Dale’s Town and Country in Surprise was one of nine recipients of the Arizona Retailers Association Retailer of the Year Award at the 2024 ARA Annual Awards Luncheon.

State legislators were given the opportunity to nominate a retailer in their legislative district for this award based on their business acumen along with their community service and involvement.

Legislative District 29 Sen. Janae Shamp nominated Dale’s Town and Country, a pet food store at 14320 W. Waddell Road.

“The Arizona Retailers Association along with these nine legislators, recognize the value of small businesses in Arizona and we are pleased to publicly acknowledge the impact of these retailers and reward them for their efforts,” ARA officials wrote in a news release. “After all the fears and all the have-to-do’s that keep retailers up at night, we are happy to celebrate their accomplishments.”

The other retailers of the year with legislator who nominated them are as follows:

• LD 1 Rep. Selina Bliss — Northern Arizona Pharmacy LLC (Chino Valley, Cordes and Dewey)
• LD 4 Sen. Christine Marsh — The Joy Bus (Phoenix)
• LD 8 Rep. Debra Nardozzi — Retail Therapy (Glendale)
• LD 10 Rep. Barbara Parker — PIEfection (Mesa)
• LD 19 Sen. David Gowan — Barnett’s Propane LLC (Sierra Vista)
• LD 20 Rep. Betty Villegas — Petroglyphs, A Tucson Emporium (Tucson)
• LD 21 Rep. Consuelo Hernandez — Villa’s Market (Tucson)
• LD26 Rep. Quanta Crews — BenChris African Caribbean Market (Phoenix)