April 2, 2001
Local store joins online Mall
of Michigan
Mackinac Marketplace, a specialty
gift shop on Mackinac Island, has opened shop in the Mall of Michigan,
an Internet retailing and shopping service operated by the Michigan Retailers
Association (MRA).
Shoppers can access Mackinac Marketplace online through
the Mall of Michigan at mallofmichigan.com.
The store is listed in the Gifts section.
Mackinac Marketplace is comprised of several online galleries
featuring photo art and other gifts for home and garden. The shops include
Market Street Gallery and Tassia's Gallery, displaying the work of
Mackinac Island photographers Robert Jerstrom and Nancy May, and Enchanted
Island Gallery, specializing in copper garden ornaments.
Shoppers can make secure online credit card purchases
through this Mall of Michigan store.
The Mall of Michigan is a collection of unique specialty
shops - all of them MRA members - that sell their distinctive products
online. More than 125 Michigan businesses now participate in e-commerce
through this website.
The Michigan Retailers Association is the unified voice of retailing in Michigan and the nation's largest state trade association of general merchandise retailers. MRA's more than 5,500 retail business members operate more than 12,000 stores across the state.
