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LANSING, MI--(Marketwire - March 23, 2011) -  Most Michigan retailers (62 percent) are optimistic about spring sales, following six consecutive months of sales gains over last year. That's...

LANSING, MI--(Marketwire - February 23, 2011) - More than three of every four Michigan retailers (76 percent) expect their 2011 sales to grow, with the largest group projecting gains of less than 5...

LANSING, MI--(Marketwire - January 26, 2011) - The latest Michigan Retail Index survey confirms what many believed: the 2010 holiday shopping season was the best in more than a decade for Michigan...

LANSING, MI--(Marketwire - December 22, 2010) -  Improved November sales kept Michigan retailers' forecasts upbeat for the rest of what might turn out to be the best holiday shopping season in...

LANSING, MI--(Marketwire - November 24, 2010) - Heading into Friday's "official" start of holiday shopping, the table is set for a better season. Retailers' optimism during October rose to...

LANSING, MI--(Marketwire - October 27, 2010) -  Most Michigan retailers -- 58 percent -- expect better sales this holiday season, and their overall projections are the best since 2004. On...

LANSING, MI--(Marketwire - October 4, 2010) -  The Michigan Golf Course Owners Association today made the first-ever campaign endorsement in the organization's history by publicly backing Rick...

LANSING, MI--(Marketwire - September 23, 2010) -  The Michigan Retailers Association (MRA) today announced its endorsement of Bill Schuette for state attorney general in the November 2 election. ...

LANSING, MI--(Marketwire - September 23, 2010) -  More Michigan retailers saw improved sales during August, but they also became more cautious about the next three months. The Michigan...

LANSING, MI--(Marketwire - September 1, 2010) -  Consumers in Michigan and across the nation don't appear to be in any hurry to rev up their back-to-school shopping. The Michigan Retail...