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Dear Sir, I have had a growing resentment for some time that I am being forced to buy more than I need. The packaging is made up for families and not singles. The price for some creates a difficulty and the amount is more than one person living alon...

Dear Sir, Quality goods seem to often be the norm in Bermuda, including men’s shoes that lasted at least ten years — one pair served me for 25 years. This quality helped the “buy Bermuda” mentality. Now three pairs of men’s Nunn Bush — one casual, on...

Retail sales volume rose for the 15th month in a row in March. Sales went up 4.9 per cent to $92 million, compared to the $87.7 million recorded in March 2015, with six of the seven recorded sectors logging increases. After accounting for inflation, ...

A long-running pots and planters business is up for sale. And owner Debbie Lombardo, who is retiring, said the Lots of Pots store at the Bermuda Athletic Association in Hamilton offered room for growth and branching out into other goods. Ms Lombardo ...

A Bermuda gas station has secured exclusive rights to sell a mosquito repellent said to be effective against carriers of the Zika virus and other diseases. Bermuda 2000 Ltd, operators of the Rubis Causeway service station at Blue Hole Hill, said it h...

A new liquor store has opened on North Shore Road, in Hamilton Parish. Howzat, which is just around the corner from Shelly Bay, started welcoming customers on Wednesday. Jack Lee, general manager, said: “We’ve had great feedback. Everybody has commen...

Perfume makers Lili Bermuda is to team up with the island’s Chamber of Commerce to host a fragrance and cocktail reception tomorrow. The “Business after Hours” event will be held at the company’s flagship store on Hamilton’s Front Street. Chamber of ...

Shopping online has increased in Bermuda, according to a new survey. However, compared with a number of similar island jurisdictions, Bermuda residents are more likely to shop at local retailers. And that finding has been hailed as testament to the e...

A single mother and full-time student has thanked a supermarket cashier for a small yet significant act of kindness. Raenette Butterfield, 39, visited Heron Bay MarketPlace on Friday evening to buy groceries for herself and her 10-year-old daughter. ...

Low oil prices had an impact on retail sales at gas stations in February, with the sector seeing a 10.5 per cent increase in revenue, year-on-year. This jump has been attributed to an 11.4 per cent increase in the volume of fuel sold. Overall, retail...

The fragrance of natural, handmade soaps is turning heads in St George’s, and that is good news for the Salt Spray Soap Bermuda. The shop on Water Street opened late last year and has enjoyed a steady growth in business. With the summer season appro...

Snowball Shack is now a real shack, on wheels, as it prepares for the summer season. And the transformation from a pop-up tent set-up to a more substantial trailer shack is testament to owner Malisa Swan’s belief in always moving forward, even when ...