For Immediate Release
July 15, 2004

LANSING — Standard Office Supply, a family-owned business in Port Huron, has opened shop in the Mall of Michigan, an Internet retailing and shopping service operated by the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA).

Shoppers can access Standard Office Supply online through the Mall of Michigan at www.mallofmichigan.com. The store is listed in the miscellaneous section.

Standard Office Supply offers office equipment, furniture and supplies, as well as several services, including machine repair, stamps and engraving, office design and commercial printing.

The website offers full-service online purchasing and a search feature that allows shoppers to search for products by manufacturer. Shoppers can make secure online credit card purchases through this Mall of Michigan store.

Originally founded in 1939 as a typewriter repair and supplies business, Standard Office Supply services over 30 different towns covering the entire thumb and river district of Michigan, and offers shipping and installation nationwide.

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.