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SMEs sold $861.9 million, a 21.9% increase compared with the same period last year. #NewsismyBusiness
As part of the openings, Burlington confirmed it is recruiting employees, who can apply online for a variety of positions. #NewsismyBusiness
Plans call for establishing a second warehouse in Carolina.
Apart from its stop in Barceloneta, this modern pop-up store will be set up in other malls throughout the island.
Puerto Rican cooking seasonings brand Cooking with my Doctor, in business since 2018, is building on the success of its product line in the local market to export to the first three US mainland states, where it will begin its growth beyond the island’s shores. In an interview with News is my Business, Renzo Casillo, […]
Changes in retail consumption habits were the focus of the Puerto Rico Retailers Association (ACDET, in Spanish) annual forum, entitled “The Next Generation of Retail, Are You Ready?” Online sales, which have picked up in response to restrictive measures taken to curb the spread of COVID-19, are forcing retailers to look at security tools and […]
Centropiezas Plus, a Puerto Rican retailer specializing in automobile spare parts, chemicals and accessories, invested $250,000 to open its 20th store, this time in Carolina, executives announced over the weekend. “We took the risk of investing in the move and reopening of the store to expand our services, meet the demand of the Carolina market […]
Godiva announced it will shutter all of its 128 retail stores in North America, including the one located in Plaza Las Américas in Puerto Rico, by the end of the first quarter of 2021, accelerating a dramatic shift to online sales and through other retail partners. Additional details such as the total number of employees […]
Former long-time Sprint executive Yolanda “Yoly” Torres-Cuesta has shifted from telecommunications to retail, with the recent opening of Pisadas de Barcelona, a $35,000 venture into sustainable footwear. The virtual concept features footwear from the Mumka Shoes line for women and children, as well as bags and backpacks. In January 2020, Torres-Cuesta decided to leave the […]
Local retailer Power Sports announced the opening this week of its new home appliance and power generation equipment outlet store, just in time for the start of the holiday season. The opening of the 26,000 square-foot store is part of an expansion project driven by an investment of more than $3 million. The new retail […]
Reactions from representatives of Puerto Rico’s retail sector were quickly offered Wednesday in response to the possibility of a partial lockdown to fight the raging spread of the COVID-19 virus. In a nutshell, they agreed cutting back hours would be “catastrophic” for the island’s economy. In separate statements, the Puerto Rican Association of Shopping Centers, […]
The 2020 edition of “Orange Wednesday,” a campaign that encourages Puerto Rico consumers to do their holiday shopping at local businesses, is slated to start Nov. 25, event organizers confirmed. Empresarios por Puerto Rico, the trade organization in charge of the effort that made its debut in 2016 to give local merchants a chance to […]
UNOde50, the Madrid-born jewelry brand known for its creativity and unique handcrafted styles, announced the opening of its second location in Puerto Rico, at Plaza del Caribe in Ponce. The new location will join 23 other stores within North America and opened three years after UNOde50 made its local debut in 2017 at Plaza Las […]
Laline, a global retailer featuring skin care products, fragrances, soaps and other personal hygiene items, opened its first store Puerto Rico at the Plaza Carolina Mall. The 1,000 square-foot store on the mall’s second level arrives to the island at the hands of a group of successful merchants and entrepreneurs who have run large businesses […]
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