The Minnesota Retailers Association (MnRA) is constantly keeping our members up to date on the most recent trends and issues that are affecting them. Through our various publications, we are able to inform our retail members about key issues that influence their bottom line.

MnRA’s publications include:

• MnRetail Notes
• Capitol Watch
• What’s In Store
• Legislative Report
• It’s the Law

MnRA Retail Notes

MnRA Retail Notes, an email publication, represents the most up to date information pertaining to retailers in the state of Minnesota and nationally.

“What a great way to start a Monday, knowing you are better informed than your competitors”, says Ruthena Fink, owner of Grand Jeté.

MnRA Retail Notes highlights the newest trends in the industry and informs retailers of important news and opportunities that can help them in the future. If you are a member and not receiving the MnRA Retail Notes please click here to send us your name, company name and email address to receive next week’s edition!

Capitol Watch

What does MnRA do at the state capitol? A lot. Capitol Watch is the email publication keeping our members informed of the latest issues and bills that are impacting retailers at the Minnesota State Capitol.

This (weekly during the legislative session) email updates members on issues that MnRA is representing on behalf of retailers, and—hot topics and potential bills to be presented in the future. If you are a member and are not receiving this publication, please click here to send us your name, company name and email address to start receiving your updates!

What's In Store

What’s In Store represents the most recent statistics in the retail industry and highlights the newest trends that are proving to be beneficial to retailers in our state. What’s In Store provides links to our member benefits program, RetailPlus+™, and helps our members connect with each other. Click here to download.

Legislative Update

MnRA’s Legislative Report provides retailers with an outline of the bills that MnRA works on throughout the year to provide a better marketplace for retailing in Minnesota. Issues that commonly appear in this report are Wages, Property Tax, Sales Tax, Health Care, Environment, Credit, in addition to many more. Click here to download.

It's The Law

It’s the Law Guidebook educates retailers on the laws that retailers must abide by in the state of Minnesota. This guidebook is updated yearly to make sure retailers are informed of the most recent laws that are affecting them.

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