Veteran reggae singer Tinga Stewart and his singer wifeAndrea ‘Princess Jahmeli’ checked out the window display atCollectibles Shoes.
October 3, 2015
Here’s To Happy Shopping!
Not wanting to miss out on tempting discounts offered by retailers at the Jamaica Observer Takes Style Out (TSO) islandwide event, hordes of shoppers flocked to boutiques and department stores last Thursday to indulge in the much-hyped, five-hour annual sale experience. Stores within the South Avenue belt, and shopping plazas lining Constant Spring Road had visibly steady to brisk customer traffic, with retailers who opted to up the discount mark above 50 per cent ringing up significantly better business at their cash registers.
We’re catching up with the rack-browsing, NCB credit card-toting TSO shoppers seen at Ammar’s, KERRY manwomanhome, Kerry Kay’s, Lee’s Fifth Avenue, Angela’s, and elsewhere.
National Commercial Bank Senior Marketing Officer Roland Henry checked in with KERRYmanwomanhome proprietor Kerry Ann Clarke (left) and Donna Harpaul, managing director atEverybody Loves Candy Shoppe. Their verdict on the night: #FullaStyle!
TSO shopping siblings Tamra Romeo (left), auditor atScotiabank, and Tricia Romeo, sales account manager atWhirlpool, paused from their bargain-hunting buys atShimmer Boutique to look our way.
Shimmer Boutique owner Mark Brown showed newlydiscounted pieces to longtime customer Youlanda Nunes,CEO of Brookdale Nursing Home and MorningsideRetirement Resort. (PHOTOS: KARL McLARTY)
Grandeur sales consultant Takundo Abibo (centre) showed apair of neon trousers to TSO shoppers Keino Smith (left) andPeta-Gaye King.
Nadine Dunkley, secretary at Danad Haulage and Equipment,checked out a zippered, black-and-white top in the mirror atElle Collections.
Eyeland Eyewear director Belinda Leeshowed Ardenne High School student DelanoRobinson the wide array of frame selectionson offer during the store’s TSO sales event.
Entrepreneur Peter Murdock gave himself anapproving look in the mirror, sporting framesselected by Eyeland Eyewear optical specialistAsheikia Rodrigues.
Annmarie Myrie-Chambers (right), parish manager at Jamaica Public Service for Kingston andSt Andrew South and St Thomas, highlighted the benefits of energy-efficient light bulbsavailable at the JPS eStore to realtor Lisa-Marie Elliott. (PHOTOS: KARL McLARTY)
Merl Grove High School student JhonelleWalters and her Kilopest Limited administrativeassistant aunt Judith Dunkley sift through thediscounted pieces on the racks at Kerry Kay’s.
Accounting clerk Tamika McIntosh (left) andher Marksman administrative assistant friendColeen Thompson looked through the sandalofferings at Kerry Kay’s.
Chrisney Porteous (left), second-yearchemistry student at the University of theWest Indies, Mona campus handed her NCBLovebird credit card to Lee’s Fifth AvenueTropical Plaza cashier Deniese Getfield.
Steve Dixon (right), director of transmission anddistribution asset management at JamaicaPublic Service Company, made it a father-sonTSO shopping night out at Lee’s Fifth Avenuewith his boys, Excelsior High School studentJason (left) and UWI, Mona electronics engineermajor Stephen.
