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🔒Retail shifts have changed the way planners & developers are approaching real estate

The changing face of retail is having a profound impact on Massachusetts’ real estate and development landscape.

Amazon opens 350K-sq.-ft. robotics facility in Westborough

Retail giant Amazon announced the opening of a new, 350,000 square foot Amazon Robotics manufacturing facility in Westborough on Thursday.

For $11M, Framingham real estate firm snaps up another retail complex

A 168,000-square-foot property on Hudson’s Main Street sold for $11 million, according to a press release from Greater Boston Commercial Properties Inc., who brokered the sale.

Millbury L.L. Bean will open Oct. 22

A new L.L. Bean outpost slated for The Shoppes at Blackstone Valley in Millbury will open its doors to customers on Friday, Oct. 22, the Maine retailer announced on Tuesday.
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BJ’s will close on Thanksgiving for 15th year in a row, reopen at 7 for Black Friday

BJ’s Wholesale Club, a membership-based warehouse retailer based in Westborough, will close on Thanksgiving this year, reopening at 7 a.m. on Black Friday, the company announced Tuesday.

🔒At a crossroads, Hopedale grapples with its future

After 40 years of vacancy, the 1-million-square-foot Draper Mill facility is being demolished, leaving Hopedale with the chance to completely reinvent itself.

🔒Revival: The independent bookstore industry is growing with a loyal customer base wanting to shop local

As people around the U.S. turned inward over the last year and a half, consumers appear to have found a respite from the onslaught of technology dependence: reading.

Former Grafton State Hospital sold for $1.7M, with plans for apartment and retail village 

A mixed-use, 317-unit apartment complex and retail space was approved in July for redevelopment of Grafton’s former state hospital, according to the Town of Grafton’s website.
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Grafton Flea Market on sale for $2.2M

After more than 50 years of business, the family-owned Grafton Flea Market is up for sale for $2.2 million, according to a posting on Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. 

TJX to pay 26-cent dividend

Retail parent company TJX Cos., Inc., headquartered in Framingham, announced on Friday a quarterly dividend of 26 cents per share of its common stock.
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