News Releases

February cold hurts Michigan retail sales

LANSING – Michigan retailers’ sales fell along with the temperatures during February, according to the Michigan Retail Index, a joint project of Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

Michigan retailers expect sales growth this year

LANSING – Seventy-nine percent of Michigan retail businesses expect to grow their sales this year, with the increases averaging 2.4 percent, according to the Michigan Retail Index, a joint project of Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

MRA announces two promotions, new hire

LANSING – Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) announced the promotions of Lansing area residents Ally Nemetz andAmy Drumm and the hiring of Dave Papp of Ann Arbor.

Nemetz was promoted to director,