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:…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Mary Cambruzzi of Found, an art, home decor, and jewelry gallery located in Ann Arbor's Kerrytown district, speaks with MLive's Eric Hultgren about how her business started and grew to what it is now. This podcast is sponsored by the…