Retail Association reacts to “Smash and Grab” that left a Detroit liquor store reduced to rubble MIRA asks residents to step up when they have information about crimes committed at neighborhood Stores West Bloomfield, MI (May 17, 2015 ) — The Woodmere Liquor Store located on Fort Street in Detroit had its walls smashed to…
DetailsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASELocal Grocery Stores’ Prepared Food Sections are competing with Restaurants for the Lunch and Dinner CrowdsWestland Bloomfield, MI (August 2015) — Whenever an opportunity arises, President and CEO of MIRA takes guests out to lunch at local grocery stores such as Plum market just across the street from MIRA headquarters. “Plum, for instance,…
DetailsIf I want peace in the world, please let it start with me. — Catholic hymn You can lure major corporations, build a river walk, and construct plush condos and studio apartments but without a public safety presence, business won’t thrive and residents won’t stay. A recent poll funded by the Thompson Foundation found that…
DetailsCLEVELAND, OH – MIRA is helping needy families this Thanksgiving The Midwest Independent Retailers Association is helping more than 300 families this Thanksgiving. With the assistance of Catholic Charities and Diocese of Cleveland, this will be the first time that the MIRA has distributed turkeys in Cleveland. Since 1980, the MIRA foundation’s program has donated…
DetailsWEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. – MIRA has provided more than 6,000 families in the Metro Detroit and Lansing, Michigan, areas and the Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, areas with free turkeys for their Thanksgiving dinners. MIRA is the leading trade association for the food, beverage and petroleum industries in Michigan and Ohio. This is the 32nd consecutive…
DetailsMichigan’s thousands of lottery retailers soon could see a new competitor on their ticket-selling turf: iLottery. The Snyder administration plans to launch a new Internet lottery system that would allow people in Michigan to play digital versions of games like those currently offered at stores — but with smartphones and computers. The proposal could change…
DetailsChris Gautz/Crains A major fight is brewing in Lansing over the way the state handles liquor licenses, as well as a variety of alcohol regulations that supporters say will make it easier on small businesses and allow the growing craft beer industry to expand in Michigan. Some of the changes included in Senate Bill 216,…
DetailsMI: Group seeks to stay the course in Michigan alcohol regulation MI: Group seeks to stay the course in Michigan alcohol regulationThe Oakland Press March 4, 2013 Less stringent regulations on the alcohol industry could be coming, thanks to a state bill recently introduced in the Senate — and some aren’t happy. With the 80th…
DetailsDETROIT, MI — State Sen. Bert Johnson in a speech on the Senate floor Wednesday paid tribute to a Detroit store owner who was killed in a robbery last year. Johnson called Faraj “Fred” Dally a cornerstone of the community where he owned the Medicine Chest liquor store for over 30 years. He said Dally…
DetailsQuestion: when does 10 cents equal more than $100 million? Answer: when the 10 cents in question refers to Michigan’s bottle and can deposit law. The Lansing State Journal recently ran a story about the Michigan Legislature looking to crack down on smugglers who are cashing in on the state’s 10 cent bottle and can…
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