While large numbers of Ticos still prefer their corner stores, preference for grocery and convenience stores more than doubled from 12 percent in 2015 to 27 percent this year.
The Finance Ministry this week reported that problems with Customs duties in the past year resulted in the seizure of thousands of packages, most of them online purchases made between October and December, boosted by Black Friday and Christmas.
The popular Holalola brand began as artist Priscilla Aguirre's rebellion against trite images of Costa Rica in favor of an offbeat, urban approach, and has become a delight for Costa Ricans and tourists alike.
