Standard Distributors Limited along the Eastern Main Road in Champ Fleurs, San Juan. PHOTO BY ANISTO ALVES

After eight decades of outfitting Caribbean homes, Standard Distributors Ltd is transitioning from a retail household name to a new chapter under Term Finance (Trinidad & Tobago) Ltd. The sale, which includes Standard’s Barbados subsidiary, follows what the parent company, ANSA McAL, described as a “careful review” of the brand’s long-term role within the group.