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Hiring: Business Development Representative

hiring poster

Michigan Retailers Association seeks an ambitious, outgoing and confident individual to serve as a Business Development Representative in the Traverse City area. Our Business Development Representatives promote the benefits of membership with Michigan Retailers Association (“MRA”) and sell our key services – primarily credit card processing.

From the Archives: Back-to-School Spending in 2005

Back to school spending breakdown from 2005

Every now and then we stumble upon gems from our archives.

Michigan Retailer
July 2005
Vol. 30, No.6

In the summer of 2005, kids were singing about bananas while Gwen Stefani’s hit song,

MRA Member News: Orin Jewelers Celebrates 90 Years

Tina Mazzoni with daughter Antoinette Kramar and Orin Mazzoni Jr.

Orin Jewelers in Northville celebrates their 90th Anniversary in 2023! The store held a special event during their Orin Rocks Block Party with live music, face painting, balloon artists,

Everything You Need for Buy Nearby Weekend

Buy Nearby Weekend Ad

Buy Nearby Weekend, the annual celebration of retailers across Michigan will take place on Oct. 6-8! Make sure you have everything you need to encourage shoppers to stop in and shop ‘til they drop.

Division Highlight: Michigan Floor Covering Association

The Floorcovering Association of Michigan became affiliated with Michigan Retailers Association in 1959. Over time, the name was changed to the Michigan Floor Covering Association.

 The Michigan Floor Covering Association officially became a division of MRA in April 1998.

MRA Recognizes Buy Nearby Champion

Barb Stein with MRA President and CEO Bill Hallan

During the early 2010’s, retail was feeling the brunt of the Great Recession. Sales were down and Main Streets were hurting. Michigan retailers, as a whole, are creative and gifted marketers,

Ensuring Customers Get Safe Products

Tim Slawinski

By: Tim Slawinski, MDARD Food and Dairy Division Director

Michigan retail food businesses are presented with several challenges when it comes to ensuring customers purchase safe food products.