Shoppers in Troy and around Pike County will soon have more opportunities to shop ’til they drop. City leaders have announced that Troy will be the site of a new retail shopping center. “You can come to Troy and shop like you do in Montgomery,” Troy resident Shirley Teague says. Teague joins other Troy residents who are excited for the…
Alabama fan Regina Gibbs-Lewis has a long shopping list when it comes to National Championship swag. “I got t-shirts going out to Virginia, I got t-shirts going to Birmingham, I got t-shirts going to Anderson, Indiana,” said Gibbs-Lewis. And she’s not alone. “Today I’m buying three shirts for me and my two sons and I’m buying another little handbag cause I’m…
Alabama’s next back-to-school sales tax holiday weekend is coming up. From Friday, July 21 until midnight Sunday, July 23, the state is waiving its 4% sales tax on eligible clothes, school supplies and electronics. In addition, many cities and counties will waive their local taxes. To see a complete list of what can be bought tax-free click here Categories: Montgomery…
As the holiday season comes to a close many people are heading back to the mall and stores, but this time not everyone is looking to buy gifts. Instead, some people are returning gifts they received. The National Retail Federation found that in 2014, one in every three gift recipients ended up returning at least one item. In Montgomery, shopper…
“The biggest data breach in history” that’s what officials are calling Yahoo’s recent report that they have discovered a breach of more than one billion user accounts that occurred back in August 2013. This is not the first time Yahoo has experienced a security breach. Back in September the company reported a theft of data from 500 million accounts. These…
Sunday marks only six more days until Christmas. If you haven’t started working on your holiday shopping list yet, you might want to hurry. Retail workers say the stores at Eastdale Mall have been busy and crazy as usual during the holiday season. They also say the crowds are only going to get worse as the days get closer to…
As shoppers rush out to finish off their Christmas lists, police say you need to be vigilant. Authorities say you are most vulnerable when you are walking back to your car with all of your gifts. But Lt. Ray Wagner says Prattville Police are working to make sure every shopper is safe. “We’ve one, beefed up patrols in all our…
Only two more weeks until Christmas, which means only that many days to finish off the holiday shopping list. A noticeable trend in recent years is the number of shoppers heading to online retailers. Some people even prefer to do their grocery shopping over the Internet. “I think most people are doing online shopping this year,” says United Parcel Service…
Shoppers should be careful sharing personal information when shopping online. Cyber Monday is one of the busiest shopping holidays of the year. Both avid online shoppers and Internet novices will be scouring the web trying to get the best deals, but if they aren’t careful with their information they could be paying for more than just that new sweater. Hackers…
As Thanksgiving celebrations wind down, Christmas shopping is getting into full swing. Many people in Montgomery tell Alabama News Network that shopping is now a part of their Thanksgiving traditions. Some shoppers at JCPenneys say they originally didn’t even plan on shopping Thursday. “Well originally we were supposed to come tomorrow,” explained Kennedy Barron, “but then we saw this big…
