Retailers gearing up for holidays, higher sales
September 26, 2018 15:20 ET
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Michigan Retailers Association
LANSING, Mich., Sept. 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A strong summer tourism and back-to-school sales helped Michigan retailers post strong sales in August, according to the monthly Retail Index. ...
Michigan Retailers Association’s Annual Buy Nearby Weekend Oct. 5-7
September 25, 2018 11:55 ET
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Michigan Retailers Association
LANSING, Mich., Sept. 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Retail businesses across the state will celebrate Buy Nearby Weekend on Oct. 5-7, offering special merchandise or sales and the chance for five...
Michigan Retailers Association endorses Schuette
September 12, 2018 10:51 ET
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Michigan Retailers Association
LANSING, Mich., Sept. 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Michigan Retailers Association Board of Directors is endorsing Republican Bill Schuette for Governor of Michigan. “Bill Schuette has shown...
Tourism plays big role in July sales increases
August 23, 2018 15:09 ET
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Michigan Retailers Association
LANSING, Mich., Aug. 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Back-to-school shopping and heavy tourism months in Michigan are to thank for a solid July sales month, according to the monthly Retail Index. “As...
Michigan Grocers Select 2018 Outstanding Achievement Award Winners
August 14, 2018 09:59 ET
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Michigan Retailers Association
LANSING, Mich., Aug. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Grocers Division of the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) is pleased to announce that Hollywood Markets and Aunt Millie’s Bakeries are the...
Economic study shows why it’s important to keep your money in the Mitten
July 30, 2018 10:23 ET
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Michigan Retailers Association
LANSING, Mich., July 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Michiganders sent $18.5 billion out of state in 2017 – money that could have made a difference in creating jobs and boosting our communities’...
Retail sales solid for 2018, despite slight June dip
July 25, 2018 15:02 ET
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Michigan Retailers Association
LANSING, Mich., July 25, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Forty-three percent of respondents in a monthly retail survey said their 2018 sales are up from what they projected at the year’s beginning, while...
Surge of summer boosts May sales
June 27, 2018 15:16 ET
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Michigan Retailers Association
LANSING, Mich., June 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After an unseasonably cold April, summer temperatures – and a resulting boost in retail sales numbers - arrived in May, according to the latest...
Wintry weather has chilling effect on April sales according to Michigan Retailers Association
May 24, 2018 11:08 ET
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Michigan Retailers Association
LANSING, Mich., May 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unseasonably wintry weather kept customers out of Michigan stores in April, but luckily retailers were coming off a strong sales month in March,...
March sales up after rough February according to Michigan Retailers Association
April 23, 2018 14:58 ET
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Michigan Retailers Association
LANSING, Mich., April 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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...