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Retail businesses across the state will celebrate Buy Nearby Weekend on Oct. 5-7, offering special...
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The Michigan Retailers Association Board of Directors is endorsing Republican Bill Schuette for...
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Back-to-school shopping and heavy tourism months in Michigan are to thank for a solid July sales...
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By WILLIAM J. HALLAN, MRA Executive Vice President, COO and General Counsel
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Elections for the Michigan Retailers Association and Retailers Insurance boards will occur at their...
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By Amy Drumm, MRA Vice President, Government Affairs
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The Grocers Division of the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) is pleased to announce that...
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By RICK HAGLUND
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Michiganders sent $18.5 billion out of state in 2017 – money that could have made a difference in...
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Forty-three percent of respondents in a monthly retail survey said their 2018 sales are up from...
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By JOHN MAYLEBEN
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By SHANDRA MARTINEZ
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Cheryl Medler, a Lansing resident, was promoted to vice president, finance. She previously held the...
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MRA’s annual scholarship competition is awarding 19 scholarships totaling $30,000 for the 2018-19...
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By WILLIAM J. HALLAN, MRA Executive Vice President, COO and General Counsel
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After an unseasonably cold April, summer temperatures – and a resulting boost in retail sales...
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By JAMES P. HALLAN, MRA President and Chief Executive Officer
Retailers Insurance Company has upped its Financial Stability Rating (FSR) from “A Prime...
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One of the benefits of bringing the Michigan Grocers Association into the MRA fold is their annual...
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Unseasonably wintry weather kept customers out of Michigan stores in April, but luckily retailers...
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By MEEGAN HOLLAND, MRA Vice President, Communications and Marketing
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LANSING – Michigan took a leap in the right direction, with a large increase in retail sales in...
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By JAMES P. HALLAN, MRA President and Chief Executive Officer
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The Michigan Retailers Association and ConnectPay are announcing a partnership that adds a valuable...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Food Marketing Institute (FMI) today recognizes the extraordinary leadership in...
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By John Schneider
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Michigan followed the national trend, with a tiny dip in retail sales in February, according to the...
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By William J. Hallan, MRA Executive Vice President, COO and General Counsel
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LANSING – Burke Sage, Michigan Retailers Association’s Business Development Manager, has earned the...
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This year, Michigan Retailers Association chose two outstanding friends of retail to receive MRA’s...
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By Ally Nemetz, Director, Customer Service and Data Administration
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LANSING – Cold weather and the holiday hangover account for a dip in Michigan retail sales in...
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by John Mayleben
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LANSING – Michigan retailers saw a significantly better holiday sales season than 2016, according...
We’re seeking responsible and outgoing interns to work with the Buy Nearby Guy mascot at community...
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Effective January 1, 2018, Michigan workers will see an increase in the minimum wage rate from...
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By Amy Drumm, MRA Vice President, Government Affairs
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Retailers may recall our story about a new deadline for medium- to large-sized employers to start...
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LANSING–Michigan retailers say their sales rose during October compared to September numbers,...
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If you use UPS for your small package residential shipments, expect to see a jump in costs this...
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By Ally Nemetz, Customer Service/Data Administration
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We know it’s a panicky moment when your credit card processing goes down. You’re wondering: Is it...
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by James P. Hallan, MRA President and Chief Executive Officer
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LANSING–Michigan retailers say they’re looking forward to a robust holiday shopping season,...
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By William J. Hallan, MRA Executive Vice President, COO and General Counsel
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Because of government postponements, a change in presidential administrations and a lack of...
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By Amy Drumm, MRA Vice President, Government Affairs
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by John Mayleben
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Michigan Retailers Association awards prize in #buynearbymi photo contest.
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LANSING – Michigan retailers reported a slight uptick in sales activity for August over a month...
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LANSING – Michigan Grocers Association and Michigan Retailers Association are proud to announce...
Governor Rick Snyder has proclaimed October 7 and 8 as Buy Nearby Weekend, a special shopping...
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LANSING – Michigan retailers reported a slight drop in sales activity for July over a month ago,...
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Help us celebrate the fifth anniversary of our Buy Nearby campaign! You can do so by participating...
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Three Michigan Retailers Association members joined MRA’s Amy Drumm in Washington to advocate on...
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MRA’s annual scholarship competition is awarding 14 scholarships totaling $20,500 for the 2017-18...
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LANSING – Michigan retailers are on a roll, with June marking the fourth straight month of positive...
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LANSING – Michigan retailers posted their strongest performance of the year in May, pushing up...
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LANSING – Michigan retailers expect more of the same after posting positive retail sales during...
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LANSING – Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) today announced that Meegan Holland will become vice...
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LANSING – Michigan retailers’ spring sales forecasts grew even stronger after their March sales...
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LANSING – More than three of every four Michigan retailers (76 percent) expect to increase their...
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LANSING – Michigan Retailers Association today announced that Tom Scott, senior vice president...
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LANSING – More than four of five Michigan retailers (82 percent) expect to increase 2017 sales over...
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LANSING – Michigan Retailers Association’s Retailers Insurance Company announced the following...
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LANSING – Weaker than expected December sales undercut November gains, producing mixed holiday...
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LANSING – Students across Michigan are competing for larger college and training scholarships this...
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LANSING – Michigan retailers are optimistic about the home stretch of holiday shopping and the...
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LANSING – Holiday shoppers in Michigan this Thanksgiving weekend will quickly get into the thick of...
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LANSING – Michigan retailers are forecasting a positive holiday season, with their sales rising by...
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Michigan Retailers Association awards prize in #ibuynearby photo contest
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LANSING – Michigan retailers’ autumn sales forecasts rose modestly following sluggish sales growth...
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Special deals available to shoppers at upcoming I Buy Nearby Weekend
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Shoppers supporting retailers such as V&A Bootery benefit community
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LANSING – Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) announced 2016-17 officers for the MRA Board of...
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Shoppers supporting retailers such as Linn & Owen Jewelers benefit community LANSING, Mich. —...
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LANSING –Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) has promoted three employees and added three former...
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LANSING – David S. Phillips, a Traverse City resident with solid experience in sales and client...
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LANSING – Michigan retail sales slowed in June from their strong spring showing but remained...
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Shoppers supporting retailers such as MercuryHead Gallery benefit community GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. —...
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LANSING – Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) today announced the designation of 71 legislative...
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The Michigan Retail Hardware Association (MRHA) will become a division of Michigan Retailers...
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LANSING – Overall Michigan retail sales remained strong in May, the fourth consecutive month of...
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LANSING – Michigan retailers’ sales and forecasts remained positive in March while slipping only...
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LANSING – Brian Scott, a mid-Michigan resident with solid experience in sales and client service,...
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LANSING – Michigan retailers boosted their three-month sales forecasts after posting improved sales...
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LANSING – Despite a slow start in January, Michigan retailers are forecasting sales growth...
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LANSING – Michigan Retailers Association is offering approximately 36 college scholarships this...
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LANSING – Heat Miser appeared to get the upper hand, as unseasonably warm weather helped push...
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LANSING – Michigan retailers are looking forward to this big holiday shopping weekend – the final...
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LANSING – Michigan retailers rang up slightly better sales in October, according to the latest...
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