this is one of the first super markets i remember going too my shop rite open in a former barkers and got rentvaded in 2001 lol i kinda miss the old look and there new logo is so funny:insane::roll::bounce::bouncing::bouncing::bounce::tumble::dizzy::insane:
yeah who couldn't!
BOOOM! CRASH! OOOPS! I CRASHED THE WAGON LOL!!:insane:
QuoteOriginally posted by 76fanAmesmanBBTB
yeah who couldn't!
BOOOM! CRASH! OOOPS! I CRASHED THE WAGON LOL!!:insane:
lol nice to have u back
I SAW A LOGO that looks like the new one accept its in a circle it was like the sign in this pic
BTW I saw the previous logo (the old one) on a newly opened shoprite in BRISTOL a trend prehaps?
I STUMBLED UPON THESE PICTURES WHILE SEARCHING FOR shop rite in google images
THESE FEATURE TWO PICS OF REAL OLD SHOP RITE TRUCKS WITH THE REALLY OLD LOGO AND THE THIRD TOY REPLICA WITH THE VERY OLD LOGO LOOKS LIKE THE SILOUETTE OF THE LADY THEY TALK ABOUT ON THEIR WEBSITE!
THE OLD LOGO LOOKS COOL!
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
I STUMBLED UPON THESE PICTURES WHILE SEARCHING FOR shop rite in google images
THESE FEATURE TWO PICS OF REAL OLD SHOP RITE TRUCKS WITH THE REALLY OLD LOGO AND THE THIRD TOY REPLICA WITH THE VERY OLD LOGO LOOKS LIKE THE SILOUETTE OF THE LADY THEY TALK ABOUT ON THEIR WEBSITE!
THE OLD LOGO LOOKS COOL!
THATS THAT STUPIED SHOP RITE TRUCK THAT FLOWES ME EVERY WERE I GO! lol:insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane:
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
I STUMBLED UPON THESE PICTURES WHILE SEARCHING FOR shop rite in google images
THESE FEATURE TWO PICS OF REAL OLD SHOP RITE TRUCKS WITH THE REALLY OLD LOGO AND THE THIRD TOY REPLICA WITH THE VERY OLD LOGO LOOKS LIKE THE SILOUETTE OF THE LADY THEY TALK ABOUT ON THEIR WEBSITE!
THE OLD LOGO LOOKS COOL!
THATS THAT STUPIED SHOP RITE TRUCK THAT FLOWES ME EVERY WERE I GO! lol:insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane:
ARE YOU SURE?
YOU SHOULD LOOK CLOSER IT HAS A SILOUETTE OF A LADY WITH A SHOPPING CART AND THE LOGO IS NOT TILTED!
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
I STUMBLED UPON THESE PICTURES WHILE SEARCHING FOR shop rite in google images
THESE FEATURE TWO PICS OF REAL OLD SHOP RITE TRUCKS WITH THE REALLY OLD LOGO AND THE THIRD TOY REPLICA WITH THE VERY OLD LOGO LOOKS LIKE THE SILOUETTE OF THE LADY THEY TALK ABOUT ON THEIR WEBSITE!
THE OLD LOGO LOOKS COOL!
THATS THAT STUPIED SHOP RITE TRUCK THAT FLOWES ME EVERY WERE I GO! lol:insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane::insane:
ARE YOU SURE?
YOU SHOULD LOOK CLOSER IT HAS A SILOUETTE OF A LADY WITH A SHOPPING CART AND THE LOGO IS NOT TILTED!
HERE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK YOU SURE?
That last pic was a little blurry heres a better pic showing the women silouette better
Heres my explanation for why the new shop rite looks so funny
THE SHOPPING CART FILLED WITH CHEESE, BOUNCY BALLS,and BUTTER SLID ROLLED DOWN THROUGH A PARKING LOT AND CRASHED INTO A SHOP RITE SIGN AND BLEW UP AND SHOT UP STREIGHT UP INTO THE AIR! LOL:insane:
REFER TO THE DIAGRAM BELOW FOR PICTURAL EXPLANATION
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
That last pic was a little blurry heres a better pic showing the women silouette better
o nope it wasent that one it was the outher one lol:insane:
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
I SAW A LOGO that looks like the new one accept its in a circle it was like the sign in this pic
BTW I saw the previous logo (the old one) on a newly opened shoprite in BRISTOL a trend prehaps?
looking at the way that logo looks it looks like the cart is rizing to heaven:insane:
Well anyway this is how the previous logo was made through changes to the older one
AKA HOW DIFFERENT THE PREVIOUS ONE IS DIFFERENT FROM THE OLDER ONE
THE OLDER ONE LOOKS VERY SUPA-70s! lol:insane:
Is Price Rite a division of Shop Rite?
I would like to know because I saw behind my Torrington Price Rite (an old former shop rite) a Shop Rite Semi wi/ trailer displaying the old logo!:o:holysh:
actually it was to the side of it.
IT GETS BETTER PRICE RITE IS A CONNECTICUT BASED CHAIN MY STATE
FINALLY A STATE/REGIONAL CHAIN FOR
ONCE!!!!!!!:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile::bigsmile:
ALL LOCAL CHAINS ARE NOT GONE
YIPPEEEEEE!!!!:bounce:::bouncing:
LOL!!!!!1:insane::insane::insane:
:bigsmile:
QuoteOriginally posted by 76fanAmesmanBBTB
yeah who couldn't!
BOOOM! CRASH! OOOPS! I CRASHED THE WAGON LOL!!:insane:
"Always Fresh and Always for less SHOP RITE!"
visual---.runaway shopping cart loaded with grocercies comes zooming through parking lot
camera angle tripod locked to view of cart
*sfx* ZOOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!
voice "STOP THAT WAGON!"
camera angle---> view of Shop Rite sign facing front backed out far enough to see wagon coming in from side
*sfx* ZZOOOOOOMM.............. (impact) BOOOOOOOOMMMM CRASH!
voice one "OOPS I CRASHED THE WAGON!"
Voice two " SHOP RIGHT NOT WRONG!" (get it?)
visual---> HUGE PYROTECHNIC EXPLOSION SHOWING CART FLYING UP AFTER IMPACT W/groceries flying out of the cart
fade to Shop Rite logo
HA HA LLLLLLLLLOOOOOLLLLL
:insane::insane::insane:
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
I SAW A LOGO that looks like the new one accept its in a circle it was like the sign in this pic
BTW I saw the previous logo (the old one) on a newly opened shoprite in BRISTOL a trend prehaps?
looking at the way that logo looks it looks like the cart is rizing to heaven:insane:
cue music melodic aaaaaawwwwwwwhhhhhhh
you know what I mean that long singing note they usually play with anything to do with heaven
lol:D:insane:
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
Is Price Rite a division of Shop Rite?
I would like to know because I saw behind my Torrington Price Rite (an old former shop rite) a Shop Rite Semi wi/ trailer displaying the old logo!:o:holysh:
actually it was to the side of it.
Wow, it seems Price Rite is owned by the same Co. That owns Shop Rite...I wasn't even aware of this.
te: November 4, 2004
By John Jordan, GlobeSt.com
NEW BRITAIN, CT - Price Rite,
a division of Wakefern Food Corp. of Elizabeth, N.J., has signed a contract to lease 32,000 sf of space at the Columbus Plaza shopping center here. The deal reported by GVA Williams of Connecticut, is for a 10-year term.
