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Category Archives: business
Paint the town pink: Wellesley welcomes The Miss Fit Club
A new women’s fitness business called The Miss Fit Club has opened its doors at 873 Worcester St. (Rte. 9) and it has an interesting twist: It’s operated by a veteran of Miss America and Miss USA pageants and includes among its services readying clients themselves for pageants.
It also has a whole lot of pink [...]
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Upside Down Crust Pizzeria getting closer in Wellesley
Upper Crust Pizzeria isnt saying exactly when its opening in Wellesley at 99 Central St. yet, but as this new sign shows, things are getting closer.
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Wellesley: Land of the wealth managers
Was browsing through Boston Magazine’s February issue, which features a cover story on Who Makes What. While it’s hard to say who from that crowd actually lives in Wellesley (aside from Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan, who is listed as being among Boston’s most overpaid workers at $10 million a year BEFORE his recent [...]
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Ski Market/St. Moritz liquidating
The liquidation sale for the Wellesley-based Ski Market chain, which recently filed for bankruptcy protection, started today at 7 locations.
The company’s sudden downfall has angered shoppers, in particular those who were given gift certificates shortly before the company declared bankruptcy and then told they couldn’t use them or that the cards would only be worth [...]
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Marathon Sports: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Don’t everyone ditch their running shoes now
Marathon Sports, which has a location in Wellesley Hills, issued a note this week responding to a flurry of press about the trend of people running barefoot or with creepy-looking minimalist footwear (shown left). Of course, this could be a little scary for a store that has made its name in selling running shoes.
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Planned Rte. 9 CVS has “folkloric” Wellesley neighborhood fired up
Neighbors of a Wellesley area along Rte. 9 that one resident calls “folkloric” have hired a consultant to present a different view of what traffic impact a new CVS could have there. Neighbors aren’t buying CVS claims that customers will be able to get in and out of the store via the air and underground [...]
Latest details on Wellesley Hardware
Federal Realty, the real estate investment trust behind Linden Square in Wellesley, has released more details about Wellesley Hardware, a new Ace Hardware store opening at 165 Linden St. in late spring that we mentioned recently.
The family-owned business will occupy an 8,000 square foot space. R.J. Sheer says his family lived on Grove Street in [...]
Remembering Bailey’s in Wellesley
Interesting how often we come across mentions of Bailey’s ice cream, a one-time Wellesley hotspot before we came to town. A reader recently wrote that he was surprised that the recently shuttered Brigham’s outlasted Bailey’s. Dorset Cafe’s Sally Khudairi fondly remembered Bailey’s chocolate chip ice cream in this Boston Globe column. And then earlier this [...]
Ace Hardware coming to Wellesley
Uh oh, there goes another excuse for putting off household fix-ups. Look for an Ace Hardware store to be opening up on Linden Street along the stretch near Jos. A. Bank. Looks like Green’s Hardware will get a bit of local competition.
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Wellesley’s A Little Yoga closing Jan. 30
A Little Yoga, which moved into a spot on Linden St. last winter, is closing its doors on Jan. 30. The yoga studio was one of several that crowded into area over the past year and gave the local business community a spark. Owner Erin Purcell Gallo said in a note to patrons that:
“Many students [...]
Venture firm Bessemer to bid Wellesley farewell
Bessemer Venture Partners, which has offices on Walnut Street in Wellesley and has been in town since the early 1980s, is now looking to relocate to Cambridge, which is a hot spot for social networking, software and life sciences startups. Partner Chris Gabrieli, who ran for governor of Massachusetts in 2006, confirmed to us that [...]
Brookline Bank coming to Wellesley