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Office products and services company AF Smith Trading has cut six jobs citing the “depressed” Bermuda economy. Confirming the layoffs, AF Smith CEO Tim Smith said yesterday that five of the six staff let go were Bermudian. AF Smith is a leading provi...

Eight small business owners have graduated from an intense retail boot camp designed to give them the tools they need to make their business a success. The Retail Development Programme is the brainchild of the Bermuda Economic Development Corporatio...

February saw the first increase in retail sales since December 2008. But when inflation is taken into account, the volume of retail sales fell 2.1 percent. According to the Retail Sales Index, consumers spent $70.3 million on retail goods representin...

Retailers registered the first positive sales increase in February — the first since December 2008. However when inflation is taken into account the volume of retail sales fell 2.1 percent. According to the Retail Sales Index released today: “Retail ...

Makin’ Waves has sold out of stand-up paddle boards at its new Church Street location, as the hot new trend in watersports grows in popularity in Bermuda. Co-owner owner Stuart Joblin said all four of the epoxy paddle boards he had in stock have sold...

Two new sporting gear shops have opened in the new phase of the Washington Mall. The International Sports Shop, formerly a fixture on Bermudiana Road, has opened its doors on the second floor of the new wing of the Mall and The Booth’s “Pop-Up” store...

After decades in St George’s, AS Cooper’s has pulled out of the Old Town and the Cracker Box souvenir store has closed its doors, dealing a huge blow to the World Heritage Site’s struggling retail scene. The shock closures come as St George’s braces ...

Overall spending fell in January with car sales continuing their double-digit decline. Retail sales fell by 2.3 percent in the first month of 2012 to $73 million, while retail sales volume, which takes inflation into account, fell 4.9 percent. Car s...

When Somers Supermart said Leon Dickinson had to retire, the 65-year-old didn’t go home and take it easy. The grocery store’s former assistant manager became their competition. Mr Dickinson and his wife Evannie held the grand opening yesterday for Ea...

They love to read and they love St George’s. The proud new owners of the Book Cellar in the Old Town are husband and wife Dueane Dill and Kristin White. They bought the business from retiring owner Gill White and plan to reopen in early May after min...