October 12, 2005

Saline Picture Frames Co., a specialty retailer in Saline, has opened shop in the Mall of Michigan, an Internet retailing and shopping service operated by the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA).

Shoppers can access Saline Picture Frame Co. online through the Mall of Michigan at www.mallofmichigan.com. The site is listed in the Art and Home & Garden sections.

Saline Picture Frame Co. offers professional custom framing and fine art preparation services. It features a large selection of frames, mats and easels, as well as art tiles from Pewabic Potteries and Motawi Tile Works, glassware, framed mirrors, gift items and greeting cards.

The store’s website allows shoppers to order merchandise from an online catalog and offers many extras, such as web-only coupons and a "blog" about the local arts scene.

The Mall of Michigan is a collection of unique specialty shops—all of them MRA members—offering distinctive products online. More than 150 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 nearly 6,000 retail business members operate more than 13,000 stores across the state.