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Month: June 2018
Michigan retail sales boosted by warm temperatures in May 2018
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After an unseasonably cold April, summer temperatures – and a resulting boost in retail sales numbers – arrived in May, 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.
Supreme Court delivers major retail victory!
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WAYFAIR V. SOUTH DAKOTA – A MAJOR RETAIL VICTORY
After 26 years and 37 states passing Main Street Fairness laws, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 yesterday allows states to require online,
Musings from MRA’s Jim Hallan: Unveiling a private insurance exchange
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By JAMES P. HALLAN,
MRA President and Chief Executive Officer
The Michigan Retailers Association is proud to launch the MRA Private Insurance Exchange. The debut of this new exchange,