Retail

Seattle online retailer Amazon is closing its Milford facility at 8 Industrial Road, along with four other Massachusetts facilities in Dedham, Everett, Randolph, and Mansfield, according to a statement by Amazon spokesperson Caitlin McLaughlin, received by WBJ on Friday.

Metrolube Realty, LLC, registered to Bob Ladas, president CEO of Marlborough’s Metrolube Enterprises Inc., purchased two Valvoline Instant Oil Change locations in Worcester for $3.2 million.

When Shacey Petrovic stepped down as CEO of Acton medical-device company Insulet in May for personal reasons, she left Central Massachusetts without a single public company headquartered here, traded on NASDAQ or New York Stock Exchange, with a woman as CEO.

The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gas in Massachusetts continued to fall this week, down 11 cents from last week, to $4.16 a gallon, according to travel association AAA Northeast.

The property housing the Price Chopper supermarket location at 29 Sunderland Road in Worcester has sold for $4.1 million, less than two years after it was sold to a Miami investment group for $4 million.

Marlborough discount retailer BJ’s Wholesale Club’s plans to open 11 new stores by the end of the fiscal year remain on track.

Revenue at TJX-branded stores in the U.S. fell short of expectations in the second quarter, which the company attributed to high inflation.

The North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. has granted $25,000 to the City of Leominster to support the city’s facade improvement program, which helps business owners upgrade their facilities’ exteriors.

New York City-based The Lightstone Group, with its partner Outshine Properties, has purchased 100-150 Staples Drive in Framingham for $24.7 million, which is more than double the price the property sold for in 2021.

Unified Health and Performance of Lancaster, a fitness center serving athletes with and without disabilities, will be moving to a larger space in September, which includes opening a new Rick Hoyt Research Lab, named after the famous Boston Marathon athlete with cerebral palsy.