Retail

A Woburn purveyor of new and used lab equipment has purchased a Hudson warehouse for $1.6 million.

Two Westborough companies, convenience store chain Cumberland Farms and retail store Julio's Liquors, are facing off on a potential ballot question going before voters next year to allow food stores to sell liquor.

RK Centers, a Needham owner of shopping centers, has bought from Target three retail spaces next to its Framingham location for $12.9 million.

The overnight fire was devastating to Natick, but the community was generous in helping those affected.

When they looked in their email a few weeks ago and found subpoenas from U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling's office looking into their relationships with marijuana businesses, leaders in communities across Central Massachusetts, and the rest of the state, were surprised.

Bean Counter Bakery will open a new location early next year on Grove Street in Worcester to complement its Highland Street location and a sister shop in Shrewsbury.

The store known for its "I Love Worcester" merchandise and T-shirts will become the first business to open in the $21-million Worcester Public Market.

When the iconic New England Confectionery Co. went out of business last year, with it went many bars  Necco made, including the Sky Bar. Now, the Sudbury food shop Duck Soup has begun making the Sky Bar again.

BJ's Wholesale Club has authorized a stock buyback of up to $250 million in what the Westborough retailer said Thursday was a sign of confidence in its financial outlook.

TJX Cos., an off-price apparel and home fashions retailer, has invested $225 million for a non-controlling 25% ownership stake in Russian retailer Familia, the Framingham company reported Tuesday.