Any One Remebr the Can Can comricle they did ?
i remember
old shop rite truck
the shop rite lady:insane:
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QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
Any One Remebr the Can Can comricle they did ?
Yeah I think the still do it:rolleyes:
with now people acting a shoppers/actual shoppers singing along:P:rolleyes::roll::bouncing:
QuoteOriginally posted by 76&AmesfanmanBBTB
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
Any One Remebr the Can Can comricle they did ?
Yeah I think the still do it:rolleyes:
with now people acting a shoppers/actual shoppers singing along:P:rolleyes::roll::bouncing:
lol i havent seen it yet
My friend that lives back East shops at Shop Rite. We call it Shop WRONG, lol :insane:
Here is a shot of the former ShopRite in East Greenbush (Routes 9 & 20) - It was open for a short time (maybe 10 years or so) - then it (along with several ShopRite stores in the Albany area) became a Great American for a short time (they closed after problems with hiring illegal workers) - later it was a bingo hall (closed after the owners were found to be keeping more of the money than they were supposed to) and has been vacant since. This is at the opposite end of the plaza from the Ames (hence the color which was painted after Shoprite left).
OK - you look at the photo, you say "Why is there a Price Chopper picture in the Shoprite post"
This store was a former Shoprite in Menands - Price Chopper bought the location and took it over (and closed their own store up the road a bit) when ShopRite pulled out of the area. This store is directly across Route 32 from the Two Guys/GU/Albany Public posted elsewhere
Shop Rite still exsists? Their were alot of them in CT. It was my parents first Grocery store when they cam to this country back in the late 70's. Their was one in Newington, CT, it closed before i was born, lol, its now a Data Mail company. Also, their arent any around me where i live, i have seen some in NJ. Where do they exsist?
QuoteOriginally posted by TRU7536
Shop Rite still exsists? Their were alot of them in CT. It was my parents first Grocery store when they cam to this country back in the late 70's. Their was one in Newington, CT, it closed before i was born, lol, its now a Data Mail company. Also, their arent any around me where i live, i have seen some in NJ. Where do they exsist?
From their store locator:
Bristol, CT Brookfield, CT Derby, CT Manchester, CT Meriden, CT Milford, CT New London, CT Norwalk, CT Norwich, CT Stamford, CT Waterbury, CT West Haven, CT
Newark, DE Wilmington, DE
Aberdeen, NJ Absecon, NJ Bayonne, NJ Bayville, NJ Belmar, NJ Berlin, NJ Bernardsville, NJ Bloomfield, NJ Bordentown, NJ Bound Brook, NJ Branchburg, NJ Brick, NJ Brooklawn, NJ Carteret, NJ Chatham, NJ Cherry Hill, NJ Chester, NJ Clark, NJ Clementon, NJ Clinton, NJ Delran, NJ East Brunswick, NJ East Orange, NJ East Windsor, NJ Edison, NJ Egg Harbor Twp., NJ Elizabeth, NJ Emerson, NJ Englewood, NJ Ewing, NJ Fair Lawn, NJ Flanders, NJ Flemington, NJ Franklin, NJ Freehold, NJ Garwood, NJ Gibbstown, NJ Glassboro, NJ Hackettstown, NJ Hacksensack, NJ Hainesport, NJ Hamilton Township, NJ Hammonton, NJ Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Hazlet, NJ Hillsborough, NJ Hillsdale, NJ Hillside, NJ Hoboken, NJ Jackson, NJ Jersey City, NJ Kearny, NJ Lakewood, NJ Lanoka Harbor, NJ Lawrenceville, NJ Lincoln Park, NJ Linden, NJ Little Falls, NJ Livingston, NJ Lyndhurst, NJ Manahawkin, NJ Manasquan, NJ Manchester, NJ Marlboro, NJ Marlton, NJ Medford, NJ Middletown, NJ Millburn, NJ Montague, NJ Montgomery Township, NJ Morris Plains, NJ Mount Laurel, NJ Neptune, NJ Netcong, NJ New Milford, NJ Newton, NJ North Bergen, NJ North Brunswick, NJ Northvale, NJ Nutley, NJ Oakland, NJ Old Bridge, NJ Palisades Park, NJ Paramus, NJ Parlin, NJ Parsippany, NJ Passaic, NJ Pennington, NJ Perth Amboy, NJ Phillipsburg, NJ Piscataway, NJ Ramsey, NJ Rio Grande, NJ Rochelle Park, NJ Rockaway, NJ Rutherford, NJ Sewell, NJ Somers Point, NJ Spotswood, NJ Springfield, NJ Stanhope, NJ Stirling, NJ Succasunna, NJ Toms River, NJ Union, NJ Upper Deerfield, NJ Vineland, NJ Washington, NJ Watchung, NJ Wayne, NJ West Caldwell, NJ West Long Branch, NJ West Milford, NJ West Orange, NJ Wharton, NJ Williamstown, NJ Willingboro, NJ Woodbridge, NJ Woodbury, NJ
Bay Shore, NY Bedford Hills, NY Brooklyn, NY Carmel, NY Chester, NY Croton Hudson, NY Ellenville, NY Fishkill, NY Garnerville, NY Hauppauge, NY Hudson, NY Kingston, NY Liberty, NY Middletown, NY Monroe, NY Montgomery, NY Monticello, NY New City, NY New Paltz, NY Newburgh, NY Pearl River, NY Peeksill, NY Plainview, NY Staten Island, NY Tallman, NY Thornwood, NY Vails Gate, NY Warwick, NY West Babylon, NY West Haverstraw, NY West Nyack, NY Yonkers, NY
Brodheadsville, PA East Norriton, PA Eddystone, PA Fairless Hills, PA Philadelphia, PA Stroudsburg, PA Warminster, PA West Chester, PA
i pass there headquters when i go down to NJ i should take pictures next time
QuoteOriginally posted by TRU7536
Shop Rite still exsists? Their were alot of them in CT. It was my parents first Grocery store when they cam to this country back in the late 70's. Their was one in Newington, CT, it closed before i was born, lol, its now a Data Mail company. Also, their arent any around me where i live, i have seen some in NJ. Where do they exsist?
You're kidding? Where is this 'Data Mail' place in Newington? I know there was a 'Finast' in Newington where CL&P is on Garfield Street. Also, what do you think about Foodmart?
This is a birds eye view in 1999 of a former Shop Rite that was one in the 70's and early 80's. It was torn down about a year after this picture was taken from space.
http://www.terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?T=1&S=10&Z=18&X=2457&Y=22250&W=1&qs=721+Spruce+Ave.%7cWarminster%7cPA%7c&Addr=721+Spruce+Rd%2c+Warminster%2c+PA+18974&ALon=-75.1044869&ALat=40.2049011
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
This is a birds eye view in 1999 of a former Shop Rite that was one in the 70's and early 80's. It was torn down about a year after this picture was taken from space. QuoteIs this the building that was the AARP Pharmacy for a few years? I never knew that was a Shop Rite, I did know it was some kind of supermarket though.
QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
QuoteOriginally posted by storehistoryguy
This is a birds eye view in 1999 of a former Shop Rite that was one in the 70's and early 80's. It was torn down about a year after this picture was taken from space. QuoteIs this the building that was the AARP Pharmacy for a few years? I never knew that was a Shop Rite, I did know it was some kind of supermarket though.
