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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...
DATE: Oct 14, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
Devonshire Industries Ltd, owner of Bermuda Paint Company, saw net income edge higher in the financial year ended March 31, 2019.
In its annual report, filed with the Bermuda Stock Exchange, Devonshire said it earned net income of $123,192, up from $...
DATE: Oct 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Business Staff
Bermuda Broadcasting Company’s channels will now be available on Digicel’s Fibre TV service after an agreement announced by the two companies today.
In addition to the local content featured on BBC’s ZBM TV9 and ZFB TV7 channels, the new arrangement ...
DATE: Oct 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Business Staff
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...
DATE: Oct 11, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
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...
DATE: Oct 10, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Business Staff
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-...
DATE: Oct 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
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...
DATE: Oct 09, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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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...
DATE: Oct 08, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall
Ever dozed off in the middle of an important office meeting, or found yourself drinking endless rounds of coffee just to stay awake until lunch time?
Sleep scientists estimate that 35 per cent of people accidentally nod off at work, each month.
And ...
DATE: Oct 07, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Jessie Moniz Hardy
When gift shop owner Marjorie Caines attended a presentation by Bermuda Championship golf tournament director Sean Sovacool in July, she instantly recognised an opportunity — and one that was not just for herself and her business.
Instead, Ms Caines,...
DATE: Oct 07, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Local Business
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AUTHOR:
Duncan Hall