Retail jobs near you in Allston

Shops along Brighton Avenue, Harvard Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue, and supermarkets on Western Avenue and Guest Street. Verify once in a short chat on your phone, then say yes to store shifts with your free Work Passport.

Covers: Brighton Avenue, Harvard Avenue, Union Square, Packard’s Corner, Commonwealth Avenue, Western Avenue.

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Storefronts on the avenues, supermarkets at the edges

Allston’s shops line its main streets. Harvard Avenue, Brighton Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue, from Union Square to Packard’s Corner, are full of small stores and services that serve a neighborhood of students and young renters, and the Green Line and the 57 and 66 buses run along them.

For supermarket work, there is a large grocery store on Western Avenue, on the 70 and 86 bus lines, and another on Guest Street near Boston Landing, on the 64 and 86. These stores need cashiers, baggers, stockers and deli and bakery counter staff.

Getting around

  • Bus 57: Brighton Avenue and Cambridge Street
  • Bus 66: Harvard Avenue
  • Buses 70 and 86: Western Avenue
  • Bus 64: Guest Street, near Boston Landing
  • Green Line B: Packard’s Corner, Harvard Avenue

Where the work is

  • Neighborhood shops

    Harvard Avenue and Brighton Avenue, around Union Square.

  • Supermarkets

    Western Avenue, and Guest Street near Boston Landing.

  • Stores near the campuses

    Commonwealth Avenue around Packard’s Corner.

Questions people in Allston ask

Where are the supermarkets near Allston?

On Western Avenue, on the 70 and 86 buses, and on Guest Street near Boston Landing, on the 64.

Which Allston streets have shops?

Harvard Avenue, Brighton Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue, around Union Square and Packard’s Corner. The Green Line B branch and the 57 and 66 buses run along them.

Do I need a résumé to apply for jobs in Allston?

No. Your Work Passport takes its place. You verify who you are once, in a short chat on your phone, and employers near you see that it’s verified.

Is the Work Passport free?

Yes. Workers never pay. Employers cover the cost of hiring.

Are the openings on this page real?

They’re examples, written by AI for Allston to show the kind of work nearby, and their employers are invented. Live openings are on the Passport jobs board, where you apply with your Passport.

Who sees my information?

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