Auburn Marketing Expert Eyes Google Shopping Rollout
Dr. Brian Bourdeau, associate professor of marketing in Auburn University’s Harbert College of Business, comments on the Google Shopping plan that would allow customers to buy directly through Google.
YellaWood Enlists Icon of Animal Endurance
First it was Buc-ee’s, a Texas-sized convenience store with a beaver mascot that opened recently in south Alabama. Now Great Southern Wood and YellaWood...
Go Behind the Scenes at Auburn’s Behind the Glass
Operated by a mother and daughter, this downtown Auburn fashion store offers a 32-year lesson in small business resilience and evolution.
Hibbett Sports (HIBB) Stock Rose 20% on Earnings, Can It Hold Those Gains?
Hibbett Sports, Inc. (HIBB), stock jumped more than 20% Friday following the release of company earnings. HIBB stock rose as high as $23.88, which...
Mining Hardship for Prosperity
The Appalachian Regional Commission, Southern Research and a team of college interns assist small businesses in four counties hit by a coal mining slump.
Family Dinner on Demand
Nourishing, handmade meals that bring the family back together for dinner, delivered in 38 states from a kitchen in Birmingham. Two veterans of the fiercely competitive food industry fulfilled this improbable business plan in only four years.
Rocket City’s Planning Propulsion
Huntsville’s planning and infrastructure investment laid the foundation for one of the largest commercial developments in the country — transforming a vacant regional mall into a “walkable, connected community.”
Spice & Tea Exchange Opens at Downtown OWA
The Spice & Tea Exchange is a specialty retail store with an extensive selection of spices from around the world.
United Flea Markets Purchases Flea Market Mobile
The Alabama sale marks United Flea Markets’ third acquisition in as many months.
Retail Giants Entrench in Mobile
Retail rivals Wal-Mart and Amazon are opening massive facilities just one freeway exit apart in Mobile County.