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In the last year, there has been a lot of bad news about retail in Hamilton, with several veteran retailers closing down after decades in business. But one Hamilton entrepreneur insists it’s not all doom and gloom. After three years running ModBlu B...

The rate of inflation climbed to 1.5 per cent in August. That is 0.3 percentage points higher than in July. The all-items index was 106.5 in August, which means a basket of goods and services that cost $100 in April 2015, now costs $106.50. Year-on-y...

The MarketPlace has expanded its online ordering and pick-up service to its Heron Bay and Shelly Bay MarketPlace stores. The service, which the supermarket says enables customers to pick up pre-ordered goods without leaving their vehicle, was launch...

When People’s Pharmacy opened on Victoria Street, exactly 35 years ago today, the freezer was so small staff had to go inside sideways to get something out. “I remember we used to order 12 of this or 12 of that,” said co-founder Donna Pearman. “We ha...

Inflation-adjusted retail sales increased by 1.3 per cent in July, the second time in the past 17 months that monthly sales volume has improved year-on-year. The retail sales rate of inflation was measured at 1.2 per cent in July. In dollar terms, re...

For a limited time, a percentage from the sale of Kraft cheese products sold in Bermuda has been donated to Bermuda Cancer and Health. It resulted in a $4,689 donation to the charity. KraftHeinz and Butterfield & Vallis presented a cheque to the Berm...

Two longstanding jewellery businesses are to join forces on a new retail venture. Swiss Timing Ltd and Walker Christopher Ltd are to launch Swiss and Walker, specialising in custom work, watch and jewellery repairs as well as watch and jewellery sale...

Located upstairs at 39 Reid Street, Katherine Fisher just wasn’t getting the foot traffic she wanted in her Gotcha Covered Outdoor Store. This summer’s heat didn’t help things. “No one would come east of Burnaby Street when it was hot, and it’s hot f...

Terrica Smith believes a good cookie can make any day better. “It makes a person feel special,” Ms Smith said. In 2016, she founded Sugar on Top, a business that provides clients with freshly baked cookies and cupcakes and also glass candy and popco...

Shoppers who spend more than $50 at certain supermarkets this week will receive a free reusable shopping bag. Insurer and reinsurer Axa XL has teamed with the grocery stores to help raise awareness of the damage being done to the oceans by plastics a...

After clothing Bermuda’s children for almost four decades, Pirates Port Kids closes at the end of the month. Owner Susan Gilbert said she’d tried hard, but the business just wasn’t there any more. “The kid’s clothing business has died,” the 71-year-...

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...