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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...

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...

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...

There is now no need to spend time going up and down supermarket aisles gathering your groceries in a cart. MarketPlace has launched an online ordering service today, which allows customers to choose what they want to buy and then drive to the Hamilt...

Bermuda’s immigration policy and the high cost of doing business are set to claim another member of the island’s retail sector with the imminent closure of award-winning stationery and gift store Pulp & Circumstance. Owner Michael Grayston said that ...

Spending by cruise ship visitors in St George’s has been stimulated by an innovative shop-to-win promotion launched by the Bermuda Economic Development Corporation. More than 200 participants in the “Eat, Shop, Play” Shop To Win Initiative have spen...

Monthly retail sales volume fell for the fourteenth time in 15 months, dropping 4.4 per cent year-on-year in May. This was the figure when adjusted for retail sales inflation, which was 0.8 per cent in May. All sectors were down, with the biggest dec...

There might be two kind of parents in the world, moms and dads who adore back-to-school shopping, and those who find it sheer hell. Dionne Pearman falls into the first category. “I really like to shop,” she said. “I even like grocery shopping. I ha...

A St George’s shop that is a favourite of both residents and visitors is to close. Bermuda Linens & Gifts will be open for the last time on Saturday. The shop, located on Somers Wharf, next door to The Wharf restaurant, offers a selection of fine lin...

An outdoor bench painted purple, and a bright green exterior door, give arrivals at Bermuda’s newest clothing boutique a clear idea of what awaits them inside. At X Girl Friend, which opens today on South Road next to the Paget traffic lights, entrep...

There’s something for everyone in a gift shop tucked away in the heart of St George’s. The Bermuda National Trust shop, on the ground floor of The Globe Hotel, is open all year round and provides a delight for visitors and residents. It is also a wel...