The Alabama Retail Association (ARA) announced the election of Beth Staula to the organization’s board of directors.

An active member in Alabama’s retail and e-commerce scene for decades, Staula co-founded Alabama Goods with Sherry Hartley in 2007. The focus of Alabama Good’s has always been about advertising and promoting the local and regional products state has to offer. Since 2007, Alabama Goods has focused on online sales of Alabama-crafted goods and items as corporate gifts.

Success led the partners to add two brick-and-mortar locations in Alabama: first in Homewood and the second in Huntsville. The certified women-owned business now employs 32, and hopes to open a third store this upcoming Summer in Hoover.

Staula and Hartly also received Alabama’s 2021 Gold Retailers of the Year award in the Annual Sales $1 Million to $5 Million category.

When asked about the importance of the ARA for the state of Alabama, Beth responded that the “Alabama Retail Association is the only organization that advocates on our behalf to improve the political climate for Alabama businesses.”

Beth’s two-year term began January 1, 2022.