Retail pop-up stores help entrepreneurs test ideas
By Rick Haglund
Downtown Muskegon was slowly revitalizing, years after the failed Muskegon Mall was demolished. But a crucial commercial element was missing.
“Retail wasn’t coming downtown as fast as we’d like,” City Clerk Ann Meisch said.
How does a bill become a law?
How do we develop new legislation? Let’s describe the process – and the important role MRA members play.
STEP 1: IDENTIFYING CHALLENGES
The process to change or make a new law really starts with you.
Potholes play into February sales numbers
Michigan followed the national trend, with a tiny dip in retail sales in February, 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.
Opioid crisis: Employers must act
By William J. Hallan, MRA Executive Vice President, COO and General Counsel
Like the rest of the country, Michigan is having an opioid crisis. The number of opioid prescriptions is increasing,
Price gouging and drug price transparency
House committee tackles drug pricing
The House Health Policy Committee started work on legislation that would require drug manufacturers to file an annual report detailing their expenses related to producing drugs that cost $10,000 or more for an annual course of treatment.
MRA’s Burke Sage of Rockford earns certification as credit card processing expert
LANSING – Burke Sage, Michigan Retailers Association’s Business Development Manager, has earned the national designation of Certified Payments Professional for his expertise in credit card processing.
The certification from the Electronic Transactions Association,
Opinion: NAFTA withdrawal would hurt retailers and customers
By Larry Lloyd
As the sixth and penultimate round of NAFTA negotiations wrapped up recently in Montreal, business and industry groups across the U.S. and North America are focused on the future of the 25-year-old free trade deal.
Gov’t Affairs News: November ballot could be crowded
November ballot could see many proposals that impact retailers
While it’s still early in the year, MRA has been keeping a close eye on several proposed ballot proposals including two that would raise Michigan’s minimum wage to $12 an hour and mandate paid leave policies.
