The Tribune

BTC OPENED the doors of two new stores in four days this week. The telecom company opened its Shirley Street store in Nassau yesterday and another in George Town, Exuma, on April 19. Both had been closed for extensive renovations and each required what the company referred to as a "complete rip and replace". More than 200 people turned out for the Exuma opening event filled with music, fanfare and festivities. "We at BTC are committed not only to transforming how we do business but the environment in which we all come together to conduct that business," said BTC CEO Geoff Houston. "We are in the process of transforming 35 administrative spaces in need of updating across the nation into colourful retail experiences with a broad range of the latest products - all live and ready to go so you can try out different models, download apps, use a hand-held device to track a ship halfway across the world or check on the status of an incoming flight." Four days later, the ribbon was cut on the store in the Shirley Street Shopping Centre. Although one of the company's smaller locations, it services residents and businesses on Paradise Island, the eastern side of the island and the busy business district of Palmdale. The opening was intended as a relatively quiet affair, but the aftermath was anything but. "I heard they were letting you buy phones for less money," said one buyer happy to wade through the crowd. "I heard they got phones for $10 if you get a plan so I am signing me up for one of them."