Manchester, Robertson & Allison (colloquially often abbreviated as MRA's) was a large department store in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.

[1] Their first store, located on Prince William Street, was opened on April 3, 1866,[3] initially selling general merchandise and dry goods.

They would start becoming known as MRA's, and expanded the business on to King Street by 1873,[3] selling dry goods, clothing and a variety of furniture in different departments.

[3] According to New Brunswick history author David Goss, MRA's was the location of "Santa's first store appearance in Canada" in 1887, and "his arrival caused such an uproar the police had to be called to disperse the crowd.

[10] Around the following year, the store was acquired by English chain owner Harry Brooks who implemented a credit policy resulting in controversy among competitor businesses.