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Partners purchase Hayes & Sherry commercial real estate firm

Economic Activity 09/13/2022

PROVIDENCE – One of the region’s leading full-service commercial real estate brokerage firms is changing owners. Hayes & Sherry founding owners, Pete Hayes and Karl...

Starbucks asks labor board to halt union votes temporarily

Economic Activity 08/15/2022

Starbucks is asking the National Labor Relations Board to suspend all union elections at its U.S. stores in response to a whistleblower's allegations of...

CREATIVE OUTLETS: Barrington woodworker Torsten Mayer-Rothbarth says Etsy Inc. is one of several places he sells his work. Convenience outweighs the downsides for many sellers using Esty, he says. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Price might be high for using online platforms

Economy 05/13/2022

When Frog and Toad LLC launched in 2001, the owners of the gift shop didn’t see the need to create a website, let alone...

E-COMMERCE GIANT AMAZON.COM INC. announced that it is "coming soon" to a storefront inside the Providence Place mall. This image shows the Amazon 4-star location in Norwalk, Conn. / PHOTO COURTESY AMAZON.COM INC.

Amazon 4-star brick-and-mortar store coming to Providence Place

Economic Activity 11/29/2021

PROVIDENCE – Amazon.com Inc. has long been known for disrupting the traditional retail shopping economy through convenient, online sales and quick delivery. But in a...

Johnston Planning Board gives $300M retail distribution center initial approval

Business Services 02/16/2021

JOHNSTON – A $300 million retail distribution facility proposed for Johnston was outlined in greater detail on Tuesday, in a hearing before the Johnston...

’TIS THE SEASON: Holiday knick-knacks are displayed at a Macy’s department store on Oct. 1 in Denver. Stores are trying to attract earlier holiday shoppers as a way to reduce crowding during the COVID-19 pandemic. / AP PHOTO/DAVID ZALUBOWSKI

Retailers start holiday season earlier than ever

Coronavirus 10/09/2020

NEW YORK – Add last-minute holiday shopping to the list of time-honored traditions being upended by the coronavirus pandemic. Retailers are kicking off the...

R.I. ranks No. 9 in Amazon’s top 10 states with fastest-growing...

Manufacturing 07/31/2020

WARWICK – Rhode Island is No. 9 in the top 10 states with the fastest-growing small and medium-sized businesses selling online, with 40% year-over-year...

As robots take over warehousing, workers pushed to adapt

Technology 12/30/2019

NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (AP) – Robots haven't replaced warehouse workers yet, but they're here — and they need some human supervision. Doing your job side-by-side...