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Month: April 2024
U.S. 2, Route to (Retail) Heaven on Earth
Three family businesses share stories of retailing in the Upper Peninsula
By Shandra Martinez
Sandra Jacobs remembers driving down U.S. 2 in the Upper Peninsula, often described as the “Route to Heaven on Earth,” when something caught her eye – a for sale sign in front of the Hog Island Country Store and its adjacent six cottages just steps away from Lake Michigan.
Regulatory Rundown: April/May 2024 Michigan Retailer
Regulatory News & Trends
ICYMI – Period clothing exempt from sales tax
The Michigan Department of Treasury plans to release an interpretive statement soon that period clothing falls within the feminine hygiene products sales tax exemption,
Michigan Attorney General’s Organized Retail Crime/FORCE Team
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel created the FORCE team and Organized Retail Crime Unit in April 2023 to focus on criminal organizations that target retailers by stealing products to repackage and sell for profit in both illicit and legal,
