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MANCHESTER — The Outback Steakhouse on Hale Road is set to close by the end of the month, a spokeswoman for the restaurant chain’s parent company confirmed Thursday.

Elizabeth Watts, director of communications for Bloomin’ Brands Inc., said the steakhouse’s last day of business will be Jan. 26. Most employees will transfer to a nearby restaurant, Watts said, and those who do not will receive a severance package.

“Closing a restaurant is never easy,” she said in a statement. “This decision was made based solely on business circumstances and has no reflection on the employees or management team. We truly appreciate the community’s support the past 25 years.”

Outback Steakhouse, an Australian-themed casual dining chain best known for its cuts of beef and signature “bloomin’ onion” appetizer, opened its location at 170 Hale Road, [...]

Matt Halprin, Senior Vice President of New England Retail Properties, Inc. is pleased to announce the sale of the former Toys “R” Us located at 1686 Boston Road (Route 20) in Springfield, MA. New England Retail Properties exclusively represented the seller of the property, Florida based Springsan Company. New England Retail Properties secured the buyer on behalf of the seller. The East Springfield property consisting of a 42,700 square-foot building on approximately 4.38 acres sold to OSJ of Springfield LLC.

The property will become the future home to Ocean State Job Lot, the largest closeout retailer in the Northeast. The company based in North Kingston, Rhode Island operates 139 stores throughout New England, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Ocean State Job Lot is presently located at 1534 Boston Road and will be relocating to the new space.

About Ocean State Job Lot

Founded in 1977, [...]

NAUGATUCK, CT — The Tractor Supply Company store and property located at 1160 New Haven Road has recently sold for $5.375 million, according to Matt Halprin, Senior Vice President of New England Retail Properties, Inc.

The property consists of a 19,097 square-foot building along with a 15,000 square-foot outdoor sales area on 4.16 acres. The Naugatuck store opened with a “warm welcome” from the local community in 2017, officials said. The seller was Naugy Doggy Development LLC., a subsidiary of New England Retail Properties, Inc., the purchaser was a Minnesota based REIT. The business will remain in Naugatuck.

About Tractor Supply Co.

Tractor Supply Company is the largest operator of rural lifestyle retail stores in America. Founded in 1938 as a mail order tractor parts business, Tractor Supply Company (also referred to as TSC) [...]

CALVERTON, NY — A Tractor Supply Company location has opened in Calverton. Tractor Supply Company, or TSC, known as the largest retail farm and ranch supply chain in the United States, celebrated the grand opening of its second store on Long Island on Oct. 19, a release said.

The first TSC on Long Island opened in Medford last year, said New England Retail Properties, the company that brought both locations to the area.

Located at 4331 Middle Country Road, or Route 25, in Calverton, TSC officially opened its doors to the public on Oct. 4. The grand opening featured farm animals from a local co-op including goats and llamas. Local Long Island radio station “My Country” 96.1 was also in attendance with games and prizes.

The 19,097-square foot store has everything customers need [...]