Retail

Tesla plans to close many of its retail locations, the electric vehicle automaker said Friday, which could include a location in the Natick Mall.

The businesses are typically small and minority-owned shops paying inexpensive rent. Finding a similar location with similar rent could be difficult.

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TJX Cos. saw sales hit $39 billion in the just-completed fiscal year, a jump of 9 percent, as the Framingham company continues to counter a challenging time for brick-and-mortar retail.

Worcester City Councilors want to be mindful of existing businesses and tenants at the Midtown Mall on Front Street as the Worcester Redevelopment Authority begins the process to take the property.

Aubuchon Hardware said Tuesday it is acquiring and closing the only store operated by Lynde Hardware & Supply Inc., a family-owned operation purchased by the Drake family in 1982.

Worcester's first recreational marijuana store is one step closer to opening after Good Chemistry won state approval Thursday for a shop in the Canal District.

Hudson real estate manager Calare Properties has bought a five-story Framingham office building for nearly $3.3 million.

Good Chemistry, Worcester's first medical marijuana dispensary, could be the city's first to open for recreational sales if it receives state approval.

The Auburn Mall and Solomon Pond Mall in Marlborough will soon open kiosks offering CBD products from Ohio-based cannabis firm Green Growth Brands.