News Releases

Michigan Retailers Association offers three dozen college scholarships

LANSING – Michigan Retailers Association is offering approximately 36 college scholarships this spring through the annual competition funded by its Michigan Retailers Foundation.

The scholarships are available for the 2016-17 academic year to the families of MRA member businesses and their employees.

Warm weather helped cool holiday sales

LANSING – Heat Miser appeared to get the upper hand, as unseasonably warm weather helped push Michigan retailers’ holiday sales below forecasts. Sales increased 0.4 percent over the 2014 season despite retailers’ forecasts of a 2 percent rise,

Retailers look forward to big shopping weekend

LANSING – Michigan retailers are looking forward to this big holiday shopping weekend – the final one before Christmas.

“The weekend before Christmas is traditionally one of the two biggest of the season and the year,” said MRA President and CEO James P.