retail

Several groups are calling for an increase in the Michigan minimum wage to ten dollars an hour.The current rate in Michigan is $7.40 an hour. That's…

Governor Snyder has signed into law a new tool to crackdown on organized shoplifting.Michigan retailers are near the end of a mediocre holiday shopping…

Michigan retailers are becoming more concerned about the impact rising gasoline prices will have on sales.Michigan’s average gas price leaped over four…

A organized crowd of people swarmed a local business in downtown Grand Rapids as part of an effort to buy local this holiday season.Dozens showed up at…

Strangers have paid off more than 30 layaway bills at a Kmart near Grand Rapids in the last week.Dan Veenstra has been working there for more than 20…

Michigan retailers say 4 dollar a gallon gasoline is taking a bite out of their business. The latest survey by the Michigan Retailers Association says…

Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and other luxury retailers were hit hard during the recession but made money in the first quarter of 2011. Contrast that with the chains owned by Gap Inc, which were down by 10 percent.

Gasoline prices in Michigan continue to edge closer to $4 a gallon. Rising prices are affecting retailers along with customers. Consumers are taking a…

Rising gasoline prices threaten to take some of the optimism out of a rosy new forecast for retail sales in Michigan. A recent survey of Michigan…