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The Consumer Price Index increased 0.2 percent in October, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.The index has increased 1.2 percent over the last 12 months.
Natick-based BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. said its third-quarter profit was $23 million compared to $17.4 million a year earlier as sales climbed nearly 5 percent to $2.6 billion.
Framingham-based discount retailer TJX Cos. Inc. said third quarter sales increased 5 percent to $5.5 billion as profits hit $372 million.
The U.S. Census Bureau said retail and food services sales for October hit $373.1 billion, an increase of 1.2 percent over the same month a year ago on strong auto sales.
Organic Renaissance LLC., an Athol-based distributor of locally grown produce and other local food products, has received a $950,000 loan from MassDevelopment and other lenders.
Littleton-based equestrian equipment retailer Dover Saddlery Inc. said its third-quarter profit increased nearly 18 percent to $320,000 on revenue of $18.6 million, a 0.4-percent increase.
Retailers around the country hired 34 percent fewer workers in October compared to a year earlier, according to Chelmsford-based Kronos Inc.'s monthly retail labor index.
Keystone Automotive Industries Inc. will move from its current location in Sutton to 35,500 square feet at 30 Goya Dr. in Webster in December.
Worcester-based World Energy Solutions turned a $147,227 profit in the third quarter, the company's first quarterly profit since going public in 2006.Revenue grew 34 percent to $4.65 million.
Framingham-based Staples Inc. anticipates a mixed bag of sales results in the third quarter, including domestic deliveries up slightly but a drop in domestic and international retail sales.
Across Central Massachusetts, old mill buildings are a perennial problem.
Begrudging students may not be the only ones disappointed about the back-to-school season.
The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in downtown Worcester will be presented with a Preservation Honor Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation next week in Austin, Texas.
A new Sherwin-Williams retail store is slated to open at 163 Boston Tpke. in Shrewsbury.
Retail sales were strong in September, with auto sales up 19 percent and retail and food service sales up 7.3 percent from last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.