News Releases

Michigan retail sales, forecasts slip in November

LANSING – Despite improved conditions for the start of holiday shopping, Michigan retailers ended November with lackluster sales, according to the Michigan Retail Index, a joint project of Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

MRA names Southeast Michigan representative

LANSING – Miranda Piersol, an Oakland County resident with solid experience in sales and retail, has joined Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) as business development representative in Southeast Michigan.

She becomes the key local contact for members and prospective members in the counties of Oakland,

Retailers praise lawmakers for passage of Main Street Fairness

LANSING – James P. Hallan, president and CEO of Michigan Retailers Association (MRA), issued the following statement following legislative approval of Michigan Main Street Fairness legislation that MRA has strongly advocated for years:

“We are extremely pleased that lawmakers passed Main Street Fairness legislation,