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Retail

  • Retail Sales Rebound

    Brandon Butler April 13, 2011

    First-quarter nationwide retail and food sales were up 8 percent compared to last year's pace, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

    Brandon Butler April 13, 2011
  • Rotmans Adds Television Dept., Six Local Jobs

    April 11, 2011

    Rotmans Furniture and Carpet is now in the television business, a move that Steve Rotman said is a natural fit.

    April 11, 2011
  • BJ's Sales Up, TJX Steady

    April 7, 2011

    March sales for BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. rose 9.1 percent, and comparable club sales rose 5.1 percent, while the numbers for fellow discount retailer

    April 7, 2011
  • Staples Gets Energy Star Honor

    April 4, 2011

    Framingham-based Staples Inc. is being honored as one of the U.S.

    April 4, 2011
  • Staples Gets Swiss Partner

    March 31, 2011

    Framingham-based Staples Inc. has formed a partnership with Swiss office products company Büro Schoch Direct AG to work together on international accounts.

    March 31, 2011
  • LED Prices Down At Bulbs.com

    March 25, 2011

    Bulbs.com, the Worcester-based online light bulb retailer, says it's cut the prices on LED bulbs.

    March 25, 2011
  • Staples Pushing Tablets

    March 24, 2011

    Framingham office supply giant Staples is making a major push on tablet computers, including a website devoted to the products.

    March 24, 2011
  • Suitor For BJ's Wholesale Revealed

    Christina Davis March 22, 2011

    A California private equity firm is considering an offer to acquire Natick-based BJ's Wholesale Club, according to a filing by BJ's with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

    Christina Davis March 22, 2011
  • Littleton Horse Retailer Gets Back On Expansion Trail

    Christina Davis March 16, 2011

    Littleton-based Dover Saddlery, which sells equestrian products, plans to re-launch its retail store expansion plan.

    Christina Davis March 16, 2011
  • Soaring Cotton Costs Pinch Retailers | Price jumps will likely be passed onto consumers

    March 14, 2011

    What do a drought in China, restrictions on Indian exports and flooding in Pakistan all have in common?

    March 14, 2011
  • Boston Donuts Opens Third Locale | Owner: Patrons are friends first, customers second

    March 14, 2011

       It’s not easy being a little donut-and-coffee shop in the heart of Dunkin’ Donuts country. And it’s not easy starting up a new location in a penny-pinching time and place.

    March 14, 2011
  • TJX Sales Grow

    March 3, 2011

    Framingham discount retailer The TJX Cos. Inc. reported a 3-percent increase in its February sales, to $1.5 billion.

    March 3, 2011
  • Steady Sales Drive Staples Profits

    Brandon Butler March 2, 2011

    Staples Inc., the Framingham-based office retail giant, saw profits increase 17 percent in the fourth quarter and 19 percent on the year.

    Brandon Butler March 2, 2011
  • Revenues Up, Profits Down For BJ's

    Brandon Butler March 2, 2011

    Despite revenues increasing 8 percent for BJ's Wholesale Club last year, company profits dipped more than 25 percent because of restructuring costs.

    Brandon Butler March 2, 2011
  • Saddles And Boots From Your iPhone

    February 25, 2011

    With the help of another Central Massachusetts company, Dover Saddlery of Littleton has a new way for customers to buy their equestrian supplies.

    February 25, 2011
  • TJX Reports Weak Q4, Strong Year

    Christina Davis February 23, 2011

    Framingham-based TJX Cos. reported a 10-percent increase in annual profits for the most recent fiscal year, despite a 15-percent drop in fourth-quarter profits.

    Christina Davis February 23, 2011

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Massachusetts whistleblower laws predominantly safeguard public employees from retaliation when they report violations, abuse, or risks to public health and safety. However, private employees have far more restrictions in regards to their state-provided whistleblower protections, but there are still ways they file retaliation complaints, including federally through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Act.

In January, the state agency Cannabis Control Commission suspended a whistleblower featured in a WBJ investigation. Without providing reasoning, the CCC put Business Operations Manager Meghan Dube on paid administrative leave. Dube subsequently resigned from her role.

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