Alexa Gagosz

No matter your memories or feelings about the New England chain, the Globe wants to hear from you.

L.L. Bean’s revenue has barely grown in a decade. Now the privately held retailer is betting on new stores, new customers, and a massive renovation to its flagship to change that.

Beyond the marble floors and Venetian Rubino glass chandeliers, there is a tension between the ambition of what Encore set out to be, and the image of what it has become.

After years of pharmacy closures, CVS returned to Roxbury with a stripped-down store focused only on prescriptions and health care.

Do you go to gamble at the casino or dine inside the restaurants? Do you stay at the hotel for a mini-getaway? We want to hear from you.

The Anthropologie-owned brand’s first Massachusetts location is part nursery, part home store, part cafe, and part wedding venue. They’re betting there’s still value in making shoppers linger.

After a career as a social worker, Robin Krawczyk opened These Storied Walls, a Beacon Hill wallpaper boutique with a mission to give back.

The talent is top-notch and the scene is warm and neighborly. Here’s a look at some of the city’s most delectable offerings.

Stefano Quaresima, the chef-owner of Via Cannuccia, will open Bottega Cannuccia in Fields Corner this winter.

“Now, I’m finding that ‘chef’ in me again, and just feeling comfortable in my own skin, at my age, with who I am now," Krista Kern Desjarlais said.