For the fourth consecutive year, Sam’s Club received the highest average on the evaluations made by a group of suppliers of food and mass-market consumer goods sold at supermarkets, pharmacies, warehouses and membership clubs in Puerto Rico.
The fight against the proliferation of counterfeit goods in Puerto Rico has been escalating in recent months, with the latest round taking place last week when local and federal law enforcement officials conducted seizures of knock-offs of nearly 20 brands sold by a handful of retailers that now face thousands of dollars in fines for violating copyright laws.
Puerto Rico Trade Executive Director Francisco Chévere and Fajardo Mayor Aníbal Meléndez officially opened the new facilities of the Eastern Region Business Development Center with the goal of offering support to the area’s small and mid-sized businesses.