Retrospect: Elmore’s Five & Dime found great success in Alabama and beyond
From a single shop in Clanton, V.J. Elmore's Five & Dime grew to more than 100 stores in multiple states.
Historic Alabama: Extra, extra…
This 1955 photo highlights several elements that are preserved only on film and in memory.
The 2024 Retailers of the Year named
Six retailers from across the state honored this year.
Retrospect: The rise and fall of Huntsville’s Hotel Monte Sano
The Queen Anne-style, 200-room Hotel Monte Sano stood from 1886 to the early 1940s.
Retrospect: Robert Wilby — an Alabama “movie man”
Robert Bailey Wilby found new ways to entice patrons to the theaters under his care.
Hibbett to be acquired by JD Sports Fashion in $1.1 billion deal
In a $1.1Â billion transaction, Birmingham retailer Hibbett will be acquired by UK retailer JD Sports Fashion.
Billy Reid acquires a direct-to-consumer arm of Knot Standard
Florence-based fashion house Billy Reid is expanding with the purchase of Knot Standard’s retail business.
New tenants going in at Crestwood Festival Shopping Center
NAI Chase Commercial Realty facilitated four leases totaling more than 142,000 square feet of space at Crestwood Festival Shopping Center.
Tanger acquires Bridge Street Town Centre
Tanger Inc. has purchased the Bridge Street Town Centre in Huntsville for $193.5 million.
Alabama retailers: Holiday spending should be near $18.75 billion
Holiday spending in Alabama should be near $18.85 billion, a 4% increase over last year, the Alabama Retail Association projects