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BJ's Wholesale Club member count grows to 8 million
August 25, 2025Income from its membership fees, which were raised in January for the first time in seven years, grew 9% year-over-year to $123.3 million.
August 25, 2025
Lawmakers seek ban on grocery store price adjustments, targeted ads based on biometric data
August 19, 2025In a letter to McMullen last August, U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bob Casey sounded the alarm about Kroger's use of digital tags to "surge grocery prices and exploit consumers."
August 19, 2025
Level99 to open first location outside New England
August 19, 2025The opening of Level99's next location comes as it seeks to open a venue at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and another location in West Hartford, Connecticut.
August 19, 2025
Rutland-based food truck receives $50K loan for expansion
August 18, 2025Founded by Jordan El-Qasem, HaBBQ serves Texas-style BBQ infused with Middle Eastern spices.
August 18, 2025
Big Y to open its seventh Central Mass. grocery store
August 11, 2025Big Y is seeking to offer 4,000 local products sourced from partnerships with more than 500 local businesses.
August 11, 2025-
Worcester Restaurant Week returns for summer edition
August 7, 2025Worcester Restaurant Week is back, allowing local diners to enjoy a three-course meal for less than $30 per person at participating Central Massachusetts eateries.
August 7, 2025
CVS and Mass General Brigham propose clinical affiliation to address primary care shortage
August 5, 2025Mass General Brigham and CVS want to team up to tackle the dearth of primary care services in Massachusetts by expanding care options at MinuteClinic locations.
August 5, 2025
bankHometown consolidating Webster branches
July 29, 2025The country has lost about 1,646 bank branches every year since 2018, according to credit-building platform Self Financial.
July 29, 2025
Coffee entrepreneur behind Aero Roasters planning to open second location in Marlborough
July 25, 2025Peter Femino, a landscape architect and not a coffee drinker, stumbled into the coffee business, starting with a right-place, right-time opportunity. His design firm needed a café, and the idea of launching something new was appealing.
July 25, 2025
Feud between Market Basket board, CEO escalates as two longtime executives fired
July 24, 2025After weeks of relative calm, a power struggle over control of Tyngsborough-based supermarket chain Market Basket has escalated, after the company’s board fired two longtime executives who have sided with suspended CEO and President Arthur T.
July 24, 2025
International market opening on Worcester’s Pleasant Street
July 21, 2025Joining another Seabra Foods store in Framingham, this will be the firm’s second Central Massachusetts location. Seabra has additional Massachusetts locations in Attleboro and Fall River, part of an 18-store portfolio with locations in New Jersey
July 21, 2025
New operator of D’Errico’s location buys Worcester building for $1.2M
July 21, 2025Vitória has 15 locations in total across Massachusetts, according to Google Maps listings. The company has been expanding since it took over operation of D’Errico’s, opening a Burlington location earlier in 2025.
July 21, 2025
With Rhode Island acquisition, Aubuchon hardware now in every New England state
July 17, 2025Westminster-based hardware store firm W.E. Aubuchon Co. will soon have its first presence in the Ocean State, following the acquisition of an Ace Hardware store in the village of Wyoming, Rhode Island.
July 17, 2025
Bill would ban anyone born after 2005 from buying tobacco products
July 16, 2025Massachusetts could become the first state to ban future generations from buying tobacco or nicotine products, a move that some say will finally end addiction to the harmful products, but others argue removes adult choices and freedom and would hurt
July 16, 2025
Gardner cannabis firm seeks to take over Worcester dispensary vacated after death of Holyoke worker
July 8, 2025Joint Operations, a cannabis company with a location in Gardner, is seeking to take over the retail location in the Green Island neighborhood.
July 8, 2025
Former B.T.’s location in Worcester to become sister restaurant of popular healthy eatery
July 7, 2025Nashville hot chicken is a spicy version of fried chicken often served over bread with pickles. First created in the 1930s, the style of chicken has exploded in popularity over the last decade.
July 7, 2025
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