CLOSING TIME
Stop & Shop customers cry they’ll ‘have nothing left’ as chain shuts 32 stores – they’ll miss ‘outstanding’ staff
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STOP & Shop customers worried about where they will shop after the company announced 32 stores would shutter.
The retailer is closing stores across the Northeast by November 2.
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It could make shopping for Thanksgiving dinner particularly difficult for customers in New Jersey, Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
Customers in New Jersey will see the most closures as ten stores are axed.
"Howell and Jackson are included, so sad. The town is going to have nothing left," wrote Michael Franzone in a Facebook post.
Howell Township is about an hour east of Philadelphia.
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Locals said they preferred Stop & Shop over ShopRite because the latter is "always chaos."
"I was hoping Howell would stay open. ShopRite will raise prices once again," commented a shopper.
Customers of the nearby Carlstadt store were equally torn up about the closures.
"So sad for the community in Carlstadt! It's a great store, serving so many people!" commented Rose Plosia on a Facebook post.
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"A great pharmacy is lost too."
Another shopper raved about the pharmacy as well.
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"The Carlstadt pharmacy is outstanding. Pharmacist Jack and hiss staff have always been so friendly and pleasant and gone above and beyond," replied Jade Garland.
"They will be greatly missed."
After the closures, Stop & Shop will have 359 locations.
WHY ARE STORES CLOSING?
Company president Gordon Reis said the closures would create a healthy base for the brand's future growth.
"Stop & Shop has evaluated its overall store portfolio and made the difficult decision to close underperforming stores to create a healthy base for the future growth of our brand," he said in a press release.
Employees will be offered positions within the company.
32 closing Stop & Shop locations
Stop & Shop has announced the closure of 32 location in the Northeast.
All the stores will be closed on or before November 2.
Connecticut:
- 100 Division St., Ansonia
- 211 High St., Torrington
- 1937 West Main St., Stamford
- 855 Bridgeport Ave., Milford
- 72 Newtown Road, Danbury
Massachusetts:
- 932 North Montello St., Brockton
- 36 New State Highway, Raynham
- 341 Plymouth St., Halifax
- 539-571 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury
- 165 Needham St., Newton
- 415 Cooley St., Springfield
- 545 Lincoln St. Worcester
- 24 Mattakeesett St., Pembroke
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
"Stop & Shop is focused on growing through large, multi-year price investments and a stronger customer value proposition, both in-store and online," Reid continued.
"This means we’ll be focused on delivering lower everyday prices, as well as even more savings for our customers through strong promotions."
The retailer has remodeled over 190 stores and found that they perform better than other stores.
"We’re taking these learnings and implementing them at other stores as we build upon our strong foundation," he said.
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