2018: Sign up for Michigan Retailers and Grocers golf scramble June 21
One of the benefits of bringing the Michigan Grocers Association into the MRA fold is their annual golfing outing! This year’s event will be Thursday, June 21, at the Brookshire Inn and Golf Club in Williamston,
Retail sales in April 2018 affected by unseasonably cold weather
Unseasonably wintry weather kept customers out of Michigan stores in April, but luckily retailers were coming off a strong sales month in March, according to the latest Michigan Retail Index,
How do you respond when shoppers ask you to discount merchandise?
By MEEGAN HOLLAND,
MRA Vice President, Communications and Marketing
One of the favorite parts of my job is talking to retailers. I hear plenty of bizarre stories,
Data breaches and marijuana
Senate committee talks data breaches
The Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee recently heard testimony on data security legislation that MRA staunchly opposes and will hold a second hearing this week.
Michigania: A store that exemplified Pure Michigan
By MEEGAN HOLLAND
They shared three loves: Michigan, Lansing and doing work that matters.
If anyone epitomized the Buy Nearby philosophy of the Michigan Retailers Association,
Troubling data security bills up Tuesday
Robaire’s Bakery owner Dina Desormes of Mount Pleasant: In her own words
By RACHEL SCHRAUBEN
If you go to Robaire’s Bakery Facebook page, you won’t see owner Dina Desormes’ name. But make no mistake, the French native has been the force behind the popular stop in Mount Pleasant since 1961.
March sales up after rough February
LANSING – Michigan took a leap in the right direction, with a large increase in retail sales in March, 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.
Gov’t Affairs News: use tax responsibility and restocking of popular beer/wine
Despite the snow and ice, it’s spring in Michigan
This update covers the tail end of the March session prior to the legislature’s two-week spring break and legislators’ first week back in regular session.
