Retail

Big Y Foods will hire 20 part-time workers for its newly remodeled World Class Market at 100 Mayfield St.

The Massachusetts Office of Housing and Economic Development on Wednesday announced a $2.7-million MassWorks Infrastructure Program grant to pay for streetscape improvements on the outskirts of downtown.

A week after being named the most energy efficient state in the country, Massachusetts took an additional step Monday to set ambitious, nation-leading energy efficiency goals for the next three years.

The Framingham-based TJX Cos. has completed its acquisition of Australian retailer Trade Secret for approximately $58.5 million, TJX announced over the weekend.

The hoopla surrounding this month's announcement of a $33-million, high-end luxury hotel for downtown Worcester may seem a bit overhyped, but given the step-by-step nature of economic revitalization, business and city officials have the right to be excited to get another important piece of the puzzle in place and can't be faulted for shouting their successes from the rooftops.

In one fell swoop, a 168-room hotel has done something that years of development efforts have been striving for: align Worcester's downtown with the words luxury, premiere and high-end.

The first step has been taken by Simon Property Group to demolish Macy's Home Store and add a cinema and restaurant to the Auburn Mall.

Worcester's only shopping mall is in financial trouble, having defaulted on its loan, its revenue continuing to slide and key leases coming up for renewal.

Springfield-based Big Y Foods says this is its biggest year yet for featuring locally grown fruits and...

Following a shareholder vote in June, Framingham-based office supply retailer Staples Inc. announced this week it will limit severance packages for senior executives that leave the company.