April 22, 2002
Upcoming business seminar
shows retailers
how to
increase sales creatively
LIVONIA -- The Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) will present a professional education seminar next week in Livonia for retailers and other business owners.
Increasing Sales Creatively
Date: Thursday, May 2
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Place: Best Western Laurel Park Suites, 16999 South Laurel Park
Drive, Livonia
Description: Floral designer and retailer Carolyn Mizisin will
share "tricks of the trade" learned during her 22 years in the floral
and gift business. Topics include better buying at gift shows, using in-store
workshops to attract customers and working with local crafters to introduce
unique lines of merchandise.
Cost: $15 for MRA members, $25 for non-members
To register: Contact MRA's Retha Lachance at 800.366.3699 or rlachance@retailers.com.
This seminar is part of a series of professional development courses being offered throughout the state this spring by MRA's Michigan Retailers Academy.
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.
