The Alabama Retail Association is now accepting nominations for its 2026 Alabama Retailer of the Year awards, with submissions open through May 29. Now in its 26th year, the annual […]

MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Retail Association is accepting nominations for the 2025 Alabama Retailer of the Year. In its 25th year, the Alabama Retailer of the Year awards recognize outstanding […]

MONTGOMERY — Holiday spending in Alabama should be on par with or slightly under last year – $18.5 billion. While that’s not altogether the best news, it’s an improvement over […]

HUNTSVILLE – You can say the Alabama Retail Association has good taste. Well, at least the judges for the Alabama Retailer of the Year contest do. ChurchStreet Family Restaurant & […]

ATHENS – In a modern, retail version of “A Tale of Two Cities,” a north Alabama mother and daughter have been recognized as Alabama Retailer of the Year by the […]

MONTGOMERY – Readin’ and writin’ and ‘rithmetic … Yep, in just a couple of weeks the kids will be out the door and headed to school. To prepare for the […]

ATHENS – One of North Alabama’s landmark businesses is unique. It’s a Southern treasure that harkens to days long gone. Its name also has a very Northern connotation. The store […]

ATHENS – Melissa Sides Anderson, owner and president of Toodlebugs in Athens, has been named an Alabama Gold Retailer of the Year in the Annual Sales Less Than $1 Million category. “Toodlebugs has […]