Posts by ericg
TJX pulls back on e-commerce as store sales rise
The Framingham off-price retail chain has shuttered its HomeGoods.com e-commerce business as customer traffic at its brick-and-mortar stores drove above-expected sales. Read More
Read MoreEntrepreneur who once lived on food stamps is now combating food insecurity
Ashley Tyrner, who lives in Boston’s Back Bay, has dedicated herself to combating food insecurity. Her company, FarmboxRx, has transformed itself over the last three years from a direct-to-consumer brand to one that services health plans. Read More
Read MoreFive things: Convention center kerfuffle, a biotech HQ move, more layoffs and a Peter Lynch story
Good morning! It’s National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day. (I dare you to tackle your office fridge.) Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your workday, plus more tech layoffs, a campus construction project, Gillette history trivia and a Peter Lynch story you couldn’t have guessed. Read…
Read MorePath cleared for cannabis businesses to receive needed state funds
Money might finally hit the pockets of social equity cannabis businesses, who have long been waiting for the state to fulfill its promise of grants. Read More
Read MoreBattery company completes layoffs of over 100 workers, most in Mass.
Marlborough-based Ambri moved forward with its previously disclosed plans to lay off over 100 workers, including 89 Massachusetts residents. Read More
Read MoreMerger of RI’s public TV, radio stations will create a 30-person newsroom
Last week, Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio (formerly Rhode Island Public Radio) announced plans to merge into one entity that will serve Rhode Island as well as Southeastern Massachusetts. Read More
Read MoreYet more strange twists emerge in bidding for Southie convention center land
According to an agenda published Tuesday morning, the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority’s board was to vote this week on tentatively designating a Cronin Development-led group as the winning bid. But then things changed. Read More
Read MoreEMD Serono to move HQ to Seaport from the suburbs
The announcement of the move comes following significant layoffs at the company this year. Read More
Read MoreHere’s what needs to happen before Dana-Farber, Beth Israel can build new hospital
Here are all the hoops Dana-Farber and Beth Israel Deaconess will have to jump through before they can break ground on the new cancer center. Read More
Read MoreLaw firm Segal McCambridge opens first Boston office
After opening offices in Pittsburgh and San Francisco earlier this year, Chicago-based law firm Segal McCambridge is entering the Boston market, giving the litigation firm 14th location across the country. Read More
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