"We outgrew our office and service space [in Cambridge] and were able to expand to a building in an area that can accommodate us as we grow," says Harold Tubman, one of the company¹s owners. Acton itself has grown significantly, with its population roughly tripling in the last 30 years.

"It wasn't really possible to stay in Cambridge," Peggy Burns, another owner of Circle, tells GlobeSt.com. "Our roots are deep there, but it was just too hard to find the space we needed." She adds, however, that from a retail perspective, Circle isn't leaving Cambridge, since it will continue to maintain its Fresh Pond Parkway store.

Besides the Cambridge store, the company has stores in Hanover, Acton and Framingham, and will be opening a fifth store in Danvers later this month. Circle started as an unfinished furniture store catering to Harvard students in Cambridge, and has evolved into a retailer known for its eclectic selections.