May 30, 2000
Sea Shell City, a specialty gift store in Cheboygan, has opened shop in the Mall of Michigan, an Internet retailing and shopping service operated by the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA).
Shoppers can access Sea Shell City online through the Mall of Michigan at http://www.mallofmichigan.com. The store is listed in the Gifts section.
Sea Shell City's website offers dozens of shells and other sea creatures, such as coral, sponges and starfish. The webstore also features numerous nautical-themed products, including lighthouses, apparel, novelties and soaps.
Shoppers can make 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 90 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.