Photo courtesy of Hal Yeager Photography.
Jim Watkins Steel City Pops
Jim Watkins, owner of Steel City Pops, has grown teh all-natural, gourmet pops company to nine locations, including six in Alabama. Here he is pictured at the original Homewood location.
Steel City Pops owner Jim Watkins will be honored as a 2015 Alabama Retailer of the Year by the Alabama Retail Association. The Homewood-based business now has nine locations, six of which are in Alabama.
A panel of judges with representatives from the media, chambers of commerce, retail developers, former Retailers of the Year and the academic community chose 13 Retailers of the Year from a large pool of Alabama retailers who have demonstrated a blend of sound business practices along with commitment to their communities, customers and employees.
The level of the individual awards will be announced at an Oct. 6 awards luncheon held by the Alabama Retail Association in cooperation with UAB’s Collat School of Business. The October luncheon will mark the 34th Annual Alabama Retail Day and the 16th presentation of the Retailer of the Year Awards since 1999.
Stu Crum, president of Bridgestone Retail Operations, will be luncheon keynote speaker. Bridgestone has been the lead sponsor for Alabama Retail Day since 2006.
