Retail

Amazon today was scheduled to begin collecting sales taxes from its Massachusetts customers' online purchases, part of an accord reached last year with the Patrick administration that could bring in millions of dollars to the commonwealth's coffers and help level the field for the retail industry.

A surge in website attacks on the first Monday of the holiday shopping season – also known as Cyber Monday – costs companies millions of dollars in labor and lost revenue, according to the security division of Hopkinton-based EMC Corp.

Framingham-based Staples Inc. announced the launch of its new e-commerce site today, after acquiring California-based software company Runa earlier this month with plans to create a more personalized shopping experience at Staples.com.

The TJX Cos. of Framingham boosted its earnings forecast for the year Monday due to expectations of higher sales at its T.J. Maxx and Marshalls stores.

The TJX Cos. has proposed a $23 million, 96,000-square-foot expansion of its headquarters in Framingham.

Staples has completed the acquisition of a Silicon Valley-based software company that helps online retailers increase sales by personalizing the shopping experience, the Framingham-based office supply retailer announced.

The Norm Wagner auto dealership in Lancaster has been sold to a Westwood-based chain of automobile dealerships.

Dover Saddlery said it has brought on a financial advisor to conduct a strategic review of the company.

The TJX Cos. of Framingham, the parent firm of global clothing store brands T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, as well as Home Goods, announced a quarterly dividend on its common stock of 14.5 cents per share.

Soda company representatives fighting a strong push to expand the state's bottle redemption law argued Tuesday that adding the 5-cent deposit to additional drinks is an outdated idea from the 1970s and '80s that would put unnecessary burdens on retailers, businesses and consumers.