car and…