Puerto Rico retail sales started 2016 in a slump, reflecting a 3.71 percent year-over-year drop in January, or $113.3 million less than what was generated during the same month in 2015, Puerto Rico Trade and Export reported Wednesday.
A lineup of new retail tenants is opening at two Puerto Rico malls, Plaza del Caribe in Ponce and The Mall of San Juan in the metropolitan area.
Executives from Wendco de Puerto Rico, the franchisee of the Wendy’s restaurant chain on the island, announced Monday the reopening of its San Patricio location, which now includes the first Wendy’s Café in Puerto Rico.