Raeann Rouse, owner of Rockford's Bridge Street Baby, chats with MLive's Eric Hultgren and shares how her store was born from growing up in the retail world. More: MI Centennial Retailers share their secrets to longevity Cadillac Shopper Wins Buy…
From hardware to candy, five retailers share the stories of their centennial businesses from the beginning until now, along with the strategies behind their success. The number of retail companies that make it to the 100-year mark is minuscule. What’s…
Pam Sandy, co-owner of the Meauwataka General Store, explains how a trip up north to find a family farm, led to the purchase of the little store, atop a hill, in a forest. More: Take the Shop 3 Challenge and…
Jordan Ritter from Hilbert's Honey Co., located in Traverse City, joins MLive's Eric Hultgren on the MI Best Podcast discussing the growth of their bee population and honey farm since beginning in 1887. It's been a lot of baby steps…
The Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) today reported that credit card sales were up 3.88 percent for Thanksgiving weekend over 2021 sales the same weekend. To continue that growth, MRA is encouraging Michigan residents to take the Shop 3 Challenge by…
We’re all aware of what January in Michigan brings…it’s dark, it’s cold, snow falls, and not many people like to venture far from their fireplace hearth or heated blanket. As store owners, you’re winding down from the holiday craze. Hopefully,…
We sent Buy Nearby Guy went back to work! Would you hire him? Thank you to the Michigan Retailers Association members in downtown Holland for hiring our mascot! Including: Tikal of Holland Fris Supply Shop Lokers Shoes Lake Effect Gallery…
Kim Rantala from the Ada Business Association and Haley Stichman from the Ada Downtown Development Authority sit down with MLive's Eric Hultgren and share all the holiday fun to be found in downtown Ada in the coming months. More: 2022…
Joe Mooney from Integrity Printing in Clare joins MLive's MI Best Podcast host, Eric Hultgren, and discusses the print industry and how it's changed over the last few years. Because things are hard, less and less people do it." -…
Meauwataka General Store in Wexford County also wins $250 in annual photo contest by the Michigan Retailers Association Bill Bednarick’s trip to the Meauwataka General Store in Cadillac during Buy Nearby Weekend won him a $250 gift card from the…