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Bermuda Trader is to hold what its owner describes as a “do-or-die sale” after the pandemic destroyed its 2020 revenue.
Chris Bryan, owner of the wholesaler, which imports handmade goods from Asia, said sales were down nearly 90 per cent this year.
B...
DATE: Dec 09, 2020
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
A gym owner has asked the Premier to stop targeting small businesses when referring to the spread of Covid-19.
Natalie Flood, of fitness studio Shamana Circle, wrote an open letter to David Burt, protesting that restaurants, bars, gyms and personal s...
DATE: Nov 26, 2020
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
Bull’s Head Car Wash has reopened for business, nine months after it closed down.
The Hamilton business, on Jackson’s Way near the Bull’s Head Car Park, was run by the Riviere family for 15 years before it shut down in February, pending a sale that e...
DATE: Nov 19, 2020
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
The old Plantation Restaurant will re-open for a night tomorrow for the “Dusk Till Dawn” Halloween party.
The nearby Leamington Cave will also be reopened for the guests to add to their dinner experience.
It is thought to be 26 years since the restau...
DATE: Oct 30, 2020
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
LOM Financial Ltd’s 2015 earnings fell as brokerage revenues declined, but assets under administration rose helped by strong performance of its mutual funds.
The Bermuda Stock Exchange-listed broker-dealer said net income last year was $141,528 or 2....
DATE: Apr 26, 2016
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Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
HSBC Bank Bermuda Ltd said today its net profit rose to $87 million last year, boosted by sharp falls in loan impairment charges and operating expenses.
The bank, which sold off much of its Cayman operations in 2014 and its private banking unit last ...
DATE: Mar 04, 2016
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
Retail sales rose in August, year over year, for the twelfth successive month, reinforcing the trend of increased consumer spending.
After being adjusted for inflation, sales were up for a ninth successive month.
Retailers took an estimated $83.9 mil...
DATE: Oct 25, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
Business leaders believe the economy is moving in the right direction and consumer confidence has hit an eight-year high, according to a snapshot of results from a Bermuda survey.
The HSBC Business Confidence Index, based on a survey carried out in ...
DATE: Oct 21, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
In nearly 33 years with the Argus Group, David Pugh has experienced the highs and lows of bearing senior-management responsibilities for a publicly traded company.
And as he looked back on his career after stepping down last month as chief financial ...
DATE: Oct 12, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent
LOM Financial Ltd swung to a $225,747 net loss in the first half of the year, as the company made less on broking fees but more on management and advisory fees.
The loss compared to a profit of $90,605 for the first half of 2014.
But in a letter to s...
DATE: Aug 11, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Kent