NORTH AMERICAN RETAILER Cost-U-Less expects to begin operations in Barbados before Christmas. And it is already promising Barbadian consumers lower food prices with the advent of its warehouse-club type of shopping facility.
“All the site work is being done and we are on our way. We are still trying to finalize some of the scheduling, but our goal right now is to be open before Christmas,” said Dan McConnell, vice-president of real estate and store development.
He told BARBADOS BUSINESS AUTHORITY that with the introduction of Cost-U-Less, the local shopping scene was expected to become very competitive.
The bulk shopping retailer, which was touted by the late Prime Minister David Thompson as a response to the rising cost of living here, has started building its megastore at Welches, St Thomas, on approximately seven acres of land.
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