The Office Depot Foundation will help children throughout Puerto Rico to get ready for the new school year by donating 2,500 colorful new “sackpacks” to 12 nonprofit organizations and schools during an event slated to take place Thursday, the retailer announced.
Puerto Rico’s franchise market will welcome two new players in coming months, with the arrival of Pennsylvania-based Auntie Anne’s Pretzels and Atlanta-based Great American Cookies.
Mass migration of Puerto Rico residents, the struggle to find value propositions, the variety of affordable meals at fast food restaurants, the lack of product accessibility, and empty shelves have been determined as reasons why local shoppers are spending 10 percent less on their monthly grocery bills, a study by the Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution Chamber, known as MIDA, revealed Thursday.
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