Retail

The Worcester Center for Crafts on Sagamore Road has rebranded its retail component, formerly known as The Gallery Store, which showcases the work of local artists and artists across the country.

Hannaford Supermarkets has begun installing defibrillators at all 185 of its stores to save the lives of customers and employees in case of a sudden cardiac event, the Scarborough, Maine-based food retailer said.

The former location of Scooby Doo’s Bar in Clinton at 675 Main St. was sold for $850,000 to a corporation with plans to demolish the building.

Legal sales of marijuana in Massachusetts hit a new record in 2022, the fourth full year of adult-use cannabis sales in the state.

Exhibit ‘A’ Brewing Co. will release a new beer and host a fundraiser for the Framingham after-school and summer program Hoops & Homework on Saturday.

Merrimack Valley Realty Group, LLC of Lawrence, owned by Bernard Goulet, purchased three multi-family properties in Fitchburg totaling 18 units.

Family-owned Koopman Lumber of Whitinsville is building its first Cape Cod location and 12th overall at the former Antiques Center of Cape Cod in Dennis.

Walgreens sold a 2.7-acre property at 653 Worcester Road in Framingham for $10 million on Thursday. A Walgreens Pharmacy is located on the site, though there is no indication that the store will close.

Despite falling prices and increasing competition, marijuana business officials across the state, and particularly in Central Massachusetts, still see the cannabis market as primed for opportunity, with operators having to be smarter about the way they operate their marijuana businesses.

The former headquarters of BJ’s Wholesale Club at 25 Research Drive in Westborough was sold on Friday for $32 million, a few months after a redevelopment plan was approved for the site.