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Month: August 2023

Michigan Retailers Report Lowest Sales Numbers Since December 2022

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38% of retailers report decrease in sales, 3-month outlook expectations remain high

Michigan Retailers Association today reports that July 2023 sales dropped below expectations – landing at 45.3 on the 100-point Retail Index,

Hiring: Business Development Representative

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Michigan Retailers Association seeks an ambitious, outgoing and confident individual to serve as a Business Development Representative in the Traverse City area. Our Business Development Representatives promote the benefits of membership with Michigan Retailers Association (“MRA”) and sell our key services – primarily credit card processing.

From the Archives: Back-to-School Spending in 2005

Back to school spending breakdown from 2005

Every now and then we stumble upon gems from our archives.

Michigan Retailer
July 2005
Vol. 30, No.6

In the summer of 2005, kids were singing about bananas while Gwen Stefani’s hit song,