Yes, thats what it was before then. They had to knock it down for that Commerce Bank though. Used to shop there. Also, the closed book store which was Drug Emporium before which was Acme before was big competition for that Shop Rite.
hears a Shop Rite in New Jersey called Shop Rite World Class the asiles are called AVE and they have a Jewiler in there too!!!! hears a picture of the logo
hears a picture of a world class shop rite
the logo looked like a bubble lol
QuoteOriginally posted by 76BraldorZayKamesfanBBTB
World Class Shop Rite
Shop Rite's version of a department store?
no its not a Dept store hey dont sell evreything but its a cool idea
Hey Everyone! I have a photo I wanted to share with everyone, of one of my trucks from my childhood collections. This truck is a early 1980's 18 wheeler, similar to the one posted up top on this page. The only difference is that, that truck is from the 70's logo era and this truck is from the 80's logo era. Enjoy & Be Well! :D
Ancient ShopRite in West Caldwell, NJ. I highly doubt it still looks like this, if this store is still there.
(http://www.westcaldwell.com/images/wctour/17_shoprite.jpg)
here is the shoprite in ocaen nj
from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1137815551&subNum=10215001007
this is the new shoprite in parsippany nj.
from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1137884184&subNum=50220010082
here is the shop rite in watchung new jersey
from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/t_snapshot.pl?subNum=50203000010&tenNum=50203000010.0031
here is the shop rite in ledgewood nj
from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1140397615&subNum=50208000184
this shop rite is in ocean / neptune nj
from http://www.siteride.com/srpl/p_snapshot.pl?lm=listing&resbox=1140401996&subNum=10215001007
The first photo is the former Hudson Shop Rite, or at least half of it. This was a quonset style store (they just hid the curve behind the "stairs" of blue roof. When they build the new ShopRite (which sits behind the old store to the left - see diagram at bottom) they cut out 1/2 the old store to provide an access road to the new store and made small stores out of the rest - the Family Dollar actually faces the cut through road!
2nd Photo is the current Hudson Shoprite - now the only one East of the Hudson above Fishkill.
3rd Photo is the site of the former Catskill Shop Rite - This one closed quite a few years ago and then was a Price Rite for a couple years and has been empty since. The store sat separate from the rest of the plaza - what it appears is that they tore it down and will put up buildings to house the smaller stores, then tear down the Jamesway/Ames (opposite end of the plaza, which has already started) and the existing small stores to put up a Super Walmart.
Catskill Shoprite before it was demolished.
hears a vacantr shop rite in spring vally it moved to anouther location in 2001
hearsa betetr pic
First is the former Poughkeepsie location (Route 44) - it's in a plaza with Walgreens, Kmart and a few small stores. This is a quonset style store - a couple years before closing they added the "stepped" decor to hide it, but it's still there.
2nd & 3rd are from Hyde Park - 2nd is the older store 9in the plaza with Ames) - they built the newer store (3rd shot) across the street and moved into it - then closed it a short time later (they also closed others, but most of those were older stores like the Poughkeepsie one). Stop & Shop later bought the store (which is a bit smaller than most of their stores, but they have a couple others not too far away).
First is the current Kingston store off 9W - they moved here from an older quonset store across Route 9W (which is now Office Depot).
The 2nd is a former Shoprite on Western Avenue in Albany (Guilderland) - not sure where that line is. This is just a couple blocks below the UAlbany entrance. Yes, this entire building was one store (except that I think Eckerd added on a small bit, mainly the corner). That makes it look big, but this store is deceptive - it is long (left to right) but not that deep (front to back) as part of UAlbany is behind it.
Last is the former Wolf Road store - as you can see it is today a Bed Bath & Beyond. They did interior remodeling, but the outside is mostly unchanged (I believe it was red with ShopRite)
This is an old new store in East Brunswick, NJ (on Route 18) - the store has been here for quite a while, but was renovated/expanded in the last couple years (at one time, the HABA section was about 10 feet below the rest of the store - probably expanded into a small shop next door at some point - and some of the pet stuff was in what looked like a back room).
This TJMAXX in Southington was a Shoprite until the late 1980s. The plaza got this new look between 2004 and 2005 once the former AMES location got both sections leased out.
Inside the abandon Brielle, NJ. store.
(http://www.slowtimes.com/photos/day14/insidestore.jpg)
http://www.slowtimes.com/day.14.php
What a cool old sign! Those aisle markers look like what Alpha Beta stores used in the 80's...
Bristol, Connectciut July 2006.
shop rite manchester ct across vacant kmart near east hartford line
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
shop rite manchester ct across vacant kmart near east hartford line
sign manchester ct
shop rite in bristol CT and BRISTOL AS TOO MANY SUPERMARKETS!!! 2 stop and shops, price rite, shaw's and a new price chopper.
shop rite waterbury ct up the road from the mall turned plaza and kmart on wolcott st
shop rite in danbury (Brookfield) ct
shop rite peekskill down the road from the new mohegan mall near circuit city.
shop rite in new city ny
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
shop rite in new city ny
new city
shop rite bedford hills ny (near mt. kisco or mount kisco)
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
shop rite bedford hills ny (near mt. kisco or mount kisco)
that is located in beford hills but its kinda considred mount kisco that shop rite use to be a barkers theres also a vcant famley disocunt center store in taht shopping center along witha chace bank famley discount center is a small chair of stores lcoated in westchtser county
the one in meriden Ct on the wallingford line
QuoteOriginally posted by Rayco7030
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Wow, i remember that Store. That store, which is now an office building, and the Wethersfield store (now a price-rite) Had sloping rooflines. I loved that store.
JimS
QuoteOriginally posted by TRU7536
Shop Rite still exsists? Their were alot of them in CT. It was my parents first Grocery store when they cam to this country back in the late 70's. Their was one in Newington, CT, it closed before i was born, lol, its now a Data Mail company. Also, their arent any around me where i live, i have seen some in NJ. Where do they exsist?
The old Mott's shop-Rite (now the DataMail company) was in a bad location. Now, Mott's used to be part of the Shop-Rite family, but they sold out to WAKEFERN. Mott's used to be headquartered on Ligget st in East Hartford.
JimS
QuoteOriginally posted by d_fife
shop rite manchester ct across vacant kmart near east hartford line
Hmmm...
That store was opened as a PATHMARK in 1968. Until they remodeled in the 1990s, you could see the old red white and blue colors of Pathmark. That plaza surprised me because I would have thought the Kmart/Finast plaza would drive that plaza out.
JimS
Cute Little Vintage Toy Shoprite Truck For Sale:
(http://www.midwesttoys.com/e9711.JPG)
From this website: http://www.midwesttoys.com/test.html
2 Toy Shoprite Trucks For Sale here: (numerous other store trucks there as well) http://tikestoybox.tripod.com/nylint.htm
Can't show pix cuz Tripod doesn't allow people to link images from their site.
Just saw the online ad for next week - it says at the top "Coming Soon - All NEW ShopRite of Poughkeepie at the South Hills Mall"
Wonder if this will be in the Price Chopper spot, or somewhere else.
Kind of funny, since they closed their store just down the road (next to what is now Kohl's) a few years back.
