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Retail

  • Dover Announces First Florida Store

    September 9, 2013

    Littleton-based equestrian retailer Dover Saddlery Retail announced plans to open its first store in Florida.

    September 9, 2013
  • Northborough Wal-Mart Adds To Crowded Grocery Store Competition On Rte. 9

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal September 2, 2013

    Two years ago, Northborough became the first Massachusetts community to host a huge Wegmans supermarket. Now, Wal-Mart has expanded its store in town into a “supercenter” with groceries.

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal September 2, 2013
  • TJX To Begin E-Commerce Launch This Fall

    Emily Micucci August 29, 2013

    TJX Cos. has alluded to a planned launch of a new e-commerce site for its off-price retail brands, including Marshalls, TJ Maxx and HomeGoods, a number of times over the last year. But it seems the Framingham-based company, which raked in higher-

    Emily Micucci August 29, 2013
  • Survey: Sales Pros' Confidence Mixed

    August 23, 2013

    Sales professionals have a general positive outlook on their industry, according to a new Monster.com survey. The survey found than 42 percent of respondents felt confident they could find a new job if they needed one. Meanwhile, 58 percent surveyed

    August 23, 2013
  • Staples Sales Fall In Q2

    Emily Micucci August 21, 2013

    In an earnings report today, Framingham-based Staples Inc. attributed a 2-percent decrease in total company sales in its second quarter to the closure of 103 stores in North America and Europe over the last 12 months.

    Emily Micucci August 21, 2013
  • TJX Marks Strong Q2

    August 20, 2013

    TJX Cos. raised its full-year guidance today after reporting second-quarter earnings that beat the company's expectations.

    August 20, 2013
  • Avery Dennison Relocates To Westborough

    August 15, 2013

    After more than 100 years of calling Framingham home, Avery Dennison Retail Branding and Information Solutions has moved its headquarters next door to Westborough, the company announced.

    August 15, 2013
  • Retailers Report Robust Sales For Tax-Free Weekend

    State House News Service August 14, 2013

    Still waiting for the final sales tallies, retailers on Tuesday reported a robust tax-free holiday weekend. Unlike previous years, this year's tax-free holiday shopping spree began before last weekend with many retailers offering pre-weekend sales

    State House News Service August 14, 2013
  • Retail Sales Advance 0.2%

    Rick Saia August 13, 2013

    Retailers saw a slight 0.2-percent increase in sales last month, in line with analysts' expectations, but year over year, sales jumped 5.4 percent, indicating growing strength in consumer spending.

    Rick Saia August 13, 2013
  • Bottle Bill Expansion May Be Settled By Voters

    Colleen Quinn State House News Service August 8, 2013

    Calling it “too late” for a legislative solution, proponents of expanding the state's 5-cent bottle deposit law to more types of beverage containers said they are taking their decade-long fight to the people, filing a ballot petition with the

    Colleen Quinn State House News Service August 8, 2013
  • Lawmakers Sign Off On Tax Relief Weekend

    Andy Metzger State House News Service August 1, 2013

    The 6.25-percent sales tax will be temporarily suspended the weekend of Aug. 10 and 11, under a bill that sailed through the Legislature Wednesday and is expected to get the governor's signature, making it law.

    Andy Metzger State House News Service August 1, 2013
  • Retailers Want State To Step In On Local Bans

    Colleen Quinn State House News Service July 24, 2013

    As more communities decide to ban consumer products like plastic bags, Styrofoam, plastic water bottles or certain sized sodas, retailers want the Legislature to step in to stop a practice they say is a burden to businesses.

    Colleen Quinn State House News Service July 24, 2013
  • New Life Under Old Roofs? Enclosed Shopping Malls Battle For Sales With 'Lifestyle Centers'

    Emily Micucci July 8, 2013

    Though the Mall at Whitney Field has struggled in recent years, losing key anchor tenants and falling into foreclosure in 2010, Vintage Real Estate Chairman Fred Sands doesn't view his company's recent purchase of the Leominster mall as a risky

    Emily Micucci July 8, 2013
  • New Tenants For Solomon Pond Mall

    Emily Micucci July 1, 2013

    Four new tenants will open this fall after signing leases with the Solomon Pond Mall in Marlborough, according to Ken Brown, area mall manager for the owner Simon Property Group.

    Emily Micucci July 1, 2013
  • Solomon Pond Mall Gets Electronic Charging Stations

    June 20, 2013

    Marlborough's Solomon Pond Mall is one of 13 Simon Property Group Inc. (SPG) malls in New England that will soon offer a way for customers to charge their electronics on site.

    June 20, 2013
  • Staples Launches Stores With New Format

    June 20, 2013

    Looking to merge its brick-and-mortar presence with its title as second-largest Internet retailer, Framingham-based office products company Staples has launched its first two “omnichannel stores.”

    June 20, 2013

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