How the Pandemic Prepared One College for the Future
By: Shandra Martinez
As COVID-19 continues to upend the higher education landscape, North Central Michigan College in Petoskey is finding creative ways to serve students.
Online learning became universal during the pandemic as gatherings were restricted to prevent the spread of contagious and sometimes deadly illnesses.
Training retail leaders: Alpena High School Campus Closet
For as long as Alpena High School students can remember, the Campus Closet has been open for business. What likely started as a quick pit-stop to buy a pencil or small snack between classes has merged into a full-scale,
Is everything better with bacon? Alward’s Market thinks so.
By: Lisa J. Reibsome
If you’re looking to buy bacon 10 different ways, Alward’s Market in Hale is your kind of place. The 15,000-square- foot market, about 25 miles northwest of Tawas City,
Legally Speaking: Banning a Problem Customer
An unfortunate reality of owning and operating a retail store is dealing with problem customers. Whether they are disruptive, displeased with the service they have received, in violation of reasonable rules that you have put into place,
From the CEO: Win, Place, and Show
Every year my family watches the Kentucky Derby. We draw names, put a few dollars in the pot, and pretend like we follow horse racing year-round as we watch the fastest two minutes in sports.
MRA reports Michigan retailers see decrease in June sales over May
Retailers note hiring and inflation concerns
Michigan Retailers Association today reports that June 2022 sales decreased over May 2022.
The June Retail Index survey came in at 50.7,
What we know: Judge rules $12 min. wage and paid sick leave laws be reinstated
Needed Action by MRA Members: None.
What we know
Yesterday afternoon, Michigan Court of Claims Judge Douglas Shapiro ruled that the legislature’s “adopt and amend” strategy on the 2018 minimum wage and paid sick leave ballot proposals was unconstitutional.
MRA applauds signing of inform legislative package into law
Michigan Retailers Association President and CEO William J. Hallan today joined Governor Gretchen Whitmer for the official signing of the INFORM (Integrity Notification and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces) Act,
MRA Welcomes Andrea Bitely as Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) today welcomes Andrea Bitely as its new Vice President of Marketing and Communications.
“Andrea will be a great asset to MRA’s membership with her experience in business,