QuoteOriginally posted by BillyGr
Just saw the online ad for next week - it says at the top "Coming Soon - All NEW ShopRite of Poughkeepie at the South Hills Mall"
Wonder if this will be in the Price Chopper spot, or somewhere else.
Kind of funny, since they closed their store just down the road (next to what is now Kohl's) a few years back.
it is going where price chopper was.
Rumor Alert:
Out of the total 3 rumors I posted on this message board today, this one seems the least likely of the 3 to happen.
The rumor is Shoprite will open a store in the former Shaw's Supermarket at 750 Queen Street in Southington. If they do this will be Shoprite's 2nd go around in Southington. Until sometime in the 80s they had a store in the Zarye's Plaza where TJ Maxx is now.
Interesting. Once again I have heard a rumor that Shoprite will open a store in the former Shaw's at 750 Queen Street in Southington. Two Shaw's employees told me this. If this is the case I predict that Shoprite won't open until May 2007 at the earliest. The building needs lots of work. Naturally if this happens progress pictures will appear on my website.
This used to be a Shoprite (Rt. 211 E - Middletown, NY)
(http://webcookie.net/mall/shoprite/shoprite211_2.jpg)
Dolson Ave. ShopRite (Middletown, NY)
(http://webcookie.net/mall/shoprite/shoprite_dolson.jpg)
QuoteOriginally posted by webcookie
This used to be a Shoprite (Rt. 211 E - Middletown, NY)
(http://webcookie.net/mall/shoprite/shoprite211_2.jpg)
Wow! That looks like the old Windsor, CT Shop-Rite building! It had the same unique style. The Windsor Store (on Windsor Ave in the Wilson section) closed ca 1980, then became a Bob's Discount Furniture and now it is a chuch.
Dolson Ave. ShopRite (Middletown, NY)
(http://webcookie.net/mall/shoprite/shoprite_dolson.jpg)
Looks like the rest of the Shop-Rites now. Does it have a brick oven for Pizzas in it?
QuoteOriginally posted by JimSawhill
Wow! That looks like the old Windsor, CT Shop-Rite building! It had the same unique style. The Windsor Store (on Windsor Ave in the Wilson section) closed ca 1980,
That's funny that ShopRite used to have a store on Windsor Avenue in Windsor because Windsor Avenue is where Shoprite's sister store is located. Price Rite. It is located near the tower for the Spanish Radio Station La X 1480 WNEZ, which up until 2004 was R&B Oldies WKND and used to use a building for a studio there. As LA X they're studios are with the other 2 stations owned by Freedom Broadcasting, LaMega 910 which plays Spanish Hits and WKND, now at 1230 AM.
Here's a Shop-Rite circular label scar found today in the Southington, Queen Street TJ Maxx store. Those familiar with the area know of this as a former Shop-Rite from long ago.
*he-he-he* In the nearly 4 years I've lived in Southington I never thought to look for a Shoprite label scar on the TJ MAXX building. Is that the side of the building? If it is I don't think I ever walked along side it.
QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
QuoteOriginally posted by JimSawhill
Wow! That looks like the old Windsor, CT Shop-Rite building! It had the same unique style. The Windsor Store (on Windsor Ave in the Wilson section) closed ca 1980,
That's funny that ShopRite used to have a store on Windsor Avenue in Windsor because Windsor Avenue is where Shoprite's sister store is located. Price Rite. It is located near the tower for the Spanish Radio Station La X 1480 WNEZ, which up until 2004 was R&B Oldies WKND and used to use a building for a studio there. As LA X they're studios are with the other 2 stations owned by Freedom Broadcasting, LaMega 910 which plays Spanish Hits and WKND, now at 1230 AM.
Is the Price Rite in the old Waldbaum's/A&P store at Windsor Shopping Center?
JimS
QuoteOriginally posted by BillyGr
Here is a shot of the former ShopRite in East Greenbush (Routes 9 & 20) - It was open for a short time (maybe 10 years or so) - then it (along with several ShopRite stores in the Albany area) became a Great American for a short time (they closed after problems with hiring illegal workers) - later it was a bingo hall (closed after the owners were found to be keeping more of the money than they were supposed to) and has been vacant since. This is at the opposite end of the plaza from the Ames (hence the color which was painted after Shoprite left).
That location isn't vacant. Similar to Fleet/Bank of America and the former Menands Two Guys, the former East Greenbush ShopRite now is used by Computer Sciences Corp for data processing purposes. Interviewed there once, poor pay for poor hours though the location is slightly better off than Bank of America/Menands.
QuoteOriginally posted by Scrabbleship
That location isn't vacant. Similar to Fleet/Bank of America and the former Menands Two Guys, the former East Greenbush ShopRite now is used by Computer Sciences Corp for data processing purposes. Interviewed there once, poor pay for poor hours though the location is slightly better off than Bank of America/Menands.
Are they using the ShopRite part as well? I know they are using the Ames section (left end) as they had covered the windows there, but hadn't noticed at the right. Also, part of that (right) end has a Celtic Hall sign.
Come to think of it, you're right. Having been there only once, I transposed the buildings.
On a tangent, is it me or is the Albany area under-supermarketed? Maybe this just me, but I can't think of any other sizeable areas that have only two chains getting most of the business such as Albany. If Stop & Shop came northward/eastward or Big Y entered the Empire State or Wegmans came in (that is, if the Golubs didn't tell them not to as the Urban legend says), it would be VERY appreciated.
QuoteOriginally posted by Scrabbleship
On a tangent, is it me or is the Albany area under-supermarketed? Maybe this just me, but I can't think of any other sizeable areas that have only two chains getting most of the business such as Albany. If Stop & Shop came northward/eastward or Big Y entered the Empire State or Wegmans came in (that is, if the Golubs didn't tell them not to as the Urban legend says), it would be VERY appreciated.
No kidding! It definitely seems that way - this was one of the only (if not only) areas that Grand Union left that didn't gain new stores.
Also - look at this perspective - if you go back to the early-mid 80's (give or take a year or two) that stretch of Rts 9&20 (between the Dunn Memorial & Schodack) had EIGHT grocery stores, of SIX different names (Albany Public x2, Price Chopper x2, Grand Union, Star Market (local, not related to the ones in Boston, I don't think), A&P and the ShopRite).
Not that it stayed that way for too long, but it was certainly a lot more than the current 2 (plus Aldi).
QuoteOriginally posted by BillyGr
No kidding! It definitely seems that way - this was one of the only (if not only) areas that Grand Union left that didn't gain new stores.
It makes me wonder if the Golubs tried to discourage other companies from entering the market. That plus the Wegmans urban legend makes me wonder, then again if they buy out Tops as the rumor has said wouldn't that violate the Golub/Wegman gentlemans agreement?
QuoteNot that it stayed that way for too long, but it was certainly a lot more than the current 2 (plus Aldi).
What, are Save-a-Lot and Wal-Mart chopped liver in this case?
Maybe it's just me being from the Poughkeepsie area where the supermarket field is fifedomed to high heaven (nearly no PC's east of the Hudson, nearly no Stop & Shops west of the Hudson, few Foodtowns east of the Taconic, etc.), but Albany is a poor market given the population base. Why Ahold never (has) expanded in amazes me, nice gaping hole for them to maintain...
