Legislation has been introduced to raise the minimum amount of theft that would result in a felony charge in Alabama from $500 to $1,500. That 200% increase would allow shoplifters to steal three times more before they face any punishment…
“We serve our customers in such a way that we will have the opportunity to do it again,” said Mike Vinson, president of Adams Drugs, a 12-store family owned regional pharmacy serving 60,000 patients in the River Region. “My parents…
James H. Dunklin IV grew up in Greenville, Alabama – just like his father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather, all also named James H. Dunklin. That kind of intertwining of a family and a place has a powerful pull. “I could…
As of Jan. 1, 2020, Alabama employers will save an estimated $42.3 million annually under a law that reduces the duration of Alabama’s unemployment payouts while increasing benefits. Under Act No. 2019 – 204 by Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, and…
“My first job in retail, other than stocking shelves in high school, was with Sears, Roebuck and Co. in Chicago,” said Todd Noden, the Alabama Retail Association’s 2020-2021 board chairman. That planning and budget position with one of America’s oldest…
In 2020, Alabama Retail Comp will return $7 million to participants as part of its annual retrospective return. “We are pleased to announce that we are, once again, making a significant return to participants,” said Rick Brown, fund administrator and…
On the final day of 2019, we look back at our top posts, profiles, events and videos of the year across Alabama Retail’s website and social media accounts. Enjoy the look back as we move forward to 2020 and the…
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Retail Association has completed its slate of officers and board of directors for 2020. Their terms of office begin Jan. 1. The officers for 2020 are: Chairman: Todd Noden, president, Books-A-Million, Birmingham-based, Alabama and 30 other…
Jimmy Wright, president of Wright’s Market in Opelika, has been elected to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors. His two-year term begins Jan. 1. Wright began his grocery career in 1973 at age 12 as a bagger at the…
Shoppers in Alabama should spend about $362 million more during the holidays this year than last year. During the holiday shopping months of November and December, Alabamians will buy more than $12.4 billion in goods, based on the Alabama Retail…