Puerto Rico retail sales down 1.6% YOY in September
January 8, 2014
Puerto Rico’s retail sales were down 1.6 percent year-over-year in September — the most recent statistic available for the sector — when some $2.84 billion in activity was reported.
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Family Market reaches $119K in sales in single day
November 25, 2013
The Family Market, an initiative between the Puerto Rico Family and Agriculture Departments that seeks to promote the purchase of fresh products among nutritional assistance program beneficiaries, broke a record last Friday when participants bought $119,000 in items from local farmers.
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Puerto Rico car sales dip slightly in Oct., up 1.2% YTD
November 21, 2013
Puerto Rico car sales were down 0.9 percent in October, when 8,102 vehicles rolled off local lots, compared to 8,176 sold in October 2012.
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Ford holds ‘Service Excellence World Cup’ competition
November 7, 2013
Ford Motor Company recently celebrated its “Service Excellence World Cup” competition, which recognizes and rewards automotive technicians and service advisors for their knowledge and abilities, including the evaluation of services, repairs and parts sales.
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Puerto Rico retail sales down 0.3% in July
October 31, 2013
Puerto Rico’s retail sales were down 3 percent year-over-year in July — the most recent statistic available for the sector — when some $2.94 billion in activity was reported.
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Puerto Rico Ford sales up 4% led by Fiesta launch
September 9, 2013
Ford Motor Company’s sales in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands increased in August by 4 percent over last year, led by a successful launch of the new Ford Fiesta, the automaker said recently.
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Puerto Rico auto sales hold steady through 1st half of ’13
August 19, 2013
Car sales in Puerto Rico have shown no significant change from month to month so far this year, as figures for the first seven months of the year have not changed significantly from one month to the next, the United Automobile Importers Group (known as GUIA for its initials in Spanish) said.
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Puerto Rico, USVI auto sales drop 2.4% in June
July 18, 2013
Car sales dropped by 2.4 percent in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in June, when 9,388 units rolled off the lots — or 234 fewer than those sold the same month last year, the United Automobile Importers Group (known as GUIA for its initials in Spanish), announced Wednesday.
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Puerto Rico auto sales down 4.9% YOY in May
June 18, 2013
Puerto Rico’s automobile sales reached 7,736 units last month, 400 units less than the 8,136 cars that rolled off the lot in May 2012. The decrease represents a 4.9 percent market reduction, according to numbers released Monday by the United Automobile Importers Group (known as GUIA for its initials in Spanish).
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Puerto Rico auto sales down 6.5% in March
April 25, 2013
New car sales in Puerto Rico showed a 6.5 percent drop in March, a decline that affected many of the most popular brands, including Toyota, Ford and Chrysler, the United Automobile Importers Group known as GUIA revealed Wednesday.
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Harvey: ‘Aggressive sales are a thing of the past’
April 8, 2013
Sales leader and coach Randall Harvey, who delivered one of the keynote addresses during last week’s Sales and Marketing Executives annual convention, believes creating value, rather than cornering clients and potential prospects, is the key to successful sales.
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Sales & Marketing Execs to hold 11th annual convention
April 2, 2013
The Puerto Rico Sales and Marketing Executives Association will host its 11th annual convention April 3-5, with a full agenda of panel discussions at the Convention Center.
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Nature’s Pearl recruiting local sales staff
February 11, 2013
Health and beauty products line Nature's Pearl, which was recently launched in the Puerto Rico market, has already recruited about 100 people for its sales and distribution network, company executive said. The goal is to recruit 500 salespeople during 2013.
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Ford leader in ’12 Puerto Rico truck, minivan sales
January 16, 2013
While news from the North America International Auto Show taking place this week comes down from Detroit in every direction, automakers in Puerto Rico are making announcements of their own about how they did among local consumers last year.
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Chrysler Puerto Rico closes ‘historic’ year with 9K units sold
January 15, 2013
Chrysler Puerto Rico sold 9,029 units in the island last year, building upon last year’s results for its Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram brands, company executives said Monday.
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