QuoteOriginally posted by Scrabbleship
QuoteNot that it stayed that way for too long, but it was certainly a lot more than the current 2 (plus Aldi).
What, are Save-a-Lot and Wal-Mart chopped liver in this case?
I was only thinking of Route 9/20. There is the WalMart Supercenter on Route 4, but no Save a Lot in that area (one in Menands, but not on the Rensselaer Co side).
There's the Save A Lot on Hoosick Street in Troy in half the old Price Chopper in the old Ames Plaza, if that counts.
Pic of an old Shop Rite cart found behind the Stop and Shop, Centennial Plaza Meriden where a Shop Rite once operated
Here's another one
old ShopRite can-can commercial:
http://www.x-entertainment.com/updates/pics/shopritecancan.wmv
Brief article in the Hartford Courant last week about the old ShopRite in Middletown. Sounds like it's facing the wrecking ball soon.
This is a picture of the new Middletown, NY Shoprite (opened in a former Stop & Shop).
I was surprised that Shoprite kept the Stop & Shop look, except the name change.
The picture is from the Times Herald Record.
The Shop Rite in Bensalem, Pa was originally a Genuardi's Family Market.
Several new Shop Rites in Souther NJ are former Stop & Shop/Super G stores.
Does any on know about Shop Rite opening new stores??
How about Waterbury Shop Rite moving down to the old Price Chopper??
Any news on construction of a new Shop Rite in Middletown Connecticut??
We have not touch on this in awhile.
Thanks
The Shop Rite in Norwalk CT opened in the spring of 1993.
QuoteOriginally posted by Joeg
Does any on know about Shop Rite opening new stores??
How about Waterbury Shop Rite moving down to the old Price Chopper??
Any news on construction of a new Shop Rite in Middletown Connecticut??
We have not touch on this in awhile.
Thanks
ShopRite was supposed to begin work in the old Waterbury Price Chopper on June 13th (four days after PC closed), but Price Chopper wasn't gonna be completely out of the building until the 20th. Not sure when the new store will open.
Haven't heard about a new Shoprite coming to Middletown, CT. If they do, it would be Round 2 in Middletown for Shoprite.
Rumors are floating that the owners of Shoprite in Waterbury and Bristol might be opening a store on Queen Street in Southington. That too would be Round 2 for Shoprite.
Marc
It seems that Shop Rite in Southington CT would do just fine, but with all the damage to the old Shaws I wonder if it would be worth the time and money. That area does need some more competion.
I grew up in Middletown CT, and the old Shop Rite opened in Oct 1967 and was there for more than 25 years! I really hope they build a new store(from press reports, it is supposed to be a corporate(i.e non-union)store and be around 67,000 square foot. It may even drive out the old A&P across the street.
With only 2 supermarkets in Middletown ( I remebered when I was a kid, we had 8 supermarkets!!) so a Shop Rite in Middletown would definatley(sic) be a plus.
Here is three of Shop Rite's products:
shop rites store brand stuff is pretty good for store brand lol i work for them now since the stop & shop i worked at closed down
Some ducklings standing on a submerged ShopRite cart near the Berlin, NJ location (which is across the street from this little pond.)
I always felt that Shop-Rite has the lowest prices in most of Connecticut, I just wish they have more stores in our state.
Hopefully, the new Shop-Rite in Waterbury shakes up the marketplace in that area.
Shop Rite in Waterbury CT is having its Grand Opening on Sunday Aug 3.
Can someone post their grand opening Ad??
QuoteOriginally posted by Joeg
Shop Rite in Waterbury CT is having its Grand Opening on Sunday Aug 3.
Can someone post their grand opening Ad??
I went by today... looked opened to me. The store is basically a repaint of the old PC into red.
QuoteOriginally posted by Joeg
I always felt that Shop-Rite has the lowest prices in most of Connecticut, I just wish they have more stores in our state.
Hopefully, the new Shop-Rite in Waterbury shakes up the marketplace in that area.
there a good store to shop at but never ever ever try to get a job there thats all i have to say lol i dont think ive ever had a job that i have hated so much before
Well they are family run and family is tough to work for, believe me!! How did the store look?? Did you get a Grand Opening AD?? If you did could you post it for me??
Thanks
The Waterbury store is mysteriously missing from the store locator and their application to view a store circular. To find out the info about the Waterbury store in the store locator you have to type in 06010 (Bristol) and select 15 miles. Bristol, Meriden, and Waterbury come up.
Yes I saw that!! they did not post the Grand Opening Ad on the Shop Rite site. I went on Sunday, and this was there 2nd week for Grand Opening. Pretty go ad, wish I had there first week ad.
i lived near a couple of Shop Rite locations in the Philadelphia, PA area:
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- Bristol Road & Hulmeville Road, Bensalem (Former Genuardi's)
- Levittown Parkway, south of Olds Boulevard, Levittown (Former A&P/Super Fresh)
- Roosevelt Boulevard & Haldeman Avenue, Philadelphia
- Island Avenue & Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia (Former Acme Sav-On)
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QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
Ancient ShopRite in West Caldwell, NJ. I highly doubt it still looks like this, if this store is still there.
(http://www.westcaldwell.com/images/wctour/17_shoprite.jpg)
Actually, according to Live Maps, It does still look like that!
http://maps.live.com/#JnE9eXAuU2hvcCtSaXRlKyU3ZXNzdC4wJTdlcGcuMSZiYj00MC44NzgwODgzNDczNTMyJTdlLTc0LjIzMDQ5OTI2NzU3ODElN2U0MC43ODc4MjAxODczOTU4JTdlLTc0LjQwMTQ3Mzk5OTAyMzU= (http://maps.live.com/#JnE9eXAuU2hvcCtSaXRlKyU3ZXNzdC4wJTdlcGcuMSZiYj00MC44NzgwODgzNDczNTMyJTdlLTc0LjIzMDQ5OTI2NzU3ODElN2U0MC43ODc4MjAxODczOTU4JTdlLTc0LjQwMTQ3Mzk5OTAyMzU=)
QuoteOriginally posted by videogamer75
QuoteOriginally posted by MBZ321
Ancient ShopRite in West Caldwell, NJ. I highly doubt it still looks like this, if this store is still there.
(http://www.westcaldwell.com/images/wctour/17_shoprite.jpg)
Actually, according to Live Maps, It does still look like that!
http://maps.live.com/#JnE9eXAuU2hvcCtSaXRlKyU3ZXNzdC4wJTdlcGcuMSZiYj00MC44NzgwODgzNDczNTMyJTdlLTc0LjIzMDQ5OTI2NzU3ODElN2U0MC43ODc4MjAxODczOTU4JTdlLTc0LjQwMTQ3Mzk5OTAyMzU= (http://maps.live.com/#JnE9eXAuU2hvcCtSaXRlKyU3ZXNzdC4wJTdlcGcuMSZiYj00MC44NzgwODgzNDczNTMyJTdlLTc0LjIzMDQ5OTI2NzU3ODElN2U0MC43ODc4MjAxODczOTU4JTdlLTc0LjQwMTQ3Mzk5OTAyMzU=)
Well,. windows maps is 3 years + old in some areas too so......
Well, in most cases, it's only a year outdated. someone should go out there and get pics.
Any word on Shop Rite opening in Middletown and Southington Connecticut?? The new store in Waterbury is great, design was very spare and the store was put to gether really really fast, but business looks like it is booming.
