THE JAMAICA Business Development Corporation (JBDC), through a partnership with Jolly Trotters, will open a new Things Jamaican store in New Kingston. Under the name, Things Jamaican | Trotters Tings, the store seeks to attract tourists staying in.
The Jolly Trotters story is one of high expectations followed by disappointment, with perseverance and innovation being hallmarks of the stewardship of Roger Thompson, the man at helm of a company which was poised for take-off when at the 11th hour it was grounded by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A marketing professional with decades of corporate expertise under his belt, having worked in the capacities of general manager, marketing manager and group marketing manager for some of Jamaica’s top companies, Thompson finally decided to parlay his years of business acumen into pursuing a venture of his own, when fate dealt him a cruel hand.