In 1950, Taylor Gee drove all over the Southeast selling pants to retailers out of the trunk of his Mercury. People digging through the bins for deals on pants at Taylor’s Leeds warehouse dubbed the business “The Pants Store.” Wholesale…
By McKenzie T. Meade, Esq., and Whitney R. Brown, Esq. Every employer should put these three key action items on your company’s front burner in 2024. Here’s why: Revise your Employee Handbook to Include a Unified Request for Accommodation Process…
In anticipation of ice, snow, sleet and freezing rain, Gov. Kay Ivey declared a state of emergency in 25 Alabama counties as of 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14. Governor’s Proclamation The counties covered by the proclamation are: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee,…
Mandy Henry, owner of Queen City Market in Selma, has been elected to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors. Her two-year term began Jan. 1. Home décor and furnishings occupy one side of Queen City Market’s two connecting buildings…
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Retail Association has completed its slate of officers and board of directors for 2024. Their terms of office began Jan. 1. The officers for 2024 are: Chairman: Michael Gee, president and co-owner, Pants Store, Leeds-based; Vice Chairman: Susan Anderson,…
Bradley Bailey, owner of Bradley’s Market in Tuscaloosa, has been elected to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors. Her two-year term began Jan. 1. Trained as a registered dietitian, Bailey worked in clinical nutrition for eight years after graduating…
Holiday spending in Alabama should near $18.75 billion, growing 4% from last year. Alabamians spent 5.6% more during November and December 2022 than they did during the same period in 2021. Through November 2023, total taxed sales in Alabama had…
Molly Cagle, director of governmental affairs for Target Corp., has been elected to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors. Her two-year term began Jan. 1. Prior to her current position, Cagle was senior director of government and public affairs…
MONTGOMERY – Katherine Raynor, regional director of state government affairs for CVS Health, returns to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors, having previously served as a director from 2018 to 2020. Her new term began Jan. 1. Since 2014,…
Alabama Retail Comp will return $7.5 million in 2024 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…