News Releases

Potholes play into February sales numbers

Michigan followed the national trend, with a tiny dip in retail sales in February, 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.

Opioid crisis: Employers must act

By William J. Hallan, MRA Executive Vice President, COO and General Counsel

Like the rest of the country, Michigan is having an opioid crisis. The number of opioid prescriptions is increasing,

MRA’s Burke Sage of Rockford earns certification as credit card processing expert

LANSING – Burke Sage, Michigan Retailers Association’s Business Development Manager, has earned the national designation of Certified Payments Professional for his expertise in credit card processing.

The certification from the Electronic Transactions Association,