Beloved Grocery Chain Grows + 500 Workers Face Cuts: MA Business Week

MASSACHUSETTS — From three companies announcing the layoffs of hundreds of employees in the Bay State to another Trader Joe’s opening, it’s been a busy week in Massachusetts business news.

Check out the video below to watch this week's Patch food and business roundup.

Have a business story idea? Send it to jessie.castellano@patch.com

Three companies announce layoffs

Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act with the state earlier this month, signaling its upcoming layoff of 247 employees in Massachusetts. The WARN was first filed on Wednesday, March 25, and layoffs are slated to begin on July 1.

The Sam’s Club Fulfillment Center, owned and operated by Walmart in Worcester, is expected to close, a company spokesperson wrote in a statement to Patch. The company also has plans to lay off 90 employees by May 29, 2026.

Clover Fast Food to lay off 182 Massachusetts employees based in Cambridge. The layoffs are slated to go into effect on Friday, May 29.

Trader Joe's expanding with another Mass. store

Reading will get another Trader Joe's grocery store at the Crossing at Walkers Brook at 34 Walkers Brook Drive.

The town said it will open sometime this year.

These Mass. bars are among the best in North America

Hecate Bar and The Wig Shop came in as some of the best 100 bars in the region, according to 50 Best's North America's 50 Best Bars 2026 list. The annual, globally recognized list ranks top-tier venues across the continent.

More Massachusetts Business News:

• Boston College Hires UConn's Luke Murray, son of Bill Murray, As Next Basketball Coach
• Historic Provincetown Hotel Goes To Auction: Report
• Beloved Health Cafe Known For Acai Bowls, Smoothies Opens First MA Location
• 2 National Clothing Chains Coming To Cape Cod Mall
• Another World-Flavored Eatery Comes To Framingham: Report
• Last Pizza Slice Sells On Sunday As Beloved Framingham Bakery Closes Its Doors
• Easter 2026 Grocery And Retail Hours: What's Open And Closed In MA?
• MA Commuter Rail Free Fridays, Half-Price Monthy Pass Sale Set For This Summer

• • Fast-Casual Restaurant Charts Opening In Burlington: Report

Catch Up On Past Business Roundups:

• Brand-New Sports Hub Takes Shape + Popular MA Stores Set To Close
• New Sporting Club Opens + Hundreds Of Jobs Coming To MA: MA Business Week
• Imminent Biotech Layoffs + Popular Retailer Closing MA Stores + National Burger Chain Expands: MA Business
• MA Favorite Eatery Expands + Movie Theater Closings + Dozens Of Workers Face Layoffs