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The February/March issue of the Michigan Retailer is now available!
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Michigan retailers reported an increase in their December sales over November, thanks in part to...
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As we close out 2020 the phrase “good riddance” comes to mind. Undoubtedly, 2021 will be welcomed...
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LANSING, Mich. – Michigan retailers reported a decrease in November sales over October, but remain...
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By MEEGAN HOLLANDPhotos STEVE JESSMORE
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By SHANDRA MARTINEZ Photos STEVE JESSMORE
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By TOM CLEMENT, MRA General Counsel
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Three more months of wintry weather is a daunting prospect for many businesses and downtowns as...
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By AMY DRUMM, MRA Vice President, Government Affairs
In 1979, Jennifer Reattoir’s grandparents finished construction of a building in downtown Sault...
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The Michigan Economic Development Corporation has launched a Support Local program to boost holiday...
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By MEEGAN HOLLAND, MRA Vice President, Marketing and Communications
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LANSING, Mich. – This holiday season Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) is calling on...
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LANSING, Mich. – Michigan retailers reported that although overall sales decreased in October from...
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LANSING, Mich. – Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) today announced Jennifer Rook will join the...
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LANSING, Mich. – Michigan retailers reported a large upswing in September sales over August.
Sault Ste. Marie native wins $500 gift card on Buy Nearby Weekend
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Pandemic be damned – we are forging ahead with Buy Nearby Weekend on Oct. 2-4. And of course the...
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By TOM CLEMENT
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By SHANDRA MARTINEZ Photos STEVE JESSMORE
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By BILL HALLAN, MRA President and CEO
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By PENNY SIERAKOWSKI
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MRA’s annual scholarship competition is awarding 24 college students with scholarships totaling...
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By SHANDRA MARTINEZ Photos STEVE JESSMORE
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By SHANDRA MARTINEZ
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LANSING, Mich. – May retail sales continued to tank with stores shut down for most of the month.
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By AMY DRUMM, MRA Vice President, Government Affairs
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By BILL HALLAN, MRA President and CEO
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FREE SIGNAGE FOR YOUR STORE Michigan Retailers Association has designed several signs that you can...
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Michigan Retailers Association has been lobbying the Governor’s office for many weeks to allow...
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LANSING, Mich. – The pervasive business shutdown prompted by COVID-19 hit Michigan retailers hard,...
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“Thank you so much for your response. I really do appreciate everything that MRA is doing for small...
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LANSING, Mich. – Retailers in Michigan had momentum going into February, according to the Michigan...
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By SHANDRA MARTINEZPhotos STEVE JESSMORE
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If you do your payment processing through Michigan Retailers, here are some helpful updates:
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By BILL HALLAN, MRA President and CEO
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LANSING, Mich. – Retailers in Michigan reported a steep increase in sales this past month compared...
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LANSING, Mich. – Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) has honored two freshman lawmakers as 2019...
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Retailers in Michigan reported higher sales in December and predict stronger winter sales than a...
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Charlevoix’s popular new restaurant, My Grandmother’s Table, started out as a stand at the...
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Retailers reported higher sales in November and the outlook looks strong for this winter, according...
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Update: Since this article appeared the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York...
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By AMY DRUMM, MRA Vice President, Government Affairs
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Today, Michigan retailers applaud Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the state Legislature for the early...
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By MEEGAN HOLLANDPhotos DAVID TRUMPIE
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By WILLIAM J. HALLAN, MRA President and CEO
Retailers are always looking for new ways to keep customers coming back and nurture those consumers...
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LANSING, Mich. – A slowing economy and other factors has prompted Michigan retailers to report...
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By SHANDRA MARTINEZ Photos STEVE JESSMORE
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By AMY DRUMM, MRA Vice President, Government Affairs
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By SHANDRA MARTINEZ
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By WILLIAM J. HALLAN – MRA President and CEO
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Retail sales have had ups and downs this year, but August helped make up for the slow periods.
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The Grocers Division of the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) is pleased to announce that...
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By MEEGAN HOLLAND
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LANSING, MI – The Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) today announced the appointment of Thomas P....
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21 students receiving Retailers scholarships
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Grocers, suppliers and friends – join us at Crystal Mountain Resort for the Food Retailers Summit,...
According to Hardware Retailing magazine, 81 percent of power tools are purchased in-store, not...
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By JOHN MAYLEBEN
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Story and photos: SHANDRA MARTINEZ
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By SHANDRA MARTINEZ
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Michigan Retailers will say goodbye to four retiring employees this summer, and three are happening...
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If you don’t process with a Verifone terminal, or if you have already completed this update, please...
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Buy Nearby Guy is out visiting parades, festivals, 5Ks and business expos, as the busy season to...
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By JAMES P. HALLAN – MRA President and CEO
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Retailers reported a higher number of sales in April, a thaw from the stagnant first quarter of...
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LANSING – A look-alike February and March temperature-wise kept sales stagnant in March, but wage...
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By JOHN MAYLEBEN
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By SHANDRA MARTINEZ
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By BILL HALLAN Retailers are a creative bunch and they’re constantly devising new ways to get...
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ROADS Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has announced her long awaited solution to fix the roads by proposing a...
MIOSHA funding free sessions for training employees to respond in violent situations
Have you reviewed your business disaster plan lately? If not, it’s a good exercise to go through...
We’re heading into tornado season, which means employees need to be prepared on the protocols in...
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The frigid temperatures and continuous snow storms across the state slowed retail sales in...
Two MRA employees have earned a prestigious national designation that recognizes professionalism...
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The drop in temperatures coincided with a drop in retail sales in the first month to start 2019,...
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Longtime President James P. Hallan of Michigan Retailers Association announced that he’ll retire on...
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November continued the positive sales trend for Michigan retailers, according to the monthly Retail...
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By SHANDRA MARTINEZ
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Perhaps the most famous shoplifting incident occurred when an 8-year-old boy, who was left home...
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Thank you for your membership. As we close out the year, I thought I’d share random year-end...
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By LAURA J. GENOVICH Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C.
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With the highest number of holiday shopping days and consumer confidence at a high, retailers are...
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October continues to be an excellent month for Michigan retailers, according to the monthly Retail...
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Retailers are looking for employees who can help create gratifying experiences for customers. In a...
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By SHANDRA MARTINEZ
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By MEEGAN HOLLAND
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As the temperatures cooled, September retail sales dipped a bit as well, but the picture is still...
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It’s a cloudy morning in Lansing, and as usual, I’ve arrived before dawn. The coffee has started to...
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By JAMES P. HALLAN,MRA President and Chief Executive Officer
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Aaron Murdick, fifth generation candy maker, carries on family business
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A strong summer tourism and back-to-school sales helped Michigan retailers post strong sales in...
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