Dozens of tiny grocery stores and other retail shops have sprung up around Cuba in recent months. The locals call them “mipymes” — a name derived from the small- and medium-sized businesses that the government first allowed in 2021. They sell everything from cooking oil and cookies to shampoo, jam and toilet paper. Yet despite their modest setup, their prices are far from affordable.
HAVANA — Until recently, the space was the one-car garage of a private home in Cuba s capital, Havana. Today, it is a well-stocked, if small, grocery store whose big board
Dozens of tiny grocery stores and other retail shops have sprung up around Cuba in recent months. The locals call them “mipymes” — a name derived from the small- and medium-sized businesses that the government first allowed in 2021. They sell everything from cooking oil and cookies to shampoo, jam and toilet paper. Yet despite their modest setup, their prices are far from affordable.
Dozens of tiny grocery stores and other retail shops have sprung up around Cuba in recent months. The locals call them “mipymes” — a name derived from the small- and medium-sized businesses that the government first allowed in 2021. They sell everything from cooking oil and cookies to shampoo, jam and toilet paper. Yet despite their modest setup, their prices are far from affordable.
Dozens of tiny grocery stores and other retail shops have sprung up around Cuba in recent months. The locals call them “mipymes” — a name derived from the small- and medium-sized businesses that the government first allowed in 2021. They sell everything from cooking oil and cookies to shampoo, jam and toilet paper. Yet despite their modest setup, their prices are far from affordable.