Tag: Shopping
Costs rising in Mérida slightly more than national average
Mexico's inflation rate fell the first half of July, but price pressures are felt differently from city to city.
Dzityá’s huge and colorful Tunich Fair returns for 16th year
Once again the Tunich Fair brings its culinary and artistic traditions in a small village north of Mérida.
School’s finally out, and the Centro’s shopping area is in chaos
By Friday, all Mérida public-school students were finally on summer vacation. By Saturday, the Centro's market area was bursting with even more shoppers than normal.
2 fast-approaching malls claim to be southeast Mexico’s largest
The Via Montejo complex just south of the northernmost point of the Periférico is taking shape, and almost 300 units in two residential towers have been sold out since late last year.
Cabo Norte luxury mall will be largest in southeast Mexico
After years of announcements and speculation, it appears the largest mall in southeast Mexico will open here before the end of the year.
Say goodbye to the ice rink at Liverpool mall
The expansion at the Liverpool Galerías Mérida will sacrifice its ice rink, putting more conventional features, according to a website that tracks the city's building projects.
Best Buy announces its first store in Mérida
The Uptown Mérida shopping center in the Altabrisa area has signed a new tenant, and its name will be familiar to anyone from north of the border.
Chedraui closing store that broke new ground in ’89
Mérida's first Chedraui, which has anchored Plaza Crystal since 1989, closes for good at the end of the week.
Dramatic, high-tech touch for Galerías mall expansion
A fanciful flying mast with skylights will crown an expansion at Liverpool's mall this fall.
Consumer spending up 10% at year’s end
Over 18 billion pesos were pumped into the local economy at the end of the year, up slightly more than 10 percent from 2014, doubling economists' forecasts.
Despite signs, Altabrisa parking still free
A sign outside the Altabrisa Plaza parking lot posts a 5-peso charge but the city's mayor says otherwise.
Back-to-school shoppers clog streets
About 500,000 students return to school Monday and families are overwhelming the historic center to buy everything a student would need to return class.
A plan to save the corner store
Coming in six weeks: 14 million pesos to provide independent shops with technological tools to help level the playing field against chain stores.
Sidewalks cleared of vendor stalls
After weeks of tensions between authorities and vendors, the street hawkers' illegal stalls have been cleared in a midnight raid.
Holiday vendors crowd the streets
The local Chamber of Commerce has asked municipal authorities to stop issuing permits for street vendors during the Christmas shopping season.
Market renovations begin next month
Major renovations at Lucas de Gálvez and San Benito markets begin in January 2015 and are not expected to finish until August.
Chen Bech market unveils its makeover
Six months of renovation work has concluded, and the dust at Chen Bech market has settled down. The neighborhood mercado re-opened today to the public, revealing airy, brightly lit facilities for its freshly painted stalls.
The Tejon Rojo is Mérida’s design mascot
Annie Farias and Erika Canto Rejón are two young artists and jóvenes empresarias who have set up a T-shirt and souvenir shop on Calle...