Alabama’s 21st annual back-to-school sales tax holiday runs from 12:01 a.m. Friday through midnight Sunday, lifting the state’s 4% sales tax on clothing, computers, school supplies and books within specific price limits.
Tag: retail
Coverage of retail from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Baldwin County
Twelve New Businesses Fill Downtown Foley as Main Street Reports $44,000 in New Funding
Foley Main Street welcomed 12 new downtown businesses since November and secured more than $44,000 in grants, including money for decorative crosswalks and evening programming.
Baldwin County
Orange Beach West Marine Store Stays Open as Canal Road Property Sells for $3.2 Million
The West Marine building on Canal Road in Orange Beach has changed hands for $3.2 million, but the store itself is not going anywhere. The location remains a top performer even as the chain restructures nationally.
Mobile
Shoe Station Founder Reflects on 30 Years of Growth from Mobile Roots
Mobile entrepreneur Terry Barkin built Shoe Station from a single Bel Air Boulevard store in 1984 into an 18-store regional chain.
Baldwin County
Monroe County Hunting Lodge Sells as Whole Foods Eyes Mobile
A Mobile family paid $2.35 million for a 1,400-acre hunting lodge near Frisco City, while Whole Foods listed Mobile as a future store site and a Foley strip center changed hands.
Local News
Demeranville Florist Closes After 121 Years in Downtown Mobile
A downtown Mobile fixture since 1889, Demeranville Florist shut its doors on Memorial Day, ending a family business that began on Bienville Square and outlasted three centuries of the city’s history.
Local News
Mobile’s Sales Tax Receipts Jumped More Than 20 Percent in the Month of the Tax Holiday
City figures showed Mobile collected $9.7 million in August 2006 sales taxes, up more than 20 percent from the prior year, in the month of Alabama’s back-to-school sales tax holiday.