The Subway restaurant chain in Puerto Rico has begun expanding its concept with the addition of the first of nine co-branded concept stores that incorporate partners Acai Express, Mama DeLuca’s, and Red Mango, company executives confirmed. The first 2,400 square-foot megastore opened about a month ago in Arecibo, following a $1 million investment, said Rosa […]
Puerto Rican consumers spent an average of $500 a month on groceries, or 18% more than the average $422 spent last year, the Chamber of Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution’s annual Consumer X-Ray revealed. “Spending appears to be driven by an increase in the frequency of visits to supermarkets, which registered an average of eight […]
Puerto Rico’s retail sales increased by 14.8% in July, compared to the same month of the previous year, according to the Retail Sales Report issued by the Department of Economic Development and Commerce’s Office of Economic Analysis. Retail sales reached $2.8 billion in July, four months into the restrictions on the economy put in place […]