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The volume of retail sales fell in June by 6 per cent in volume when compared to a year ago. The fall is all the more striking as June 2018 saw the biggest drop in retail sales volume — at 9.1 per cent — of the past four years. The figures are inflat...

Garden and pet supply store Animal and Garden House is back in business as a web-only operation. Owner Jennifer McCarron closed her bricks and mortar shop on Cemetery Road, Pembroke at the end of June citing rising costs, and a drop in sales that she...

Ever dozed off in the middle of an important office meeting, or found yourself drinking endless rounds of coffee just to stay awake until lunch time? Sleep scientists estimate that 35 per cent of people accidentally nod off at work, each month. And ...

When gift shop owner Marjorie Caines attended a presentation by Bermuda Championship golf tournament director Sean Sovacool in July, she instantly recognised an opportunity — and one that was not just for herself and her business. Instead, Ms Caines,...

DropIt Delivery, the island’s grocery delivery business, has announced a $1 annual membership offer for the nearly 5,000 members of Age Concern during the month of October. The cut-price membership is effective for a year. Beginning on November 1, th...

The Stationery Store, a fixture on the corner of Reid Street and Burnaby Hill since 1972, has moved around the corner. The shop, owned by Bermuda Press (Holdings) Ltd, is now located on Burnaby Hill, between Reid and Front Streets, next to the Hog Pe...

When Alexandra Mosher first started a jewellery business out of her kitchen, she could barely keep the lights on. “The Belco guy would be coming to turn off my electricity,” she said. “I’d say just give me one day. Then I’d call someone who had been...

Telecoms industry veteran Vicki Coelho has been appointed chief executive officer of the recently merged advertising agency AAC and online ticketing and events solution company Ptix. In a statement, the company said that Ms Coelho “is an experienced ...

Legal and financial advisory fees related to the sale of the Ascendant Group Ltd totalled $4.62 million in the first half of the year, contributing to a net loss of $1.9 million for the six-month period, the company reported. The loss compared to a p...

Jonathan Castro has taken over as principal architect at award-winning architecture and design firm, Cooper Gardner. Mr Castro replaces John Gardner, who has retired from the firm. The 32-year-old has ascended to the firm’s top job just eight years ...