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Month: June 2018

Michigan retail sales boosted by warm temperatures in May 2018

After an unseasonably cold April, summer temperatures – and a resulting boost in retail sales numbers – arrived in May, according to the latest Michigan Retail Index, a joint project of Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Detroit branch.

Supreme Court delivers major retail victory!

WAYFAIR V. SOUTH DAKOTA – A MAJOR RETAIL VICTORY

After 26 years and 37 states passing Main Street Fairness laws, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 yesterday allows states to require online,

Musings from MRA’s Jim Hallan: Unveiling a private insurance exchange

By JAMES P. HALLAN,
MRA President and Chief Executive Officer

The Michigan Retailers Association is proud to launch the MRA Private Insurance Exchange. The debut of this new exchange,