SIDEWALK SALES: Outdoor selling makes customers feel safe during COVID
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By SHANDRA MARTINEZ
Karen Hilt knows the power of color – and how to catch a potential shopper’s eye.
As the owner of My Secret Stash,
Governor: Stores must enforce mask order
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Stores must refuse service and bar entry of customers who are not wearing facemasks, according to a new order from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
Stores that fail to do this risk having their license suspended.
May sales still dismal but retailers optimistic for summer
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LANSING, Mich. – May retail sales continued to tank with stores shut down for most of the month.
The May Retail Index survey came in at 30.0, up from April’s 10.8.