I'd like to see new pics of the new Shoprite, if at all possible.
I haven't been near that area in a while, all I remember is the old shoprite near Chuck E. Cheese, and that Price Chopper use to be in it's new location.
Did they change the building much?
In the 80s ShopRite had a program called "Kids in the Kitchen". It was a recipe contest and some participants won scholarships.
Here are the ShopRites in my area:
Island & Lindbergh, Philadelphia (opened in 2004, a former Acme)
52nd Street, Philadelphia (NEW, next to a new Lowe's)
Eddystone, PA (opened 2004 in a former Festival Foods)
West Chester, PA (older store, plaza has just been remodeled)
Wilmington, DE ("World-Class Store", opened in the 80s)
East Norriton, PA (old store)
Broomall, PA (long gone, now Acme)
PriceRite, Secane, PA (a former A&P)
Has Shop Rite opened there new stores in Delaware yet??
I know they plan on opening a huge one in Wilmington.
Keep us posted on when this new Shop Rite will be opening.
Also, if you can get there grand opening ad posted, that would be great!!
The new Shop Rite in Waterbury looks great, it has the same storefront as Price Chopper except that it has the red Shop Rite script on it instead, it surprisingly looked nice, the big sign that used to hold the Price Chopper sign now holds big bright yellow Shop Rite signs.
The old Shop Rite is still empty and dark ,maybe a big store like Kohl's or Circuit City or even Best Buy could take that space, The Shaws (which is still empty) might be a good space for a Lowe's or a Best Buy, maybe even a Bob's Store, or another big store.
QuoteOriginally posted by CTAmeshopper
The Shaws (which is still empty) might be a good space for a Lowe's or a Best Buy, maybe even a Bob's Store, or another big store.
Anyword about C-TOWN Supermarket? One of my supervisors at the Southington Walmart lives in the Waterbury area told me that C-TOWN was supposed to be moving into the Shaw's. The other C-TOWN mysteriously burned down in 2007. As for Bob's they're already in Waterbury. In the Naugatuck Valley Shopping Center across the street from the new Shoprite. In fact that's their new location. They used to be elsewhere on Wolcott Street, but I forget where.
QuoteOriginally posted by Joeg
Any word on Shop Rite opening in Middletown and Southington Connecticut??
A friend of mine who works at Price Chopper in Southington told me that a vendor told him Shoprite was gonna open in Southington sometime in 2009.
Vendors are always good for info like this.
Thanks Marc
QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
QuoteOriginally posted by CTAmeshopper
The Shaws (which is still empty) might be a good space for a Lowe's or a Best Buy, maybe even a Bob's Store, or another big store.
Anyword about C-TOWN Supermarket? One of my supervisors at the Southington Walmart lives in the Waterbury area told me that C-TOWN was supposed to be moving into the Shaw's. The other C-TOWN mysteriously burned down in 2007. As for Bob's they're already in Waterbury. In the Naugatuck Valley Shopping Center across the street from the new Shoprite. In fact that's their new location. They used to be elsewhere on Wolcott Street, but I forget where.
About C-Town this is the first I heard about this, I've been to the old Shaws looked through the window, it's still completely empty in there, not even the shelves are there! I didn't realize Bob's moved. From where I can't remember hmmmmmmmmm....hold on.
Nope, can't see it's previous place on live maps. hmmmmmmmmm....
nope can't find it.
Bob's was in the Waterbury Plaza on Chase Avenue.
Marc, was there any indication Shop Rite was coming to Southington or Middletown in the first place?
QuoteOriginally posted by AmesNewington
Marc, was there any indication Shop Rite was coming to Southington or Middletown in the first place?
Other than vendor info no. :P
QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
QuoteOriginally posted by AmesNewington
Marc, was there any indication Shop Rite was coming to Southington or Middletown in the first place?
Other than vendor info no. :P
OK thanks. I thought I missed something!
I e-mailed shop rite about a 6 months ago, and they don't reveal new store openings or grand re-openings. You never see a grand opening ad on there site. They opened a store in the Philly area last week and no ad on there web site.
My info about Middletown comes from someone who lives in that town. Construciton(sic) began in August of this year.
Ok. I'm going out on a limb here and saying that Shoprite will most likely open a store in Southington in 2009. A coworker of mine has family that works for the town who told her SR is once again looking at the old Shaws.
Thats good news! Its about time that Southington got a Shop Rite back in town.
Any updates on new store openings? Middletown, Southington?
heres the shop rite i use to work at whitch opend in 1986 and let me tell you this was the worst job i think i ever had in my entire life if your gonna get a job at a super market make sure its not shop rite lol
Like the above posters said, anyword on Middletown or Southington??
There are a lot of these stores around my area. They all tend to have a dirty, outdated atmosphere, and unfriendly service. Just my experiences though.
I went to the "new" Waterbury Shoprite today. (Forgot my camera). It's really nice - much nicer than their co-owned store in Bristol. They have a lot that Bristol does not have, but I guess that's because the Waterbury store is a converted Price Chopper.
QuoteOriginally posted by TheRetroNickFan
There are a lot of these stores around my area. They all tend to have a dirty, outdated atmosphere, and unfriendly service. Just my experiences though.
no your right about everything they don't care about there stores its one of the worst places i ever worked at i walked out and never looked back
QuoteOriginally posted by AmesNewington
Any updates on new store openings? Middletown, Southington?
Southington is a dead deal no thanks to the landlord who told ShopRite they would have to pay to fix all the damage to the old Shaw's when the snow and ice collapsed part of building back in 07.
QuoteOriginally posted by Caldor1999
QuoteOriginally posted by TheRetroNickFan
There are a lot of these stores around my area. They all tend to have a dirty, outdated atmosphere, and unfriendly service. Just my experiences though.
no your right about everything they don't care about there stores its one of the worst places i ever worked at i walked out and never looked back
It's a co-op, so it means each store (or group of stores) are owned by different owners. This is one supermarket chain where results will vary wildly.
Part of the new CNBC documentary about Coca Cola was filmed at a Shoprite.
It premiered a few weeks ago and has been repeated several times including twice on this past Thursday (Thanksgiving Day) and once on Friday. For future showings check http://www.cnbc.com/
Heres a pic I took a couple weeks ago (nov 23rd to be exact) they were putting up the green treeish tinsel for the holiday season. At the NE Philly shoprite @ frankford & knorr
(http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/6466/shopritegreengoinon.jpg)
I reallly think they need to renovate it! it was last renovated somtimes in the mid 90s where it got expanded (cant see the expanded part) I mean just a little old circle logo, it could really use a shoprite wordmark sign imo.
EDIT: heres another pic of the shoprite from joshaustin610's flickr
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3352/3613375474_2e3739626a.jpg)
Quote from: EddieJ1984 on December 15, 2009, 04:02:16 PM
Heres a pic I took a couple weeks ago (nov 23rd to be exact) they were putting up the green treeish tinsel for the holiday season. At the NE Philly shoprite @ frankford & knorr
(http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/6466/shopritegreengoinon.jpg)
I reallly think they need to renovate it! it was last renovated somtimes in the mid 90s where it got expanded (cant see the expanded part) I mean just a little old circle logo, it could really use a shoprite wordmark sign imo.
