Retail

Framingham-based off-price retail giant TJX Cos. Inc. reported comparable same-store sales in December rose 6 percent, compared to an 8-percent increase in 2011. Year-to-date, sales were up 7 percent.

For the first time in more than 40 years, Front Street is now open in downtown Worcester,...

Retailers rang in lackluster sales during the holiday shopping season, falling below state and national groups' expectations, according to retail analysts.

The Northborough Crossing shopping mall, which opened in 2011 and is home to such notable anchor stores as Wegmans, Kohl's and BJ's Wholesale Club, has been sold to a New York City-based developer and manager of shopping centers for $128 million.

The TJX Companies of Framingham has acquired Sierra Trading Post of Cheyenne, Wyo., an off-price web and...

Staples Inc. President and COO Michael A. Miles Jr. will be stepping down from his position in February.

Worcester's Harr Motor Group announced Monday that CEO Charles Ribakoff is selling the company to General Manager...

To reduce waste disposal by 2 million tons per year by 2020, hotels, grocery chains and other...

Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, will begin collecting Massachusetts sales taxes starting next fall under a...

Worcester is home to nine colleges and universities that educate more than 35,000 full-time students. Yet, many...