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  • Cumberland CEO a panelist at White House worker summit

    October 8, 2015

    Ari Haseotes, president and CEO of Framingham-based Cumberland Farms, participated in a White House panel discussion about employer strategy for managing workers.

    October 8, 2015
  • TJX names new CEO as Meyrowitz to transition out

    Sam Bonacci October 7, 2015

    The board of the off-price retailer TJX Companies Inc. has announced it will promote a replacement for long-time CEO Carol Meyrowitz from within, naming current president of the company Ernie Herrman as her successor.

    Sam Bonacci October 7, 2015
  • Opposed at hearing, tobacco tax cut could reach 2016 ballot

    State House News Service September 30, 2015

    Lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday on tobacco tax exemption legislation unlikely to get far in the Legislature though it may appear before voters next year.

    State House News Service September 30, 2015
  • Tempers flare over Hopkinton CVS

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal September 28, 2015

    On the face of it, the arrival of a CVS store in a local town might not sound like a big deal.

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal September 28, 2015
  • Patent office rules against Paid Inc.'s infringement claims

    Emily Micucci September 24, 2015

    The Westborough-based online auction company Paid Inc. has hit a setback in its patent infringement lawsuit filed against e-commerce giant eBay in December 2013 with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has ruling it has failed to claim patent

    Emily Micucci September 24, 2015
  • Calif. home furnishings retailer to open in Framingham

    September 21, 2015

    Cost Plus World Market announced the opening of its first Massachusetts store, located in the Shoppers World plaza on Worcester Road in Framingham. The store will open doors on Oct. 1 during a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

    September 21, 2015
  • Most regulations on e-cigarettes take effect Sept. 25

    September 15, 2015

    Seeking to protect children from the harms of nicotine products, Attorney General Maura Healey has published the final set regulations of regarding electronic smoking devices, or e-cigarettes.

    September 15, 2015
  • U.S. retail sales rise again in August

    September 15, 2015

    U.S. retail and food services sales were up 0.2 percent in August, in line with market expectations and continuing a positive trend.

    September 15, 2015
  • Mass. House advances ethnic food market bill

    State House News Service September 14, 2015

    The Massachusetts House is advancing a bill that would allow certain ethnic food markets to open on Thanksgiving and Christmas, two of the holidays on which grocery stores and other retailers are not permitted to do business in Massachusetts.

    State House News Service September 14, 2015
  • Allstar acquires ESP Packaging Division for Sudbury location

    September 11, 2015

    Allstar Supply of Canton, Conn., and Sudbury, has expanded its packaging business presence with the purchase of the ESP Packaging Division from Eastern States Packaging of Stoughton, Allstar said Friday.

    September 11, 2015
  • Rep. proposes regulation for dietary supplements

    State House News Service September 10, 2015

    Rep. Kay Khan wants to put dietary supplements for weight loss and muscle building behind store counters and make them unavailable for sale to people under the age of 18.

    State House News Service September 10, 2015
  • Gasoline prices fall 7 cents in a week

    September 8, 2015

    AAA Northeast reported Tuesday that average gasoline prices in Massachusetts are down 7 cents from last week.

    September 8, 2015
  • BJ's wholesale club gets new president

    August 31, 2015

    (Updated at 12:42 p.m.) Beginning on September 8, Christopher J. Baldwin will take over as the president and chief operating officer of Westborough-based BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc., the company announced Monday.

    August 31, 2015
  • Price Chopper in Worcester issues recall on rotisserie chicken

    August 28, 2015

    Price Chopper Supermarkets has issued a recall on rotisserie chickens sold at its 50 Cambridge St. store in Worcester between 10:30 a.m. and noon on Thursday.

    August 28, 2015
  • Wayland Town Center sells for $68M

    Sam Bonacci August 27, 2015

    The Wayland Town Center mixed-use development has been sold to Zurich Asset Management for $68 million.

    Sam Bonacci August 27, 2015
  • Revenue, net income down at Staples

    Rick Saia August 19, 2015

    Framingham-based Staples, preparing to absorb its chief rival, saw a second-quarter sales drop of more than five percent, and a 56-percent plunge in net income linked to restructuring and its planned acquisition of Office Depot.

    Rick Saia August 19, 2015

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