EDIT: heres another pic of the shoprite from joshaustin610's flickr
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3352/3613375474_2e3739626a.jpg)
This shop rite was a former Food Fair store
Was in the thrift store near me, and saw this (didnt buy it, i forget what tape was in it)
(http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/5310/shopritevhs640.jpg)
The Drust Family who owns Shoprite at 533 South Broad Street in Meriden will be opening a new Shoprite in Southington at 750 Queen Street in the former Shaw's Supermarket, which has been vacant since October 2006. There was an article on Page One of Saturday's Meriden-Record Journal, but the article does not appear on the RJ website myrecordjournal.com
The Meriden Record-Journal puts out a weekly Souhtington Newspaper called The Southington Citizen. Here's the article about Shoprite coming to Southington.
http://issuu.com/southingtoncitizen/docs/feb._12_2010_southington_citizen/1
http://issuu.com/southingtoncitizen/docs/feb._12_2010_southington_citizen/4
There are zoom buttons to read the article.
Quote from: standa on February 16, 2010, 03:35:32 PM
The Meriden, CT Shoprite will move to Wallingford.
www.myrecordjournal.com/latestnews/article_f0f80918-1b21-11df-81de-001cc4c03286.html
You beat me to it. =) I just found out about it. What a burn to the city of Meriden. Now they'll just have 2 Stop & Shops and a Save-a-Lot.
A Shoprite Coming Soon banner now appears where the big For Lease banner was on the former Southington Shaw's.
Quote from: Marc B on February 17, 2010, 06:04:52 PM
A Shoprite Coming Soon banner now appears where the big For Lease banner was on the former Southington Shaw's.
I had stopped on my way home from Atlantic City last year to eat at hometown buffet in Southington. I was surprised to see Shaw's had left that location, right off the highway in a pretty nice shopping center?!! Is there heavey competition in the area that made them leave or is it just Shaw's being Shaw's again?
Hometown Buffet is in Waterbury, not Southington. And Shaw's was at the other end of the plaza from Hometown Buffet right off 84. I'm not sure why they closed. Waterbury has 3 Stop & Shops, a brand news Shoprite (in the old Price chopper also the original Shaw's which had been Edwards), and a Save-a Lot. They had a C-Town, but that mysteriously burned down a few years ago.
After stopping at the Bernie's Going Out of Business Sale in Southington yesterday afternoon I walked down to the other end of the plaza where The Drust Family is renovating the former Shaw's Supermarket into Shoprite and the work has already begun. They've removed the floor tiles, it looks like their in the process of demolishing the customer service desk, and there's other construction materials in the store. Next time I'm in Southington I'm gonna try and snag pictures. All updates will be posted in this thread.
Well I saw a vhs tape I wanted in the thrift store so I took whatever tape was in the shop rite sleeve out and put that tape in it lol.
I read that some of the stores Shoprite is getting from Shaw's in CT will be union and some not. Are only company owned Shoprites union stores? Which of the Shoprites currently open in CT are company stores?
www.ctnow.com/business/hc-shaws-petronella.artfeb25,0,7424266.story
Since all Shoprite's are independently owned and operated (aside from the ones that are co-owned of course) it's up to each individual owner whether or not to be union or not - no different than any other store if you think about it.
Shoprite posted photos of their new store at 2 Clubhouse Drive in Washington, New Jersey on their Facebook Page.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=163025&id=81828647162&ref=mf
Who will own the new CT Shoprites recently bought from Shaw's
www.perishablenews.com/index.php?article=0004715
I was hoping to post pictures of the conversion to Shoprite in this thread, but unfortunatly they put plastic over all the windows and you can no longer see in. Notice the Shaw's window decals are still up. Pictures taken yesterday 3/1/2010.
Here are photos of the Shelton, CT Shaw's being converted into a Shoprite.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=158403&id=63646820355&ref=mf
Here's the press release about this Wednesday's Grand Opening.
http://www.facebook.com/notes/shoprite/shoprite-of-shelton-conn-grand-opening-april-14-2010/382375438526
The Hamden and Stratford, CT Shoprites will open in about a month.
ShopRite is planning to build their 6th store on Long Island in the old Home Depot Expo Center in Commack right off the LIE. Still not Central or Eastern Suffolk...
Shoprite of Wallingford (formerly Shoprite of Meriden) will open in June.
Shoprite of Southington won't be ready until January.
It does not mention when West Hartford will re-open, just that it will re-open eventually. That's the closest one to me and I want to check it out when it opens. I never have been in a ShopRite, so it will be interesting.
Quote from: AmesNewington on May 19, 2010, 04:12:17 PM
It does not mention when West Hartford will re-open, just that it will re-open eventually. That's the closest one to me and I want to check it out when it opens. I never have been in a ShopRite, so it will be interesting.
West Hartford hopes to open in July. East Hartford by the end of July.
http://www.courant.com/business/hc-shoprite-west-hartford-0527-20100526,0,6691533.story
Quote from: ynkeesfn82 on May 27, 2010, 01:15:28 PM
West Hartford hopes to open in July. East Hartford by the end of July.
http://www.courant.com/business/hc-shoprite-west-hartford-0527-20100526,0,6691533.story
West Hartford and East Hartford are both opening a month earlier than originally planned. They will open next week along with Wallingford and Clinton. At that time the Meriden store will be shuttered.
As far as I know the Southington Store will open by January.
Have you been to the new CT Shoprites? What do you think of them? I went to the Hamden one. The walls were all painted different colors and the health & beauty was moved near the produce, along with the return of the pharmacy. All the service departments (florist, deli, bakery, prepared, seafood) are in the same place as Shaw's. I thought Shaw's had a better variety of natural foods.
The store looks decent, the prices are mostly competitive, however I prefer Stop & Shop because it has a better variety of merchandise and has a more customer friendly layout.
In an article in today's Meriden Record-Journal about changes coming to the grocery scene in Southington stated once again that Shoprite would be opening in January. The article went onto mention that BJ's Wholesale will be opening in October and Stop & Shop will be remodeling its store.
We used to have a Shop Rite where Price Rite is now(in the same plaza as K-Mart). I'm guessing it opened in 70's or the 80's it featured a HUGE Shop Rite sign of the 1974-2003 logo on the front of the store. It closed in the mid 90's I think 1995 or 1996. It became a Price Rite in 1996.
Quote from: CTAmeshopper on July 26, 2010, 07:41:36 PM
We used to have a Shop Rite where Price Rite is now(in the same plaza as K-Mart). I'm guessing it opened in 70's or the 80's it featured a HUGE Shop Rite sign of the 1974-2003 logo on the front of the store. It closed in the late 90's I think 1998 or 1999. I don't remember when it became a Price Rite though.
You must be talking about Westhersfield. I remember that quite well and thats been years!!!! Right up the street is where Stop and Shop and Bradlees stood.
No I'm pretty sure I'm talking about The Torrington one I distinctly remember seeing the large sign on my way to Camp in YMCA during the summer months of at least 1996. I distinctly remember seeing Kmart and Shop Rite in the same plaza. The Kmart plaza was one of the stops on the way to Camp Torymca, it's been so long. I'm pretty positive that there was a Shop Rite in Torrington.
Here I even found an article that summarizes the fact that there was a Shop Rite where Price Rite is now
Hartford Courant - Hartford, Conn.
