Stop & Shop Plans to Close Underperforming Stores
Grocery Chain to Shutter Locations in Region
27 Connecticut Stores Impacted
BOSTON - Stop & Shop is planning to close underperforming stores in the coming years, a move that could have a significant impact on shoppers across the region.
Ahold Delhaize, the Netherlands-based owners of Stop & Shop, Food Lion, and Hannaford, said it will close several underperforming Stop & Shop locations. The company did not specify how many stores would be closed or which locations would be affected.
However, a source familiar with the matter told The Boston Globe that about 10% of Stop & Shop's 400 stores would be closed, including 27 locations in Connecticut. The source said the closures would take place over the next few years.
Stop & Shop operates a total of 149 stores in Connecticut, including 27 locations in the following towns:
- Branford
- Bridgeport
- Bristol
- Danbury
- Darien
- East Hartford
- Enfield
- Fairfield
- Glastonbury
- Groton
- Hamden
- Hartford
- Manchester
- Middletown
- Milford
- New Britain
- New Haven
- New London
- Norwalk
- Norwich
- Orange
- Stamford
- Stratford
- Torrington
- Waterbury
- West Hartford
- Westport
The closures are part of a broader effort by Ahold Delhaize to improve its financial performance. The company has been struggling with declining sales and profits in recent years.
The closures are likely to have a negative impact on Stop & Shop employees and customers. The company has not yet said how many employees will be affected by the closures.
Stop & Shop is the largest supermarket chain in New England. The company's closures will leave a void in the grocery market in the region.
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