Maine Merchants Association The Voice of Maine's Merchants
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Got Your Bags, Maine? Kickoff
The Maine Merchants Association, the Maine Grocers Association and many other businesses and organizations are pleased to officially launch Got Your Bags, Maine? on Monday, November 9, 2009.
The campaign will seek to reduce the number of paper and plastic single-use checkout bags by 33% in 2012.
We are reaching out to retailers and grocers throughout Maine to ask for your participation. What can you do to help? How can you help change consumer behavior?
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Learn more...About The Maine Merchants Association
The Maine Merchants Association is the #1 organization for promoting and protecting the interests of retailers and merchants in Maine. Formed in 1933 by a group of visionary merchants, these Mainers saw a need for representation when public policy was made.
Today, the Maine Merchants Association represents over 400 members statewide ranging from large national chain stores to small family-owned retail stores with some 1,000 locations statewide. The Maine Merchants Association membership accounts for more than 75 percent of the annual retail sales in Maine.
Our credibility lies in our longevity and our commitment to serving the ever-changing needs of our members. We are a recognized player with the legislature, state agencies and the governor's office.
Learn more...Acadia Corporation of Bar Harbor is the 2009 Merchant of the Year
The Acadia Corporation of Bar Harbor, ME was chosen as the 2009 Merchant of the Year winner.
The company will be honored at the 76th anniversary Annual Meeting of the Maine Merchants Association on October 20, 2009 at the Southern Maine Community College in South Portland, ME.
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Calendar
- March 9
- Portland Area Loss Prevention Meeting - Cabela's, Payne Road, Scarborough, ME
- March 13
- New England Products Trade Show - Portland Sports Complex, Portland, ME
- March 14
- New England Products Trade Show - Portland Sports Complex, Portland, ME
Legislative Issues
An Act To Improve Dental Insurance Coverage for Maine Children
Last updated: 2/05/2010Senator Alfond of Cumberland would require health insurance policies that provide dental plans to cover dependent children from birth if the policyholder elects to participate in the plan.Learn more
An Act To Extend Access to Federal Health Insurance Premium Assistance (EMERGENCY)
Last updated: 2/05/2010Representative Treat of Hallowell is a gubernatorial proposal to extend COBRA coverage provision to be consistent with federal law and changes in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.Learn more
An Act To Provide Incentives for Energy Conservation through Voltage Regulation
Last updated: 2/05/2010Senator Simpson of Androscoggin would allow an electric utility to recover from ratepayers the costs of investments designed to reduce energy consumption.Learn more
An Act To Authorize a General Fund Bond Issue To Create a New Electronic Medical Records Infrastruct
Last updated: 2/05/2010Senator Marrache of Kennebec would authorize a $10 million bond issue to help health care providers purchase necessary software needed to exchange patients’ records electronically. Last year, Maine Merchants Association successfully resisted a move to place a fee on prescription drugs to help fund the project.Learn more
Resolve, To Review Sales of Dairy Products
Last updated: 2/05/2010Representative Pieh of Bremen would direct the Agriculture Department to examine the feasibility of increasing revenues for the dairy stabilization fund by applying the present milk handling fee to dairy products other than fluid milk.Learn more