FAIRHOPE – Mary Beth Greene launched mb greene llc, her own designer line of totes and bags, in 2015 after more than 10 years as a sales rep in the wholesale industry. Her bag collections can be found in Neiman…
TUSCALOOSA – John “Jay” G. Newman II, CEO, founder and owner of Ugo Convenience Delivery in Tuscaloosa, along with chief marketing officer Matt Tietz have been named Alabama’s 2019 Gee Emerging Retailer of the Year. UGO Convenience Delivery was one…
NORTHPORT – Jennaration Boutique Inc. sells on-trend women’s clothing, shoes and accessories online, at three brick-and-mortar stores and through an app. “We opened our very first storefront location five years ago in Tuscaloosa,” said owner Jenna Powell, who initially ran…
MONTGOMERY – At 127 years of operation, Capitol’s Rosemont Gardens is one of Alabama’s oldest continually operating retailers. William Burns Paterson, a Scottish immigrant, help found what is now Alabama State University and served as its second president. In 1890,…
NORTHPORT – In January 1909, several brothers living in the Northport area came together to open J.H. Anders Mercantile. The store still operates out of the same location on Main Avenue, although the name changed in 1921 to Anders Hardware…
MOBILE – Brothers Melvin and Leonard Metzger opened a business called Metzger Brothers in 1919 inside The Battle House, a still-operating hotel in downtown Mobile. The finer men’s and ladies’ apparel store and furrier, now simply called Metzger’s, has thrived…
MONTGOMERY/BIRMINGHAM – The Alabama Retail Association will honor 17 retail businesses with 51 locations in 27 Alabama cities as Retailers of the Year and Centennial Retailers. The retailers will be the guests of honor Tuesday, Oct. 22, during the 2019…
Throughout the 2019 regular session of the Alabama Legislature, the Alabama Retail Association communicated to its members about legislation that affects retailers. Read our 2019 regular session summary to learn more. Of the almost 400 laws enacted by the Alabama…
Alabama summers are hot. Temperatures throughout the state tend to stay in the 90s in August, but the mercury can rise into the 100s. Temperatures can reach into the 100s and high 90s even in September and October. OTHER RESOURCES…
Our recommendation is for employers to refrain from asking the (wage history) question on the application or during an interview; phrase questions in terms of pay expectations rather than wage history – Richard Lehr, employment law expert By Richard I. Lehr Esq….