1. AIBA awarded Keep Austin Beautiful grant for East Sixth IBIZ District
(News & Reports/What's new)

... locally owned businesses ranging from restaurants and retailers to service providers such as architects, designers and auto mechanics.   The East Sixth IBIZ District will be working with Sol Design ...

2. Sales Tax Fairness in Texas
(News & Reports/What's new)

... itself will attempt to require that out of state retailers collect sales tax just as all of us in state do now.  The effect would be to level the playing field for those of us doing business in ...

3. Fair collection of sales tax: Why web based businesses from other states have an advantage over you
(News & Reports/What's new)

The fair collection of sales tax is an issue that affects every one of us.  For retailers it is a matter of giving out of state competitors about a 10% competitive advantage.  For everyone ...

4. Despite bleak forecasts, local retailers optimistic
(News & Reports/News & Reports)

...  Angelos Angelou, principal executive officer of AngelouEconomics, said for most local retailers, the holiday season can count for 30 to 35 percent of the total year’s sales. “It is an important ...

5. Business alliance urges consumers to shop local
(News & Reports/News & Reports)

Austin retailers attempt to attract pre-recession profits during holidays This holiday season, some local retailers are hoping that the relative strength of the Texas economy will boost consumer confidence ...

6. The Corporate Co-Opt of Local
(News & Reports/News & Reports)

As "buy local" movements gain in strength, big-box retailers and national manufacturers are trying to redefine the terms of the debate.   Brought to you by those neighborly folks at the International ...

7. Downtown Austin Alliance
(Find a Local Business/Community Organizations)

... We offer free services to support retailers considering a downtown location. Contact us about information on available properties, statistics, research and resources to help you find the perfect location. ...

8. Greenling Organic Delivery
(Find a Local Business/Groceries & Produce)

... your doorstep. We also provide organic food to restaurants, grocers and retailers all over town. ...

9. IBIZ Districts
(IBIZ Districts/IBIZ Districts)

... in big box retailers. Each IBIZ district reflects the culture, not just of Austin, but the local neighborhood it is in. We invite you to explore each of the IBIZ Districts and you'll be speaking local ...

10. Accomplishments
(About Us/About Us)

... of a sustained collective marketing effort. In December 2002, AIBA was one of four entities funding the study Economic Impact Analysis: A Case Study of Local Merchants vs. Chain Retailers which revealed, ...

11. Texas Industries Set Sights on a Slice of the Stimulus Pie
(News & Reports/News & Reports)

... such as solar power installers, that could get a boost from the proposal. Tax cuts for middle-class workers could help stimulate retail sales for such retailers as J.C. Penney Co. Inc. and Dallas-based ...

12. Local Small-business Owners Hope Trend of Shopping Local Continues in New Year
(News & Reports/News & Reports)

... reaction from corporate retailers is that traffic has not been affected. Managers at The Buckle and The Gap, both national retailers, stated they were familiar with the push to shop local but that sales ...

13. Revving Up for Slow Times: How local entrepreneurs plan to weather the recession
(News & Reports/News & Reports)

... D.C.-based nonprofit Good Jobs First, Texas rebates $89 million ? making it second among states for allowing retailers to retain the most sales-tax revenue. The lack of a cap particularly benefits large ...

14. Austin Unchained: Keeping Our Dollars Weird
(News & Reports/News & Reports)

... natives to do the same: Patron ize locally owned retailers instead of chain stores for one day. Better yet, AIBA asks all Austinites to consciously shift $100 of their holiday season spending to locally ...

15. Retailers Pull Out All Stops to Combat Poor Projections
(News & Reports/News & Reports)

One local retailer’s answer to a gloomy holiday sales outlook: a pajama party. Retailers are rolling out the red carpet for shoppers to get off to a good start on Black Friday — as the day after Thanksgiving ...

16. IBIZ Districts: Voting local with holiday dollars
(News & Reports/News & Reports)

... pole banners for four designated IBIZ districts – strips rich in fun and funky independent businesses. Brochures with maps for each district are available at participating retailers; they're also online ...

17. Campaign urges shoppers to think 'local'
(News & Reports/News & Reports)

It was a busy weekend for retailers. After Thanksgiving more than 147 million shoppers hit the stores. Nationwide, so far sales are up 8 percent over last year. With still more holiday shopping ahead ...

18. Want to avoid the long lines? Shop locally
(News & Reports/News & Reports)

... that is unique. Like I said, why go somewhere that everyone else can go?" holiday shopper Sue Garcia said. Local shopping Independent retailers are expecting mobs of post-Thanksgiving shoppers, ...

19. Ho-Ho-Homegrown Holidays
(News & Reports/News & Reports)

... the city's special character, says AIBA; by contrast, patronizing only national chains and big-box megaretailers contributes to a slide toward Anywhere, USA. Especially as we shop-till-we-drop and eat-drink-be-merry ...

20. City to Study Impact of Design Standards
(News & Reports/News & Reports)

... Some local restaurant owners opposed the building design rules relating to branded architecture, the distinctive stylized building design utilized by many national retailers. “Please don't take the ...