Stop & Shop to Shut 32 Grocery Stores in 5 States

Published on July 13, 2024

Supermarket chain Stop & Shop will close almost three dozen “underperforming” stores across the country this year. The 32 stores are expected to be shut down on or before Nov. 2, while the chain will continue operating more than 350 stores across five states, the company said in a July 12 press release. Five of the closures are in Connecticut, eight in Massachusetts, ten in New Jersey, seven in New York, and two in Rhode Island. “As we announced in May, 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,” said Gordon Reid, president of Stop & Shop....

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