The Quebradillas-based business expands to cater to the Puerto Rican diaspora as well. #NewsismyBusiness
Reduced internet usage contributes to fewer security concerns, for which an expert provides insights. #NewsismyBusiness
E-Commerce Growth Caribbean Conference to focus on development and growth alternatives for local online stores. #NewsismyBusiness
Online shoppers who took to their computers and mobile over the 2023 holiday season — from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31 — spent 4.9% more year-over-year. #NewsismyBusiness
People 55 and older living in Puerto Rico experienced the most significant increases in internet access and digital media use, increasing from 62% in 2019 to 86.5% in 2021, while those 65 and over jumped from 28% to 43.6%. However, even with this jump of more than 657,000 people 55+ who are connected, gaps in […]
Walmart Puerto Rico has begun to quietly test its curbside pickup service for online purchases at its Supercenter in Plaza Cayey, to potentially introduce that new alternative to the Puerto Rico market, News is my Business learned. The store appears as the only one listed on Walmart’s website for Puerto Rico as a location where […]
In the past year, 79% of Puerto Ricans have made online purchases, which places the island among the top five most active places when it comes to buying through the internet, according to “The Connected Consumer,” a study commissioned by the Chamber of Marketing, Industry and Food Distribution (MIDA, in Spanish). The analysis, which is […]
Supermarket chain Hatillo Kash N’ Karry, which has a stronghold in Puerto Rico’s northwestern region, announced the availability of its online grocery shopping service called readykart.com. The new service gives consumers access to more than 8,000 grocery products and select between delivery (which carries an $8 fee) or pick-up (for $4) options at one of its four […]
LaCalleComercio.com, an online shopping center recently unveiled to help Puerto Rico’s small and medium-sized businesses (SME’s) expand their sales amid the restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is now open for companies to create their virtual stores. Axel Caraballo, executive director and who created and manages the project along with lawyer Max Caraballo and communicator […]
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