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Residents take advantage of discounts offered by department stores in Hamilton

A supermarket chain’s customers and a bank have donated almost $60,000 to two charities thanks to the kindness of customers. The MarketPlace and Clarien Bank gave $28,853 each to the Salvation Army and the St Vincent de Paul Society as part of its ro...

Shoppers received surprise gifts of grocery vouchers outside supermarkets yesterday after a sponsor of the island’s oldest road race forked out $10,000 to fund the scheme. Dental practice Kerin Oral Care celebrated its tenth anniversary by joining fo...

Dear Sir, I have a complaint. At the beginning of the shelter-in-place, the supermarkets said they would give a 5 per cent discount every day. Well, two weeks ago (April 18), they stopped giving me my discount. And now we have to continue shopping by...

A grocery store has had its liquor licence revoked after residents complained that the sale of alcohol had prompted antisocial behaviour, traffic disruption and increased littering. The owner of Belvin’s Variety was also chastised by the Liquor Lic...

Stagnant salaries and rising living costs are the real reasons why many poorer residents cannot afford groceries, a community advocate has claimed. Sheelagh Cooper from the Coalition for the Protection of Children spoke after The Royal Gazette reveal...

Bermuda’s uniformly high grocery prices are placing overwhelming strain on lower income residents, community leaders have warned. Nesi Armstrong, founder of Facebook donation group Free Food Bermuda, said that she had “an ever-growing list” of famil...

Two container ships are making full speed to Bermuda to alleviate this week’s fresh food shortage, caused by Winter Storm Jonas hitting the United States East Coast. The island’s shipping schedule was thrown into turmoil by the perilous blizzard, lea...

Sleep-deprived bargain hunters were tempted into town by the lure of Black Friday deals yesterday morning. Some shoppers even began queuing the night before, braving the wind and rain to capture the best value “early bird” items from 4am. Black Frida...

A new café will open its doors today inside AS Cooper & Sons main department store on Front Street. It has taken six months to create Somers’ Café on the first floor of the building. It enjoys sweeping views of Hamilton Harbour and has seating for 36...