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TJX profits plunge $1.6B in wake of coronavirus pandemic
May 21, 2020The TJX Companies, Inc., headquartered in Framingham, said Thursday it had its profits drop from $700 million in the first quarter last year to a $887 million loss in the first quarter this year, as it was forced to close its stores worldwide in the
May 21, 2020
Data shows BJ's spike in business during pandemic
May 15, 2020Sales at BJ's Wholesale Club doubled at one point early in the coronavirus pandemic as part of a rush of business to warehouse clubs, according to an industry tracker.
May 15, 2020
Coronavirus shuttered 48% of Worcester County's small businesses, dropped revenues 43%
May 13, 2020Almost half of small businesses in Worcester County have closed at least temporarily during the coronavirus pandemic, according to an analysis by a team of researchers led by Harvard University.
May 13, 2020
WBJ Podcast: How the Central Mass. workforce is changing now and in the future
May 11, 2020More than 20% of the Massachusetts workforce has applied for unemployment since the coronavirus crisis began in mid-March, particularly those employees in the hospitality, retail and healthcare sectors.
May 11, 2020
Movers & Shakers for May 11, 2020
Updated: May 11, 2020Central Massachusetts organizations making hires and promotions recently include Cornerstone Bank, Rollstone Bank & Trust, UMass Memorial Health Care and Covectra.
Updated: May 11, 2020
Strained nonprofits are finding coronavirus pandemic is becoming a poor person’s crisis
Updated: May 11, 2020Central Massachusetts was already facing deep-rooted challenges with poverty. Add a pandemic forcing more than 800,000 Massachusetts residents to file for unemployment, and Central Massachusetts human services have been sent into overdrive.
Updated: May 11, 2020
How Central Mass. biz owners are taking over Instagram
Updated: May 11, 2020Savvy Central Mass. social media managers all seem to report the same phenomenon, which is a business owner’s dream: post a product online and see it fly off the shelves.
Updated: May 11, 2020
Judge lifts Baker order closing gun retailers
May 8, 2020A federal judge will temporarily lift a Gov. Charlie Baker executive order requiring firearm retailers to close their physical businesses during the COVID-19 state of emergency.
May 8, 2020
Neiman Marcus files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
May 7, 2020Neiman Marcus, which has a location in Natick, announced Thursday it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as the impacts of the coronavirus-stunted economy begin to materialize.
May 7, 2020
The owner of Berlin restaurant where Oscar-nominated movie was filmed has been charged with COVID-19 stimulus fraud
May 5, 2020The owner of the Berlin restaurant where Chris Evans shot a movie scene faces charges for filing fraudulent coronavirus relief loan applications through the U.S. Small Business Administration.
May 5, 2020
Worcester Walmart reopens after coronavirus closure
May 5, 2020The Walmart Supercenter at 25 Tobias Boland Way in Worcester reopened Tuesday, a week after it was shut down due to employees testing positive for COVID-19, a company spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday.
May 5, 2020
Staples owner drops $525M plan to buy Victoria's Secret
May 5, 2020A planned purchase of Victoria's Secret by Staples owner Sycamore Partners is off, leaving the women's clothing brand to plan to operate as a standalone entity apart from Bath & Body Works.
May 5, 2020
Baker eases tight restrictions on retail, car dealers
May 5, 2020Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday gave florists, as well as many other "non-essential" businesses, a green thumbs up to bring back a limited number of employees to fulfill online and phone orders for delivery, as long as they follow proper safety
May 5, 2020
Crompton Collective might re-open as outdoor market to start
May 4, 2020During an interview for the WBJ Podcast, entreprenuer Amy Lynn Chase detailed how she is thinking about slowly reopening her businesses in Worcester and Hudson once the coronavirus shutdown of non-essential business in Massachusetts is lifted.
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WBJ Podcast: Amy Lynn Chase's lost revenue
May 4, 2020As Massachusetts state and business officials gather to establish the plan to re-open the economy perhaps by May 18, Worcester entrepreneur Amy Lynn Chase joins The Weekly Business Report podcast to detail her businesses' struggles since the
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Worcester Walmart closed after inspection finds no face masks, 23 employees test positive
Updated: April 30, 2020Worcester city officials ordered the Walmart Supercenter store at 25 Tobias Boland Way to be temporarily closed after 23 employees tested positive for coronavirus.
Updated: April 30, 2020
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