On the final day of 2018, we look back at our top events, videos, posts, profiles and issues of the year across Alabama Retail’s website and social media accounts. Hope you enjoy this year in review as we look forward…
Shane Spiller, president of Spiller Furniture & Mattress, has been elected to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors. His two-year term begins Jan. 1. Spiller Furniture & Mattress, a regional 14-store home furnishing chain that has been in operation for…
Dustin Beaty, owner of Hospital Discount Pharmacy and co-owner of Lavish Boutique and Lavish Coffee Bar, has been elected to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors. His two-year term begins Jan. 1. In 2005, the Auburn University School of…
Lynsey Todd, co-owner and operator of Monograms Plus of Cullman, has been elected to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors. Her two-year term begins Jan. 1. Monograms Plus, a 9,000-square-foot jewelry, gift and apparel shop that offers onsite monogramming, opened in…
Will Meacham, owner of Midtown Pizza Kitchen in Montgomery and Prattville, has been elected to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors. His two-year term begins Jan. 1. Midtown Pizza Kitchen is a family friendly restaurant serving pizza, pastas, salads, sandwiches…
Fourteen Alabama Retail Association member restaurants are featured in a cookbook released just in time for the 2018 holiday season. “Alabama Cravings: The Most Requested Recipes from Alabama Restaurants Past & Present,” by Season 8 Food Network Star runner-up Martie…
Baseball is what first brought Paul Seitz to Alabama. In fact, he owns a special piece of Birmingham’s baseball history. A native of Ohio, he was a pitcher for Ohio State University before coming down South to play professionally. In…
When Fredrick J. Pollman moved to Mobile in 1900, he brought the flavor of New Orleans with him. His sister’s husband had opened a bakery and needed Fred’s expertise. By 1918, Fred had started his own bakery in downtown Mobile…
Couple’s Business Flourishes with Downtown Jasper; Second Boutique Open in Cullman Dustin Beaty had been operating Hospital Discount Pharmacy in downtown Jasper for nine years when he agreed to his wife’s request to sell game-day clothes in the pharmacy….
The headline may look like a misprint, but presenteeism is a major problem in many workplaces. “Presenteeism” is when sick employees come to work anyway and often infect their coworkers as well. Train your employees on how to be sick…