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December 2012 Tornadoes

Fourteen different tornadoes, some of which crossed county lines, hit south Alabama on Christmas Day 2012. Three tornadoes hit Lowndes County, the most in any one county. Mobile and Pike counties were the hardest hit areas. (On Dec. 20, an…

Brother Clothiers Earn Silver Retailer of the Year Title

Brother Clothiers Earn Silver Retailer of the Year Title

BIRMINGHAM – The Alabama Retail Association, in cooperation with the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Business, today recognized 18 outstanding Alabama retailers representing 13 retail businesses with operations in 29 Alabama cities and 16 states as Retailers of…

Regional Shoe Store President Earns Bronze Title

Regional Shoe Store President Earns Bronze Title

BIRMINGHAM – The Alabama Retail Association, in cooperation with the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Business, today recognized 18 outstanding Alabama retailers representing 13 retail businesses with operations in 29 Alabama cities and 16 states as “Retailers of the…

Auto Dealer General Manager Earns Gold Retailer Award

Auto Dealer General Manager Earns Gold Retailer Award

BIRMINGHAM – The Alabama Retail Association, in cooperation with the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Business, today recognized 18 outstanding Alabama retailers representing 13 retail businesses with operations in 29 Alabama cities and 16 states as “Retailers of the…

Belk Western Division Chairman is Silver Retailer

Belk Western Division Chairman is Silver Retailer

BIRMINGHAM – The Alabama Retail Association, in cooperation with the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Business, today recognized 18 outstanding Alabama retailers representing 13 retail businesses with operations in 29 Alabama cities and 16 states as “Retailers of…

Emerging Retailer is Couple with Fresh Dining Concept

Emerging Retailer is Couple with Fresh Dining Concept

BIRMINGHAM – The Alabama Retail Association, in cooperation with the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Business, today recognized 18 outstanding Alabama retailers representing 13 retail businesses with operations in 29 Alabama cities and 16 states as Retailers of…

The Gadsden Times Noted for 145 Years in Business

BIRMINGHAM – The Gadsden Times, a daily newspaper and Etowah County’s oldest business, was honored today by the Alabama Retail Association  as an Alabama Centennial Retailer, a retailer with 100 or more years in business in Alabama. “For businesses to…

Jeweler with Huntsville, Florence Stores Earns Gold

Jeweler with Huntsville, Florence Stores Earns Gold

BIRMINGHAM – The Alabama Retail Association, in cooperation with the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Business, today recognized 18 outstanding Alabama retailers representing 13 retail businesses with operations in 29 Alabama cities and 16 states as “Retailers of…

Homewood Bookstore Owner Earns Silver Retailer Award

Homewood Bookstore Owner Earns Silver Retailer Award

BIRMINGHAM – The Alabama Retail Association, in cooperation with the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Business, today recognized 18 outstanding Alabama retailers representing 13 retail businesses with operations in 29 Alabama cities and 16 states as “Retailers of…

Huntsville Salon Owners Earn Gold Retailer of the Year Title

Huntsville Salon Owners Earn Gold Retailer of the Year Title

BIRMINGHAM – The Alabama Retail Association, in cooperation with the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Business, today recognized 18 outstanding Alabama retailers representing 13 retail businesses with operations in 29 Alabama cities and 16 states as “Retailers of…