Retail

FRAMINGHAM – After years of decline, an $ 11.6 million deal puts Nobscot Plaza under new ownership with plans to turn it into a mixed-use development that includes shops and 150 apartments. “Progress is being made,” said District 1 City Councilor Christine Long, whose district includes the Nobscot Ward. “There …

A customer pushes her cart during a Black Friday sale on November 26 in Indianapolis. Vacation sales have grown at the fastest rate in 17 years, according to a spending measure. (Darron Cummings, Associated Press) Estimated reading time: 1-2 minutes NEW YORK – Retail sales in the United States rose …

Three Sacramento residents have been charged with retail theft offenses in western Sacramento. Hank McGee, 61, and Mark Ray, 61, pleaded not guilty to multiple retail theft charges in Yolo County Superior Court on Thursday, according to a press release from the district attorney’s office. Satin Bowman, 45, was also …

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WEYMOUTH – Construction of 30 apartments and two commercial spaces is currently underway on the site of a former bank in Columbian Square. Ballybreen Ventures and CMK Development Partners are building 30 residential units and two commercial units at 88 Pleasant Street. The new building, called The Vault at 88, …

What appears to be a strong holiday shopping season has pushed the payrolls of Southern California retailers above pre-pandemic employment levels. In November, traders in the four-county area added 23,400 workers, compared with a growing monthly 7,600 jobs during the recovery. November has traditionally been a big hiring month for …

SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Authorities arrested 27 suspected thieves and made 21 more arrests in weeklong siege against organized retail theft and highway violence, it was announced Tuesday. California Highway Patrol investigators from the Border Division’s Organized Crime Task Force (ORCTF) worked with 10 retail partners in San Diego and …

We have been operating in a “normal” state for a few months now. But things are not the way they were before and the experiences of the past two years and the new learned behaviors will not be hastily forgotten. To understand what customers want, what brands expect, and uncover …

Inside a cramped photocopy kiosk in Mumbai, Umesh Khamkar checked his phone every 30 minutes. He is the owner of the small store, but Khamkar was focusing on his other more lucrative business as a day trader. These days, he makes more money trading stocks on an app than he …