In 2021, Alabama Retail Comp will return $8 million to participants as part of its annual retrospective return. “We are pleased that we are returning a historic amount to participants,” said Rick Brown, fund administrator and Alabama Retail Association president….
Susan Anderson, owner and chief financial officer of Eagle Eye Outfitters in Dothan, has been elected to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors. Her two-year term begins Jan. 1. With a 1997 accounting degree from Troy University Dothan, Anderson…
What a year 2020 has been! The coronavirus dominated the news and our newsfeeds for 10 months of the year. With almost 25,000 unique pageviews, the COVID-19 Resources post on alabamaretail.org far exceeded the reach of anything else on our…
Alabamians like the rest of the nation began their holiday shopping early to ensure they can get the gifts they want and that those gifts arrive on time. >> Earlier start to holiday shopping season embraced by consumers National Retail…
Seven Alabama counties are eligible for loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration as well as individual assistance from FEMA related to damages sustained Oct. 28-29 from Hurricane Zeta. Businesses and residents in 18 counties are eligible for economic injury…
Spread the cheer by spending your holiday shopping, dining and leisure dollars locally throughout this holiday season. Now more than ever, when you shop Alabama, you support your friends and neighbors, you strengthen your local economy AND you invest in…
When a business has been serving its city in the same way in the same building for 100 years, the whole community celebrates. “When I realized the store was going to be 100 while I was the owner, I knew…
On March 23, Rusty Richardson, owner of Bernard’s Store for Men on the square in downtown Jasper, locked the doors to the public. The 71-year-old store specializes in casual and tailored clothing for men. “The numbers (of confirmed coronavirus disease cases) in…
Alabama’s state health officer urges Alabamians to get flu shots “as soon as possible.” Talk with your family doctor or pharmacist about getting your seasonal flu or any other vaccinations, the Alabama Department of Public Health, the Alabama Hospital Association…
In early March, Bates House of Turkey celebrated its 50th year of business with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and celebration. The governor even joined in the festivities. Every anniversary, the Greenville restaurant celebrates but “this year we went really, really big….