Ever since the pandemic hit, and still to this day, businesses have been struggling to stay afloat.
Closing down stores that are underperforming, and having to file for bankruptcy seem to be the norm of today’s day and age.
Popular grocery chain closing over 2 dozen locations.
Stop & Shop, a popular grocery chain in the Northeast is set to close 32 underperforming stores by the end of 2024.
The parent company, Ahold Delhaize USA, is not referring to it’s closures as an inflation problem, instead they got creative.
The company calls the closures part of their global “Growing Together” strategy, which they launched in May 2024 to grow sales, maintain margins and achieve sustainability and inclusivity goals.
Part of that strategy seems to be closing down underperforming stores in five states, however, even after the closures, there will still be 350 Stop & Shop locations in America.
According to Chainstorage.com, here are the Stop & Shop locations that won’t make the cut.
The 32 impacted store locations, which are anticipated to close on or before Nov. 2, 2024, include:
Connecticut
- 100 Division St., Ansonia
- 211 High St., Torrington (931 Torringford St., Torrington will remain open)
- 1937 West Main St., Stamford (2200 Bedford St., Stamford will remain open)
- 855 Bridgeport Ave., Milford (1360 East Town Road, Milford will remain open)
- 72 Newtown Road, Danbury (44 Lake Avenue Ext., Danbury will remain open)
Massachusetts
- 932 North Montello St., Brockton
- 36 New State Highway, Raynham
- 341 Plymouth St., Halifax
- 539-571 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury
- 165 Needham St., Newton (bfresh Market)
- 415 Cooley St., Springfield (1600 Boston Rd. and 1277 Liberty St., Springfield will remain open)
- 545 Lincoln St. Worcester (940 West Boylston St. and 949 Grafton St., Worcester will remain open)
- 24 Mattakeesett St., Pembroke (125 Church St., Pembroke will remain open)
New Jersey
- 1083 Inman Ave., Edison
- 1049 US Highway 1 South, Edison
- 4861 US Highway 9, Howell
- 1278 US Highway 22, Phillipsburg
- 581 Stelton Rd., Piscataway
- 625 Paterson Ave., Carlstadt
- 1221 State Route 27, Franklin Township
- 130 Skyline Dr., Ringwood
- 505 Richmond Ave, Point Pleasant Beach
- 2275 West County Line Rd., Jackson
New York
- 2965 Cropsey Ave., Brooklyn
- 130 Wheatley Plaza, Greenvale
- 7 Samsondale Plaza, West Haverstraw
- 294 Middle Country Road, Coram
- 240 East Sanford Blvd., Mt. Vernon
- 132 Fulton Ave., Hempstead
- 2525 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow
Rhode Island
- 11 Commerce Way, Johnston
- 176 Pittman St., Providence (Eastside Marketplace)
Now, usually in these instances, a CEO or president steps forward and makes a somewhat comforting announcement. This is the case in this instance as well.
Stop & Shop president, Gordon Reid, says, “Stop & Shop is proud of the deep roots and community ties we have developed as a neighborhood grocer of more than 100 years, and we remain committed to nourishing our associates, customers and communities.”
As with most of these closures, the company promises to provide options for the impacted employees of the downsizing.
However, that would require some employees to travel even further for work, or perhaps, even relocate, which isn’t in the cards for everyone.
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