May 8, 2002
The Columbus Tree joins online Mall of Michigan
The Columbus Tree, a specialty retailer in Ithaca, 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 Columbus Tree online through the Mall of Michigan at www.mallofmichigan.com. The store is listed in the Art section.
The Columbus Tree designs and manufactures whimsical steel yard art. The website features colorful lawn decorations ranging from flowers, birds and insects to snowmen, Santas and jack-o'-lanterns for Christmas and Halloween.
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.
