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Retail sales volume in Bermuda increased by 4.5 per cent in February as local businesses continued to benefit from a bump in on-island spending by residents. This compares to the previous year’s local retail sales, which reported a volume increase of...

Just like the Olde Towne itself, an iconic women’s clothing and accessories store in St George has been given a makeover. Frangipani, long a favourite of discerning shoppers, has re-opened after a refurbishment that included plastering and cementing ...

Thanks to Covid-19 it’s been a tough year for Denae Simmons – but on Saturday she’s celebrating. The salon owner is asking past and present clients to stop by Colour Art Nails, where she will be handing out food and freebies as a way of showing her a...

Jamela Daniels felt really self-conscious going to the gym. The place seemed filled with fit girls in nice workout gear. “I am a curvy girl and I could not find many nice outfits that made me feel secure and gave me a booster about myself and made me...

Maya Tucker searched high and low for maternity clothes in Bermuda, when she was expecting her first baby. The police officer, found that many of the larger retail stores in Bermuda had stopped selling maternity clothes. The clothes that she could f...

A gift shop that caters to the tourist trade is seeking vendors with locally-made or Bermuda-themed merchandise. Oceans Gift Shop at the Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute said it wishes to showcase the items in its outlet this summer. Barb Jon...

The retail inflation rate rose to 0.2 per cent in February, up from -0.3 per cent in January. Wayne Furbert, Minister for the Cabinet Office, said: “The health and personal care sector was the largest contributor to the twelve-month increase in the C...

Hardware stores should be listed as essential businesses and be allowed to have some customers indoors, even if it is restricted to tradespeople and contractors. That’s the view of store owners and managers who have spoken of the frustrations they f...

Retail stores and restaurants welcomed business back yesterday after they were allowed to open for the first time after the Government stay-at-home order was lifted. Many businesses that were given the go-ahead to carry out kerbside pick-up and deliv...

A supermarket has shut up shop for two days for cleaning in “an abundance of caution” after a spike in Covid-19 cases. The MarketPlace chain said its Shelly Bay store would be closed until Friday. The notice said: “The MarketPlace’s most urgent prior...

Medical House’s new location can be summed up in two words “more space”. Moving into the old Standard Hardware Building, at 6 Bakery Lane, Pembroke, has increased its floor space from 18,000 sq ft to 25,000 sq ft. “We have moved several times over t...

Retail sales volume jumped 5.8 per cent in January as local businesses continued to benefit from more on-island spending. January was the seventh consecutive month of increased, year-over-year retail sales. The retail sales rate of inflation for the ...