Retail

The Worcester Redevelopment Authority is moving toward taking two properties valued at more than $500,000 as the first step of a sprawling revitalization effort, planning to use eminent domain if necessary.

Reliant Medical Group plans to move into the former Macy's home goods store at the Auburn Mall by next summer, taking up a large vacancy at the mall after plans for a movie theater fell through.

Roughly 15 percent of TJX shareholders voted to approve a proposal for setting policies and goals centered around erasing compensation gaps.

The days of people shopping for certain goods in physical locations may be on the way out, but smart developers still can attract a robust retail customer base.

New York City property manager RD Management is remaking the old Kmart as a Stop & Shop grocery store and has plans to expand a second building and add a third, creating a total of 15 retail spaces in what is now called Milford Crossing.

TJX and Boston Scientific both moved up and Staples fell on the new Fortune 500 list released Wednesday.

Starbucks is coming to Milford Crossing.

BJ's Wholesale Club is launching a new business-to-business sales division to offer bulk pricing, coordination of multiple truck or container orders, and special ordering and pick-up.

Office supply retailer Staples is collaborating with a design company for a new 40-piece line of office products including planners, pens, storage containers and staplers.

Shareholders of the TJX Cos. in Framingham will decide if diversity among senior executives will be considered as a CEO performance measure and whether or not to produce a pay equity report.