The new year is bringing change to a part of Boston known for its shopping. TJ Maxx has closed its Newbury Street store less than a decade after it first opened.
Framingham-based parent company TJX said back in September that the store would close sometime in early 2026. A TJ Maxx employee confirmed over the phone that the store’s last day was Thursday.
The three-story shuttered store that opened in 2016 is located in a Frank Gehry-designed building at 360 Newbury Street on the corner of Mass. Ave. According to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filed with the state, 117 employees were set to lose their jobs by Jan. 5, 2026, but TJX said all workers were offered opportunities at nearby stores…