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You wouldn’t think a few blocks would make much of a difference in clientele, in a city as small as Hamilton. But when Janika Fields moved her men’s clothing shop, MenCo from King Street to 15 Burnaby Street in 2017, her customers changed. Previous...

If you want to make a statement this holiday season, Donyae Hollis might have the dress for you. Sparkly, sexy, demure — it’s all at Donyae Hollis Designs. “The style is classy but still fun,” Ms Hollis said. The 25-year-old retailer is holding her ...

Hair loss is often labelled a guy problem, but in fact it hits both genders. Up to half of all men, and 40 per cent of women, suffer from hair loss in their lifetime. Now a remedy might be as close as the nearest pharmacy thanks to Dr Brown’s Labora...

Some small businesses are great at what they do — cutting hair, painting, baking — but struggle when it comes to the financial side of things. They don’t know how to price their products, or they don’t know which revenue streams are actually making ...

Growing up on a farm, Carlos Amaral often helped with chores, picking vegetables, bagging them or washing them. But he never saw himself as becoming a farmer like his Azorean-born father Joseph. “If I was working by the roadside, I’d hide if a bus ...

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...

Sally Ker admits to being a little strict, as yoga teachers go. If she needs a piece of equipment while teaching, her students better make it snappy with their help. And she tries not to let students at The Club Yoga Centre in Paget get away with si...

There’s nothing like a little “mansplaining” to make washing a slippery, wiggling dog, more fun. At least that’s true at Indra’s Place, a self-service dog wash facility on Elliott Street in Hamilton. Owner Indra Smith finds that first-timers can get...

Christmas, Easter, high summer, whatever the occasion fitness instructor Kelly Ingham will find a way to turn it into a lesson. This Hallowe’en while other people were carving pumpkins, the owner of KJS Fitness was working out with hers using it as ...

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...