March 23, 2000
The Great Lakes Teddy Bear Factory, a specialty store with locations in Mackinaw City and Frankenmuth, has opened shop in the Mall of Michigan, an Internet retailing and shopping service operated by the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA).
Shoppers can access the Great Lakes Teddy Bear Factory online through the Mall of Michigan at http://www.mallofmichigan.com. The store is listed in the toys section.
The Great Lakes Teddy Bear Factory allows customers to create their own customized stuffed bear or bearskin rug by selecting fur color, eyes, nose and ribbons. The website also offers a photo tour of the store showing how the bears are made.
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 80 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.