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 at the gate entices shoppers with such offerings as cooking oil, tomato sauce, Hershey s cocoa powder, Nutella, shampoo, cookies and jam a treasure trove in a country that is short of supplies.
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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 at the gate entices shoppers with such offerings as cooking oil, tomato sauce, Hershey s cocoa powder, Nutella, shampoo, cookies and jam a treasure trove in a country that is short of supplies.
Dozens of tiny grocery stores have sprung up around Cuba in recent months. The locals call them “mipymes” (MEE-PEE-MEHS). The name derives from the small- and medium-sized businesses that the