Retail

Think of it as Groupon for property taxes. Worcester, a city that has dabbled rather extensively with daily-deal-style promotions at local businesses through its Woo Card program, is considering taking that model to another level.

To many, the name Staples conveys one specific image: a high-ceilinged store full of neatly stacked reams...

Framingham-based off-price clothing and home fashions retailer TJX Corp. ended its 2013 fiscal year with an additional $2.7 billion in sales, an increase of 11.6 percent compared to last year.

Two publicly traded office supplies retailers that hold the number two and three spots in the market behind Framingham-based Staples Inc. have agreed to combine in an all-stock merger, they announced this morning.

Saving customers time and money in exchange for their loyalty is at the heart of why companies...

Sales for Framingham-based TJX Cos. Inc. continued to climb in January, coming in ahead of the company's expectations.

Littleton-based equestrian products retailer Dover Saddlery Inc. said its preliminary unaudited fourth-quarter revenues grew 11 percent from the same quarter a year ago.

Framingham-based Avery Dennison RBIS, a $1.5-billion division of California-based Avery Dennison, said it will expand its relationship with a major food and apparel retailer in the United Kingdom.

Milford-based online retailer, DDH Enterprises LLC has opened a new online gift basket store, www.AllYourGiftBasket.com.

Gov. Deval Patrick rolled out an ambitious spending plan Wednesday night as he turned the corner on his second term in office, making the case to the public and lawmakers for a massive $1.9 billion tax increase that he said would be spent on education and transportation to “accelerate” economic growth.