For Immediate Release

March 13, 2006

Mary’s Soaps & Such, a specialty retailer in Charlevoix, has opened shop in the Mall of Michigan, an Internet retailing and shopping service operated by the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA).

Shoppers can access Mary’s Soaps & Such online through the Mall of Michigan at www.mallofmichigan.com. The site is listed in the Gifts section.

Mary’s Soaps & Such offers handcrafted items from soaps, lotions and bath products to knitted and embroidered gift items. It features soaps hand-made with natural, non-toxic ingredients.

The store’s website offers photos of products, a list of new products and best sellers, as well as detailed information about gift certificates and store policies. Shoppers can make secure online credit car purchases through this Mall of Michigan store.

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 more than 5,500 retail business members operate more than 13,000 stores across the state.