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Our economic managers should help retailers

By SHOOTING STRAIGHT | By Bobit S. Avila | March 5, 2020 - 12:00am

Please don’t forget that tomorrow is Friday and it is the start of the Flying Carnival 2020, which has been dubbed “The Weekend of Everything that Flies” in San Lazaro Leisure Park, Carmona, C...

Opinion

Election spending drives retail sales

By Carlo S. Lorenciana | April 23, 2019 - 12:00am

The retail business is expected to get a boost as the peak of the election season approaches.

Freeman Cebu Business

Chinese New Year to fuel more business

By Carlo S. Lorenciana | January 29, 2019 - 12:00am

The celebration of the Chinese New Year (CNY) has become an important event in Cebu, thanks to the huge Chinese community here, with the season also driving business.

Freeman Cebu Business

Holiday spending to boost retail sales

By Carlo S. Lorenciana | November 13, 2018 - 12:00am

Strong holiday-related spending is seen to boost businesses as consumers splurge this Christmas amid costlier goods and services.

Freeman Cebu Business

Robert Go: King of sari-sari stores

By Ehda M. Dagooc | September 10, 2018 - 12:00am

Making a fortune in the retail business maybe something that is predictable for a child growing up with Carbon Market as his...

Freeman Cebu Business

Wellness awareness lifts demand for health drinks

By Ehda M. Dagooc | August 28, 2018 - 12:00am

The local market’s rising awareness in health and wellness has pushed the strong demand for healthy drink products, a retail leader said.

Freeman Cebu Business

Downtown as Chinatown seen as huge tourist drawer

By Carlo S. Lorenciana | May 1, 2018 - 9:52pm

Turning Cebu's downtown area into a Chinatown could be a great tourist attraction for the city, according to a business leader.

Freeman Cebu Business

Local retailers told to step up, keep up

By Ehda Dagooc | November 8, 2015 - 9:00am

Local retailers, specifically those selling apparel brands, are encouraged to step up and brace for the entry of more foreign brands into the local market.

Freeman Cebu Business

Young breed of consumers to drive holiday retail sales

By Ehda Dagooc | October 20, 2015 - 10:00am

Cebuano retailers expect upbeat sales during the next few months onwards to the holiday season as it has been noted that the new breed of consumers prefer to “spend than save.”

Freeman Cebu Business

Minimum wage earners: Thanks for the P13 hike, but it is still not enough

By Michael Vencynth H. Braga | October 8, 2015 - 10:00am

Thirty-one-year-old “Bing” (not her real name) from Minglanilla town has been striving for her family needs by working as a saleswoman in a department store in downtown Cebu City for 10 years now.

Cebu News