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A bakery told customers yesterday it was working hard to “regroup” and open its doors again after a tough year caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Cake Shop, on Curving Avenue, Pembroke, posted a message on Facebook to explain why it had yet to reop...

A supermarket chain has extended its three discount days a week scheme until the end of the year, it said today. The MarketPlace group earlier pledged to offer the five per cent discount on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays until September 30 to help ...

A hit song that inspired a global viral dance challenge over the pandemic has been adopted by a supermarket chain as it launched a charity drive. MarketPlace celebrated the hard work of its “retail warriors” with a video dance challenge featuring Jer...

Auto Solutions is to continue as the exclusive provider of Volkswagen vehicles in Bermuda. The Pembroke dealership said that Volkswagen (Latin America) has renewed its exclusivity agreement. Glen Smith, managing director of Auto Solutions, said: “We ...

Just a day after releasing the April Retail Sales Index report, the Minister for the Cabinet Office yesterday reported May figures showing an overall volume increase of 10.4 per cent year-over-year. That figure was arrived at after adjusting for the ...

The value of retail sales jumped 25.4 per cent in April, but largely because much of the island was locked down in the same month in 2020 during the pandemic. Wayne Furbert, the Cabinet Office minister, said the overall volume of local retail sales...

When Nikki Fagan visited Jamaica a few years ago, she loved that ‘fluffy’ was used as a term of endearment for larger women. Inspired, she called her new plus-sized clothing business Rude & Fluffy, ‘rude’ being a nod to the style of clothing she sell...

Increasing pressures on the global supply chain are expected to bring added burdens for retailers, drive up prices, reduce availability and impact Bermuda buyers through Christmas, experts are warning. Supply chain issues have been in train for 18 mo...

Danielle Pacheco dreamt of starting her own clothing business for a long time. She loves fashion and hunting for bargains. “I’m a bit of a shopaholic,” she admitted. “But I’m not a risk taker. I was scared.” But last December she finally decided it w...

A fight broke out between two men – one wielding a machete and another armed with a helmet – near Lindo’s supermarket in Devonshire yesterday afternoon. Police responded to the incident shortly after 5pm and both men were arrested on the scene. Bot...

Court Street merchants last week toasted the success of a July 25 open-air market with a giveaway of prizes to shoppers – including a 65-inch TV donated by an area business. Gary Augustus, one of the organisers and proprietor of the Soul Food Grill &...

Nadine Dillas looked out with visible pride at the crowds enjoying the music and browsing outdoor stalls at yesterday’s Court Street Festival. “We have made it happen,” said the member of the group Empowered Shopping Village, which organised the eve...