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  • Sunday Morning Liquor Store Openings Pitched For Convenience, Commerce

    Colleen Quinn State House News Service June 19, 2013

    Lawmakers are considering a push to allow liquor stores to open earlier on Sunday mornings rather than waiting until noon.

    Colleen Quinn State House News Service June 19, 2013
  • Hearing Set For Today On Minimum Wage Increase

    Matt Murphy State House News Service June 11, 2013

    With hundreds of supporters gearing up to rally on today in favor of raising the state's minimum wage, Senate President Therese Murray said she has not yet settled on an appropriate wage level and House Speaker Robert DeLeo said he's waiting to hear

    Matt Murphy State House News Service June 11, 2013
  • Rick Saia June 10, 2013
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  • Shrewsbury Looks For New Blood To Help Lift Rte. 9 Retail District

    June 10, 2013

    Last month, Building 19 announced it was closing its Shrewsbury location on Route 9, effectively ending the final chapter of the storied Spag's store that locals loved for its discount deals for since 1934.

    June 10, 2013
  • Winter Weather Hurts Dover Sales

    June 6, 2013

    Citing brutal winter weather slowing sales, Littleton-based equestrian retailer Dover Saddlery reported a decline in same-store sales of 8.1 percent.

    June 6, 2013
  • Cabela's To Open Massachusetts Store In 2015

    June 5, 2013

    Outdoor gear retailer Cabela's Inc. will open its first Massachusetts location in Berlin, the publicly traded company announced today.

    June 5, 2013
  • Microsoft Store To Open In Natick Mall

    Emily Micucci June 3, 2013

    A Microsoft retail store at the Natick Mall is one of seven the software company will open this month, with a grand opening celebration scheduled for June 8.

    Emily Micucci June 3, 2013
  • New Owner, Tenant For Leominster Mall

    Emily Micucci June 3, 2013

    After several years of uncertainty, The Mall at Whitney Field has a new owner and a new tenant, according to the buyer, Los Angeles-based Vintage Real Estate.

    Emily Micucci June 3, 2013
  • Chairmen See Path For Jobless Benefit System Changes

    Matt Murphy State House News Service May 29, 2013

    After years of votes to freeze unemployment insurance rates on businesses and talk from lawmakers about the need for substantial reform, two key House and Senate lawmakers on Tuesday voiced a growing desire to tackle unemployment insurance reform

    Matt Murphy State House News Service May 29, 2013
  • Reader's Weigh In: Keep The Web Tax-Free?

    May 27, 2013

    For 15 years, the Internet Tax Freedom Act has prohibited the federal government from forcing states to collect sales tax on items sold over the web.

    May 27, 2013
  • Be Fair To Main Street: Lift Online Sales Tax Exemption

    Steven Grossman Special To The Worcester Business Journal May 27, 2013

    Having run a family business for 36 years, I understand the importance of competition in the marketplace. Competition sharpens the responsiveness of a business and ultimately delivers a better product for the customer.

    Steven Grossman Special To The Worcester Business Journal May 27, 2013
  • Dover Reports NASDAQ Letter Of Non-Compliance

    May 23, 2013

    Littleton-based equestrian retailer Dover Saddlery announced that it received a deficiency letter from NASDAQ.

    May 23, 2013
  • Staples Sales, Profits Fall In Q1

    May 22, 2013

    Framingham-based office retailer Staples Inc. is seeing the impacts of store closings and weaker sales of some items, it reported today.

    May 22, 2013
  • TJX Sales Up 7% In Q1

    May 21, 2013

    TJX Cos., the Framingham-based parent company of off-price retailers T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and HomeGoods, said earnings per share rose 13 percent in the quarter that began its new fiscal year.

    May 21, 2013

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