February 8, 2000
Something Special Gifts and Collectibles, a specialty store in Howell, has opened shop in the Mall of Michigan, an Internet retailing and shopping service operated by the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA).
Shoppers can access Something Special online through the Mall of Michigan at http://www.mallofmichigan.com. The store is listed in the gifts section.
Something Special offers fine gifts and collectibles ranging from the whimsical to the elegant. Its web offerings include stuffed animals, candles, beer steins, handcrafted Michigan lighthouse statues and exquisite porcelain and crystal figurines.
Shoppers can make secure online credit card purchases through this Mall of Michigan store.
The Mall of Michigan's collection of unique specialty shops -- all of them MRA members -- opened in late 1997. More than 70 Michigan businesses now participate in e-commerce through this website.
Lansing-based MRA is the unified voice of retailing in Michigan and the nation's largest state trade association of general merchandise retailers. MRA's more than 5,000 retail business members operate more than 12,000 stores across the state.