Buy Nearby

From the Archives: MRA’s “Yule Save Here” Campaign

Yule Save Here article, 1991

Michigan Retailer, Nov./Dec. 1991
Vol. 16, No. 6

The “Yule Save Here” Campaign was promoted from 1991-1996.

Nearly mirroring the Buy Nearby campaign created in 2013,

Michigan Retailers Awards Mackinaw City Downtown Grant

Buy Nearby 10-year logo

Downtown Mackinaw City was today named the winner of the second annual Buy Nearby Grant, a $7,500 grant sponsored by Great Lakes, Michigan Jobs. 

A competitive grant, Mackinaw City developed a program to match customers’ dollars with grant dollars and give Mackinaw City the chance to promote a “Buy One Get One”

Celebrate 10 Years of MRA’s Annual Buy Nearby Weekend, Oct. 6-8

Shop local, enter coloring contest, visit and support participating retailers

Across the state, Michigan businesses will join the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) this weekend in celebration of Buy Nearby Weekend.