MLive's Eric Hutlgren chats with Bill Golden, co-president of Golden Shoes in Traverse City. This family-owned, third generation business treats customers like family - and it starts with a simple "Hello." Golden is Vice Chair of the MRA Board of…
The Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) released its annual Buy Nearby economic analysis on the impact of consumers switching 10 percent of their spending from out-of-state retailers to Michigan-based retailers. [READ MORE]
Get your store ready for MRA’s annual shopping weekend! Buy Nearby Weekend, MRA’s annual event designed to celebrate Michigan retailers and to promote shopping local, is Oct. 7-9, 2022. Get shoppers in your store with this handy checklist. MRA MEMBERS:…
Training the next generation of retail leaders 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…
Bo Brines chats with MLive's Eric Hultgren on the latest podcast made possible by the Michigan Retailers Association. Brines shares the story of Little Forks Outfitters in Midland - how it started, and where it is now following the pandemic…
MLive host, Eric Hultgren, sits with Kathy Morin, Executive Director of the Cadillac Area Visitors Bureau and talks about the fun you can find in Cadillac this summer. With a newly-established social district and a new band performing each week,…
Providing safe (and tasty!) treats for our lovable, furry family members. After both enjoying corporate lives, Janet and Ken Platt opened JP’s Grooming Spa in 2005. The business sold homemade dog treats, custom birthday cakes, and chicken jerky from a…
MLive's Eric Hultgren sits with Melissa Timmreck, marketing teacher and Alpena Campus Closet student advisor, and student store managers, Gianna Bolda and Paige Timmreck, to learn a little more about the history of the student-run retail store. More: MRA Announces…
Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) announced today, the Michigan communities of Ada, Cadillac, St. Johns, and Vassar as the winners of its first-ever Buy Nearby Downtown Grant Program. Each will receive a $7,500 award that will be used to fund unique ideas that promote…
MLive's Eric Hutlgren sits down with Raymond Bell, of Das Gift Haus, and discusses the pandemic's impact and what's happening in the store now. Das Gift Haus, a Michigan Retailers Association member, has multiple locations in the Upper Peninsula. Listen…