These Boston suburbs have had a lot to see over the last couple weeks! We've seen all the stores in Chestnut Hill and Newton, but only one of the stores in Needham. The stores I haven't posted (or photographed) are in gray, and notice that the former Stop & Shop in Newton is also on the map. Take a look at all of them in the map below! Coming Up Next It's time for the final group of stores within Boston! We've now covered the whole city except for Allston and Brighton on the far northwestern side of the city. As I've mentioned, there are a couple neighborhoods of Boston that were annexed from other towns outside the city over the years, and Allston and Brighton are geographically separated from the rest of the city for that reason. We're just northwest of Brookline , and east of the Newton stores we saw more recently. We'll tour Brighton first, starting in the southwestern corner near the Brookline border, then up into Allston. The northern part of All...
The Fresh Market Opened: December 2024 Owner: Cencosud Previous Tenants: Bed Bath & Beyond Cooperative: none Location: 84 Worcester Rd, Framingham, MA Photographed: October 10, 2025 We don't see a lot of The Fresh Market here on The Market Report, and that's partially because there aren't a whole lot in the areas I frequent. One opened up in part of a former Bed Bath & Beyond in Framingham, MA last December, and I recently got to check it out while in Massachusetts last week. Within a few days, I heard the news that I'd all but guessed when I visited: after less than a year, this store is set to close this month . The beautiful store measures around 25,000 square feet, and this is the newest Fresh Market I've been to. (See an example of a slightly older one here .) It's elegant, modern, and attractive, but I still think the chain struggles with its relevance. It's not a place you could do your full weekly food shopping -- in part because the se...