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.
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.