Dorothy McDaniel receives retail award

Dorothy S. McDaniel, president of Dorothy McDaniel’s Flower Market, was recognized as a Retailer of the Year by The Alabama Retail Association, in cooperation with the University of Alabama at Birmingham Collat School of Business, on Oct. 8.

McDaniel received the Silver Award for the category of annual sales $1 million to $5 million. She was nominated by Victor M. Brown, vice president of minority and small business development for the Birmingham Business Alliance, and Tricia Ford, executive director of the Homewood Chamber of Commerce.

The presentations were made at The Club in Birmingham during the 2013 Retail Day Luncheon. This marked the 14th presentation of the Retailer of the Year Awards since 1999 and the 11th presentation of the Centennial Retailers since 2002.

"This was an exciting day for us," said Rick Brown, president of the Alabama Retail Association. "It is an honor to be able to recognize such an outstanding group of retailers. Each retailer honored is a credit to the retail industry and its community."