Optimism is high in the small business area of commerce in Guam
Businesses are expanding into bigger properties, additional locations or developing into a “bricks and mortar” business. mbj
Maui Tacos expands its presence on Guam with a new food court location at the Micronesia Mall. This marks the brand's second island location, following its initial debut at the Village of Donki. Photos by Daniel M. Perez The Dollhouse storefront at Micronesia Mall’s Concourse 3 stands ready for shoppers following its soft opening on April 22. The opening marks the brand's first physical brick-and-mortar retail location. Six years after launching online in 2020 as The Dollhouse Collection, the trendy apparel brand brings its curated selection of affordable, quality clothing and swimwear to a permanent physical showroom. "Coming Soon" signs cover the windows of Crowns Guam’s upcoming retail space located at Ada's Plaza Center in Hagåtña. The premier local apparel and lifestyle brand has completely redesigned and renovated the space, which sits just across the hall from the storefront it occupied for the last 14 years. Ada's Plaza Center on Aspinall Avenue in Hagåtña stands ready for the official launch of Crowns Guam’s brand-new storefront. The homegrown brand is scheduled to hold its grand opening celebration and debut its Summer 001 collection at the site on Saturday, May 30.
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington arrived at U.S. Naval Base Guam on Tuesday, June 16, for its first port call of 2026, marking a key stop in its current Indo-Pacific patrol.
ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics LLC of Fairfield, New Jersey, has been awarded a maximum $150 million “firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for facilities maintenance, repair and operations supplies,” according to a June 16 release CHamoru Standard Time from the U.S. Department of War.
Since 2023, residents of and travelers to Palau have had to learn how to do without a nicotine fix via e-cigarettes. The legal importation of e-cigarettes, or vapes, is now banned, and customs officers at the airport have been confiscating these products for about three years.
The Guam Visitors Bureau led a delegation of 12 local businesses to the 41st Seoul International Travel Fair from June 4 to June 7 at the COEX exhibition center to expand regional market share.
