Social shopping: The secret behind millennial retail success
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By SHANDRA MARTINEZ
Rachel Nisch is like many millennial retailers, she is finding a new way to reach customers her own age and keep them coming back.
The 31-year-old is buying Graye’s Greenhouse in the Detroit suburb of Plymouth,
New MSU incubator helps food entrepreneurs get products onto store shelves
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By MEEGAN HOLLAND
OKEMOS – A Michigan State University accelerator for taking new food products to market could be a game changer for businesses ranging from Slows Bar BQ in Detroit to a Michigan startup called Burgers Unlimited in Fenton.
Retailers felt the cold temperatures in Sept.
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As the temperatures cooled, September retail sales dipped a bit as well, but the picture is still positive year-over-year, according to the monthly Retail Index survey that Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) conducts in cooperation with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s Detroit branch.