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Neurosurgeon is a National Community All Star

Neurosurgeon is a National Community All Star

Dr. Zenko Hrynkiw, an Alabama Retail Association physician member since 2002, is the 2014 Healthcare Community All Star, an annual award given by Safety National, a provider of excess workers’ compensation coverage to self-insured employers and self-insured groups nationwide. Each…

Alabama to Top $9 Billion in Holiday Buying in 2014

Alabama to Top $9 Billion in Holiday Buying in 2014

Alabama consumers will make $9.15 billion in taxed purchases during the 2014 holiday shopping season, the Alabama Retail Association projects. Our state experienced an almost 2.7 percent increase in retail sales through October of this year and has averaged 2.6 percent growth…

Revenue Adds Sales Tax Rate Lookup to its Website

Revenue Adds Sales Tax Rate Lookup to its Website

The Alabama Department of Revenue now has an online sales tax rate database on its website. Retailers can put a delivery address in the online lookup and get the sales tax rate for the various jurisdictions that apply to that address. Since the first day of 2014, a seller using…

Make the Retail Vote Count

Make the Retail Vote Count

During the Tuesday, Nov. 4, General Election, Alabama retailers can make their united voice heard. To make the retail vote count, be certain you and your employees have a valid ID and are prepared to go to the polls. Find your polling place…

Gregerson Represents Retailers on Small Business Commission

Gregerson Represents Retailers on Small Business Commission

In September of 2014, Gov. Robert Bentley created the Small Business Commission (Executive Order #47) to advise him on policies related to small business. The goal is to remove obstacles to the progress of small business in the state. “Small businesses are the engines of job…

Birmingham Baker/Restaurateur Is Gold Retailer of the Year

Birmingham Baker/Restaurateur Is Gold Retailer of the Year

BIRMINGHAM – The Alabama Retail Association, in cooperation with the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Collat School of Business, today recognized outstanding Alabama retailers representing 13 retail businesses with operations in 48 Alabama cities and 12 other states as Retailers of…