Stop & Shop stores have lowered everyday prices on some 3,500 items
North Providence Stop and Shop representative Deatrice Green introduces the new Savings Station kiosk to customer Kaitly Kilpatrick.
Stop & Shop is giving customers a parting gift at its 32 closing locations.
Customers can expect to see a 15% storewide discount starting Oct. 25, a spokesperson confirmed to The Patriot Ledger. Eight stores in Massachusetts are set to close on or before Nov. 2.
Excluded from the discounts are alcohol, tobacco, gift cards, milk, lottery tickets, fuel, prescriptions, stamps, calling cards, Western Union money orders and other items that aren’t allowed to receive a discount by state law.
Look out for store signs that details additional discounts as the closure date approaches for impacted locations, the spokesperson said.
On the South Shore, the last day of operations for the Stop & Shop location at 24 Mattakeesett St. in Pembroke will be Oct. 31. The grocery chain’s other Pembroke location at 125 Church St. will remain operational.
Other Massachusetts Stop & Shop or bfresh Market closures include:
- 932 North Montell St. in Brockton;
- 341 Plymouth St. in Halifax;
- 165 Needham St. in Newton;
- 36 New State Highway in Raynham;
- 539-571 Boston Turnpike in Shrewsbury;
- 415 Cooley St. in Springfield;
- 545 Lincoln St. in Worcester.
The chain announced in July that nearly three dozen “underperforming” stores would close.
Additionally, the chain announced last month that brand president Gordon Reid would retire in mid-2025.
Is Stop & Shop getting rid of the 10-cent paper bag fee?
Stop & Shop is trying to bring customers back to its stores, implementing a strategy first in Rhode Island to eliminate the 10-cent paper bag fee, lowering prices on everyday items and unveiling “savings kiosks” to make coupons more readily accessible. The changes are planned for Massachusetts but “it’s going to take some more time to scale,” a spokesperson said.
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What Connecticut Stop & Shop locations are closing?
- Ansonia: 100 Division St.
- Torrington: 211 High St. (931 Torringford St., Torrington will remain open)
- Stamford: 1937 West Main St.(2200 Bedford St., Stamford will remain open)
- Milford: 855 Bridgeport Ave.(1360 East Town Road, Milford will remain open)
- Danbury: 72 Newtown Road (44 Lake Avenue Ext., Danbury will remain open)
What Rhode Island Stop & Shop locations are closing?
- Johnston: 11 Commerce Way, Johnston
- Providence: 176 Pittman St. (Eastside Marketplace)
What New York Stop & Shop locations are closing?
- Brooklyn: 2965 Cropsey Ave.
- Greenvale: 130 Wheatley Plaza
- West Haverstraw: 7 Samsondale Plaza
- Coram: 294 Middle Country Road
- Mt. Vernon: 240 East Sanford Blvd.
- Hempstead: 132 Fulton Ave.
- East Meadow: 2525 Hempstead Turnpike
What New Jersey Stop & Shop locations are closing?
- Edison: 1083 Inman Ave.
- Edison: 1049 US Highway 1 South
- Howell: 4861 US Highway 9
- Phillipsburg: 1278 US Highway 22
- Piscataway: 581 Stelton Rd.
- Carlstadt: 625 Paterson Ave.
- Franklin Township: 1221 State Route 27
- Ringwood: 130 Skyline Dr.
- Point Pleasant Beach: 505 Richmond Ave.
- Jackson: 2275 West County Line Rd.
What will happen to Stop & Shop employees at the stores that are closing?
The company said they will be relocated to nearby locations.
How many Stop & Shop locations are there?
As of July 2024, Stop & Shop has 397 stores, according to their website, with the largest footprint in Massachusetts.
They have 125 stores in Massachusetts, 100 in New York, 88 in Connecticut, 57 in New Jersey and 27 in Rhode Island.
Why is Stop & Shop planning to close stores?
In the presentation to investors in May, Fleeman said to assure “a stable and thriving” future they needed to focus on “optimizing the portfolio to focus on core markets where it can win.”
Remodels that Stop & Stop have done in some stores since 2018 helped performance. But, overall “it’s not enough, and it’s not where we want to be or need to be,” Fleeman said.
Hannah Morse covers growth and development for The Patriot Ledger. Contact her at hmorse@patriotledger.com.