QUINCY, Mass. – The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. LLC last week announced sustainability advancements in Massachusetts, including its work to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the state, where it currently operates 131 stores. more

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. – BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc.’s directors won dismissal of investor claims that the board didn’t get enough for the third-largest U.S. warehouse-club chain in a $2.8 billion buyout by two private-equity firms, Bloomberg News reported. more

In late April, The New York Times reported that Wal-Mart’s Mexican subsidiary paid millions of dollars in alleged bribes to Mexican officials to gain approval and other favorable treatment for new stores. Wal-Mart allegedly discovered the payments in 2005, but bottled up its internal investigation. more

To the Editor: For more than 70 years, my family has dedicated their lives to taking care of family pets in Rhode Island. From grooming and day care to veterinary services and boarding, we have devoted our expertise and our passion to pets. Those of us who work at the Rhode Island Animal Medical Center and Four Paws Resort, do what we do for the love of animals. It’s not just the family business – it’s a “calling.” more

When Kevin Kalmes received a foreclosure notice on her home after being unemployed for more than two years, she said she started selling the contents of her basement, figuring that “I can’t fit all this stuff in a Wal-Mart shopping cart.” more

Both Rhode Island and Massachusetts drivers saw gasoline prices rise this week, the second consecutive week of increases after a nine-week decline, AAA Southern New England reported Monday. more

Coastway Community Bank opened a prototype retail branch on Comstock Parkway in Cranston on Jan. 28. The branch is intended to be the first of multiple locations for the design, which uses traditional materials of brick, stone and glass. Pictured from left, from Vision 3 Architects: Joseph Caldeira, project manager; Keith Davignon, principal; Andrew Hausmann, architect; and from E. Turgeon Construction Corp, Christopher Ducharme, principal, and Peter Abbenante, project manager. more

TIVERTON – Carpionato Group has made an introductory pitch to the Tiverton Town Council and Planning Board for a large-scale, mixed-use development that could be as large as 62 acres, The Herald News of Fall River reported. more

BOSTON – A company that provides ATMs to convenience stores, restaurants and other retail businesses in Massachusetts agreed to pay $50,000 to settle allegations that it failed to post fee-disclosure notices on certain machines, Attorney General Martha Coakley announced last week. more