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Back To School Already?
July 6, 2010In a move sure to bring groans from legions of 12-year-olds, Framingham based office supplies giant Staples Inc. has announced that July 14 is the "official" start of the 2010 back-to-school shopping season.
July 6, 2010Staples Buys Finnish Office Supplier
July 2, 2010Framingham-based office supply giant Staples purchased a Finnish office supply chain named Oy Lindell Ab for an undisclosed sum, the company announced.
July 2, 2010
No Finer Place | MetroWest downtown merchants band together to plan for recovery
June 14, 2010Downtown districts were facing serious challenges even before the economy collapsed, and MetroWest's downtowns were not immune to the pressure.
June 14, 2010
Fickle Fashion | Picky customers, bad publicity and an abysmal economy fail to dent TJX
June 14, 2010The Great Recession was one of the worst times in generations to be in the retail business - that is unless you were Framingham-based TJX Cos. Inc.
June 14, 2010CVS Board Authorizes $2B Share Buy-Back Plan
June 14, 2010Woonsocket, R.I.-based retail pharmacy operator CVS Caremark Corp. said it plans to buy back $2 billion in common stock.CVS has more than 2,200 employees in Central Massachusetts.
June 14, 2010Retail Sales Up From Last Year
June 11, 2010Retail and food sales were up about 6.9 percent from last year, but fell slightly compared to last month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
June 11, 2010Staples Shakes Up Executive Leadership
June 7, 2010Framingham-based office supply retailer Staples Inc. has appointed people to three new senior vice president positions, the company announced Monday.
June 7, 2010Bose, Staples Make Best Brands List
June 4, 2010Two Central Massachusetts companies - Staples Inc. and Bose Corp. - were named to Boston-based Protobrand's list of the 25 most po
June 4, 2010- June 3, 2010
Sales, Profits Rise For Staples
May 20, 2010Staples got off to what it called a "good start" in the first quarter, with sales increasing 4 percent over last year and profits increasing 32 percent to $189 million, the Framingham-based company said.
May 20, 2010BJ's Q1 Profit Tops $26M
May 19, 2010Natick-based discount retailer BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. said it made a profit of $26.1 million in the first quarter compared to $24.3 million a year earlier.
May 19, 2010TJX Profit Up 63% In Q1
May 18, 2010Discount retailer TJX Cos. Inc. raked in $331 million in profits during the first quarter, a 63 percent increase over the prior year, the company said.
May 18, 2010Retail Sales Inch Up
May 14, 2010Retail sales nationwide increased 0.4 percent to $366.3 billion in April, an almost 9 percent jump from the same time last year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
May 14, 2010Littleton Retailer Posts Narrower Q1 Loss
May 11, 2010Littleton-based equestrian supplies retailer Dover Saddlery Inc. said first quarter revenue hit $16.2 million, a decline of 1.1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
May 11, 2010Inventories Inch Up As Sales Increase
May 11, 2010Wholesalers' inventories rose for the third straight month in March while sales increased significantly amid rising demand, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
May 11, 2010
Sullivan Grows With Weston
May 5, 2010Weston Nurseries Inc. of Hopkinton has hired Laurie V. Sullivan as its new garden center perennial sales supervisor.
May 5, 2010
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