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…
After working part-time for minimum wage at a local restaurant, Blake Tuttle did the math: work for an hour for minimum wage, or cut grass for an hour and make at least triple that. The choice was clear, he wanted…
MiBest's Eric Hultgren talks with Lisa Nelson from Hush Intimate Apparel in downtown Brighton. Lisa shares how she took the leap from corporate America and the engineering field to owning her own business. With a passion for helping other women,…
Four grants of $7,500 each to be awarded to communities looking to promote downtown retail Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) announced today it has created a new grant program to support local communities and the vibrant retail businesses that anchor those…
MLive's Eric Hultgren sits down with MRA's Customer Service team: Penny Sierakowski, Manager Customer Service Dept., Tamara Baker, Senior Customer Service Rep., Mari Aguilar, Customer Service Rep., and Kate Fabi, Customer Service Rep. The group recently reached a full year…
Wren Home, LLC was a long time in the making. Dimondale resident Lisa Gnass grew up with a passion for interior design, home décor and a love for small, interesting shops and boutiques. She took a career in corporate communications…
At the start of the pandemic, Lisa Gnass, owner of Wren Home, LLC, found herself with more free time. She decided to take it and run towards her life-long passion: home decor and design. She shares how the pandemic pushed…