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Opening a retail outlet has proven to be a very bright idea for entrepreneur Mike Swan and his team at Encon Bermuda. It has taken three years to turn the idea into reality, but Mr Swan feels it has been worth the wait. The Lighthouse stocks a rang...

The cost of groceries continues to rise in Bermuda with some products doubling in price in less than a decade, according to the latest Digest of Statistics. But farmers and supermarket bosses say the figures are not a fair reflection of the prices pa...

Island Trading has made a $1,000 donation to the Action on Alzheimer’s & Dementia (AAD) charity. The furniture and homewares store, on Reid Street East, presented the donation to the charity’s president Elizabeth Stewart. “We chose Action on Alzheime...

Two young businessmen have teamed up to bring hi-tech gadgets like electric scooters and motorbikes to Bermuda. Alex Marshall and Jamie Lovell joined forces to import and sell a range of products either not available on the Island or at cheaper price...

A new golf store has teed off in Hamilton. And IslandKaddy aims to inject a touch of style to the sport, with a range of stylish men’s and women’s golf clothing and accessories. Owned by keen golfers Ian and Anne Marie Forbes, the store features top ...

Joerg Rudolf loves watching people bite into his cookies. “Sometimes they hesitate,” said the pastry chef. “Then they get this look of joy and greed. I live for that look.” He’s seeing a lot of that joy at the pop-up stall he opened in the Washingto...

A veteran violin teacher has set up a new business — with strings attached. Christopher Darrell created Stringz Unlimited to cater to the Bermuda market with Thomastik-Infeld strings — but hopes to expand his niche business to cover the Caribbean as ...

America’s Cup fever boosted sales in clothes and tourist-related stores in October. Sales revenue in clothes stores rocketed by more than a third and around 12 per cent of the total was attributed to the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series event...

A lighting specialist has branched out into home decor. ESC Ltd’s new Escape division is proving a hit with customers after just a few weeks in business. “It’s going really well — better than expected,” said Lindsay Butterfield, ESC’s general manager...

Inflation dropped to 0.6 per cent in October compared to the previous month, according to the latest Government figures. Inflation fell 0.4 per cent from the 1 per cent rate in September. Consumers in October paid 0.6 per cent more for a standard bas...

A new children’s clothing store has injected a dose of Italian style to young fashion. And Blukids is already cutting a dash with parents and youngsters with its up-to-the-minute design. Co-owner Francesca Cacace — who has been working in her family’...

Pop-up stores are proving a boost for businesses and Hamilton’s Washington Mall. A total of ten traders have set up shop over the festive season in the Mall. And city centre storefronts are proving popular with Dockyard-based stores who are in the of...