February 11, 2002
Local store joins online Mall of Michigan
ROCKFORD -- Great Northern Trading Company, a specialty gift and home decor store in Rockford, has opened shop in the Mall of Michigan, an Internet retailing and shopping service operated by the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA).
Shoppers can access Great Northern Trading Company online through the Mall of Michigan at mallofmichigan.com. The store is listed in the Gifts section.
Great Northern Trading Company specializes in home accessories with an outdoorsy feel. The website features such products as whimsical bear carvings, a mirror adorned with deer antlers and a moose head made of grapevines.
The Mall of Michigan is a collection of unique specialty shops -- all of them MRA members -- offering distinctive products online. More than 140 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.
