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Forever 21, with three Central Mass. locations, files for bankruptcy

Clothing retailer Forever 21, with three Central Massachusetts locations, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and could close as many as 178 U.S. stores and more than 300 overall. 

🔒Being the good guy & bad guy to employees

We hear it constantly: This younger generation does not know how to work. They are entitled. Their...

Polar Park to feature autonomous checkout store

Polar Park, the future home of the Worcester Red Sox, will feature what the team is calling the world’s first autonomous checkout store in a pro sports and entertainment venue. 

Recreational weed stores open in Ayer, Millbury

Central Massachusetts has added two more recreational marijuana shops in Ayer and Millbury after the state Cannabis Control Commission authorized stores in those towns to open.
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TJX spends $120M on Framingham office building for HQ expansion 

Framingham retailer parent firm TJX Cos. has purchased a large office building near its Framingham headquarters for $120 million as it plans an expansion. 

Following sting operation, Rock Bar & Union Tavern could lose liquor licenses

Two Canal District bars in Worcester were caught in a sting Thursday for allegedly serving alcohol to minors.

BJ’s HQ sold to investment firm for $33M

The Westborough corporate headquarters of BJ’s Wholesale Club has changed hands from one New York property investment firm to another. 

BJ’s promotes EVP to president

BJ’s Wholesale Club in Westborough has promoted its executive vice president and chief commercial officer to president.
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🔒#ShopWoo during construction

General mayhem. That’s how many local residents are perceiving certain Worcester neighborhoods undergoing or slated to begin major construction projects. 

Work to begin on Maynard Market Basket

Construction will unofficially begin next week on a Market Basket grocery store that will anchor the Maynard Crossing mixed-use development in Maynard.
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