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Shops will be allowed to stay open for longer on the Sunday before Christmas, the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce announced yesterday. Meanwhile, another week of steep discounts kicked off. The Chamber said its Retail Division had successfully lobbied Go...

Black Friday was deemed a success by retailers who saw thousands of shoppers flood their stores in the early morning hours last week as sales continued through yesterday with Cyber Monday. Though hard numbers have yet to be reported, Paula Clarke, ch...

Retail staff in Hamilton came in for heartfelt praise from their top management yesterday after a busy Black Friday morning, which saw many staff members preparing their shops until the early hours, while others came into work to prepare for opening ...

Black Friday got an early start in Hamilton yesterday, when Jewann Lathan took a chair on the pavement opposite City Hall at about 10am, in anticipation of a midnight deal. And she quickly had company outside Digicel’s Church Street branch. “People h...

Most know Randy Stafford as the founder of his namesake flooring company. However, the energetic entrepreneur is also the president of Chateauroux Ltd, a holding company for Stafford Flooring as well as Common Ground Café Limited and Caribbean Aqua ...

The owner of clothing, sports gear and luggage store The Booth says he may be forced to close his doors in the New Year if the economy doesn’t improve and his $10,500 a month rent isn’t lowered. Longtime local retailer Darren Booth, who also owns Hee...

Bermuda businesses finding it tough to grow locally in the economic downturn, may want to look overseas, where there could be a huge untapped market for their products and services. This from Linda Horton, managing director of Horton’s Original Bermu...

Not even a torrential downpour could put off hundreds of people who crammed into shops and queued for hours to snap up Black Friday bargains this morning. One shopper who was close to the door of Digicel at about 5am but had not yet got inside the st...

A number of local retailers and restaurants are ready for the rush of Black Friday holiday shoppers braving the crowds tomorrow. Below is a list of just some of the places that will be opening up early and the deals they’re offering. Fuel up first ...

Beer, wine and liquor seem to be selling better than ever in Bermuda despite the Island’s sluggish economy. According to the Government’s monthly Retail Sales Index, sales of liquor, along with food sales, drove retail sales 0.8 percent higher in Se...

Shop until you drop and help the economy at the same time. That was the message from Trade and Industry Minister Patrice Minors as she urged residents to take part in “Black Friday” and to spend their money in Bermuda and not overseas. Local shops ...