Retail

🔒Former Whole Foods plaza in Wayland to feature event hall, restaurants, Terrain store following $7M sale

Framingham-based Grossman Development Group purchased the former site of a Whole Foods in Wayland for $6.68 million, part of a plan with the parent company of Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie […]

🔒German discount grocer ALDI opening sixth location in Central Mass.

German discount supermarket chain ALDI is growing its presence in Central Massachusetts.

The O Shop to relocate and rebrand, amid expansion project

The O Shop is overhauling its name, size, and location, all in an effort to strengthen its commitment to providing properly fitting bras and lingerie to Central Massachusetts.

L.L.Bean’s third location in Central Mass. set to open in the fall

Two other L.L.Bean locations operate in Central Massachusetts: one store is located at The Shops at Blackstone Valley in Millbury, and the other at The Shops at Highland Commons in Hudson, near the town’s border with Berlin.

🔒Ocean State Job Lot in Westborough to become one of retailer’s largest stores

Ocean State Job Lot’s Westborough location is about to become one the big box’s largest stores.

BJ’s Wholesale Club member count grows to 8 million

Income from its membership fees, which were raised in January for the first time in seven years, grew 9% year-over-year to $123.3 million.

Lawmakers seek ban on grocery store price adjustments, targeted ads based on biometric data

In a letter to McMullen last August, U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bob Casey sounded the alarm about Kroger's use of digital tags to "surge grocery prices and exploit consumers."

Level99 to open first location outside New England

The opening of Level99's next location comes as it seeks to open a venue at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and another location in West Hartford, Connecticut.