Once again, the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama expects modest growth in Alabama’s economy. The projected economic expansion in 2015 is 2.3 percent, about the same level of growth our state has seen for…
By Whitney R. Brown, Esq. According to al.com, 2014 saw a 288 percent increase in one type of lawsuit: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) access lawsuits. Retailers and restaurateurs have been hit particularly hard by these lawsuits, in which disabled individuals claim to have been denied similar access and enjoyment in places…
Both FedEx and UPS have increased their annual small package rate. The UPS rate increases took effect Dec. 29, 2014, while the FedEx rate increases took effect Jan. 5, 2015. As always, how much more expensive your particular small package shipments will…
MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Retail Association has completed its slate of officers and board of directors for 2015. Their terms of office began Jan. 1. The officers for 2015 are: Chairman: George Wilder, president, The Locker Room, Montgomery and Auburn; Vice Chairman: Frederick…
MONTGOMERY – David S. Marks III, founder and president of Marks Furniture Co. Inc., recently was elected to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors. Marks’ term began Jan. 1. Marks Furniture Co. Inc. has been an Alabama Retail member…
MONTGOMERY – Raymond E. Cohen, founder and co-president of Cohens Electronics and Appliances Inc. in Montgomery, recently was elected to the Alabama Retail Association’s board of directors. Cohen’s term began Jan. 1 and his business has been an Alabama Retail member…
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 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…
Once Again, 2015 Return is Largest Alabama Retail Comp Retro Return Ever MONTGOMERY – Alabama Retail Comp will return more than $7.6 million to qualified participants in 2015, an increase of 17 percent over the 2014 return. The retrospective return is…
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…