Listen to MLive's Eric Hultgren speak with Rachel Lutz, owner of The Peacock Room, Frida and Yama, women's clothing stores and boutiques located in Detroit. Eric and Rachel talk pandemic, the differences between her stores' aesthetics, and how to prepare…
MLive's Eric Hultgren interviews Michigan Barn Wood & Salvage's Kendra Patterson about how she and her husband created a unique brand and built their Mason, MI business into a showroom that now houses over 80 Michigan artists and makers. For…
Wilda and Ken Hopper opened Bird’s Eye Outfitters in 2016 to inspire others to get active, eat healthy, and have a good time doing it. Wilda Hopper grew up in Fort Myers, Florida and found herself making a long trip…
Hear from Ken and Wilda Hopper, owners of Bird's Eye Outfitters in Sault Ste. Marie, as they discuss the past year and what travel will look like in Michigan this summer. MLive's Eric Hultgren hosts.
Hear from Jennifer Rook, MRA's VP of Communications and Marketing, Becky Beauchine Kulka, owner of Becky Beauchine Kulka Diamonds & Fine Jewelry in Okemos and MLive's Eric Hultgren as they discuss the high and lows of the past 14 months,…
The corner of Fulton St. W. and Valley Ave. N.W. has been the home of Ball Park Floral & Gifts in Grand Rapids for over a century. Always locally owned and operated, Ball Park Floral & Gifts opened its doors…
Mast Shoes was founded in 1942 on Main Street in Ann Arbor by Walter and Helen Mast. As the customer base grew, Walter and Helen opened two new locations and bore two sons, Tom and Greg. After Walter and Helen passed…
In 1979, Jennifer Reattoir’s grandparents finished construction of a building in downtown Sault Ste. Marie. Immediately after, her parents opened The Mole Hole, a store stocked with collectibles, unique gifts, apparel and décor. Thirty-one years later, Jennifer and her husband…
“We’re navigating through it.” Those were the first words from Mary Cambruzzi after we hadn’t spoken in a few months – unprecedented months for retail in Michigan. FOUND was set to be the April Retailer magazine’s “In Her Own Words”…
Michigan Retailers Association awards prize in #buynearbymi photo contest. Terri Joe Linacre’s downtown trip to the Sault Ste. Marie over Buy Nearby Weekend won her a $500 gift card from the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) for buying nearby. She started…