Date: Jul 31, 1996
Start Page: B.2
Section: TOWN NEWS
Text Word Count: 174
The Price Rite Grocery Depot and the Produce Depot opened Tuesday on the site of a former Shop Rite grocery store at Torrington's Kmart plaza.
They're really making a mess with the Southington Store under construction. They demolished the entrance and exit to the former Shaw's. If only my camera worked I could post pictures. :'( Opening Day is still slated for January.
The Commack, NY Shoprite right off the LIE is going to be owned by Greenfield Shoprite and will open next year.
http://commack.patch.com/articles/crooked-hill-road-shoprite-set-to-open-in-2011
Pictures I took today 8/25 of the construction of the Southington Store.
One More:
Just went to the new Wallingford store to interview for a job at the Southington store. The Wallingford store doesn't really look like a Shaw's on the inside. The outside still does, though as does the upstairs area. They say the Southington store is opening on October 27th. (I think it may be a little later than that. It looks like they still got a lot of work to do).
Today was my first day working at the Wallingford Shoprite. It's a nice store. The Southington store is supposed to open on November 10th. They've gotten a lot done at least on the inside. On the outside it still looks like a war zone. Anyway I can't wait for the Southington store to open because driving 45 mins to Wallingford for work is the pits.
5 big events for the new Southington store right off the bat.
Opening Day.
Thanksgiving.
Christmas.
New Years
Can-Can Sale.
Quote from: ynkeesfn82 on October 12, 2010, 10:26:16 PM
Today was my first day working at the Wallingford Shoprite. It's a nice store. The Southington store is supposed to open on November 10th. They've gotten a lot done at least on the inside. On the outside it still looks like a war zone. Anyway I can't wait for the Southington store to open because driving 45 mins to Wallingford for work is the pits.
5 big events for the new Southington store right off the bat.
Opening Day.
Thanksgiving.
Christmas.
New Years
Can-Can Sale.
Marc, please let me know how you like working for ShopRite. I may have a chance of getting in to the West Hartford store since Big Y has not gotten back to me about a job.
Quote from: AmesNewington on October 13, 2010, 07:12:23 AM
Quote from: ynkeesfn82 on October 12, 2010, 10:26:16 PM
Today was my first day working at the Wallingford Shoprite. It's a nice store. The Southington store is supposed to open on November 10th. They've gotten a lot done at least on the inside. On the outside it still looks like a war zone. Anyway I can't wait for the Southington store to open because driving 45 mins to Wallingford for work is the pits.
5 big events for the new Southington store right off the bat.
Opening Day.
Thanksgiving.
Christmas.
New Years
Can-Can Sale.
Marc, please let me know how you like working for ShopRite. I may have a chance of getting in to the West Hartford store since Big Y has not gotten back to me about a job.
So far I like it, but keep in mind each Shoprite is independently owned and operated. West Hartford has a different owner than Wallingford/Southington. And a different owner than Bristol/Waterbury.
16 Days and Counting til the Southington Store opens. I can't wait. I go right by it on my way to Wallingford and will try and snag some pix. Lots of work has been done since my last pix of the construction on August 25th. The Southington store will feature a sit-down cafe and a Scruncy's Play Place for kids, neither of which are in the Wallingford Store.
Quote from: ynkeesfn82 on October 25, 2010, 04:02:52 PM
16 Days and Counting til the Southington Store opens. I can't wait. I go right by it on my way to Wallingford and will try and snag some pix. Lots of work has been done since my last pix of the construction on August 25th. The Southington store will feature a sit-down cafe and a Scruncy's Play Place for kids, neither of which are in the Wallingford Store.
I'm happy to report that I was hired last week at the West Hartford ShopRite. I start next week after Waldbaums closes. It came out of nowhere. The WH store reached out to employees at Waldbaums and hired a number of us. I'm a bit nervous about the area it's in, but I'll give it a sincere try. The Joseph Family and management seem to be very nice. My family did our shopping there this week for the first time and spent less on our bill than Waldbaums, even without my 10% discount. They also carry many items we can't find elsewhere such as X-14 cleaner and a brand of rawhide bones my dog likes. Newington could sure use a ShopRite!
I'm happy to report that I was hired last week at the West Hartford ShopRite. I start next week after Waldbaums closes. It came out of nowhere. The WH store reached out to employees at Waldbaums and hired a number of us. I'm a bit nervous about the area it's in, but I'll give it a sincere try. The Joseph Family and management seem to be very nice. My family did our shopping there this week for the first time and spent less on our bill than Waldbaums, even without my 10% discount. They also carry many items we can't find elsewhere such as X-14 cleaner and a brand of rawhide bones my dog likes. Newington could sure use a ShopRite!
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The area is fine. My church is right across the street and its on the border of West Hartford/Hartford. The stop and shop down the street is nice as well
They're behind by a week or two in Southington. >:( Not sure when they're gonna open.
Anyways a lot of naysayers said Shoprite was gonna be in big trouble moving into the old Shaw's building in Wallingford because it's more or less in-between Stop & Shop and Walmart Supercenter. Well guess what? Sales are up since moving from Meriden at the end of June.
Quote from: ynkeesfn82 on November 02, 2010, 11:28:40 PM
Anyways a lot of naysayers said Shoprite was gonna be in big trouble moving into the old Shaw's building in Wallingford because it's more or less in-between Stop & Shop and Walmart Supercenter. Well guess what? Sales are up since moving from Meriden at the end of June.
That's because SR is one of the more competitive supermarkets on the East Coast. Stop & Shop seems to push their agenda more by building a critical mass of cookie-cutter stores with average prices, while ShopRite's co-op members are usually aggressive on prices.
Walmart is the 800-pound gorilla of retail, but their stores seem to make sure that no one's ever really happy working or shopping there.
Quote from: ynkeesfn82 on November 02, 2010, 11:28:40 PM
They're behind by a week or two in Southington. >:( Not sure when they're gonna open.
Well the latest update is that Southington will be opening Wednesday November 17th, 8 days before Thanksgiving and 1 week later than the November 10th date we were given at Orientation.
The Stony Point New York store opens this Friday.
http://www.facebook.com/notes/shoprite/new-shoprite-to-open-friday-nov-12-in-stony-point-new-york/455762538526
Grand Opening Shoprite of Southington Wednesday November 17th 8AM. 750 Queen Street. 860-736-0044. I'll be in the parking lot fetching carriages 5PM-11PM Wednesday/Thursday and 2PM-830PM on Friday.
Grand Opening of Shoprite in Southington was held yesterday. It was jammed packed all day long. I'm not allowed to say how much we made, but what I can tell you is that sales were well above what were projected and we outdid what we made during the Grand Opening of our sister store in Wallingford back in June. No expense was spared and it cost over $7 million to complete gut and overhaul the building. It looks nothing like the Shaw's that used to occupy the building and if you ask me they make better use of the space than Shaw's did. 17 check out lanes of which 4 are self-checkouts and 2 are express lanes.
Congrats on the success of the Southington Grand-Opening. I'm so jealous of every town with a ShopRite. I SOOO wish Newington would get a ShopRite. We have no decent-priced and service grocery store in town (two Stop and Shops, **blah**, a Price Chopper that could be a lot better service wise **Southington is better**, and Stew Leonards and Aldi are not traditional grocery stores). The Foodmart building is turning real ugly, worse than your Southington Shaw's. Pretty soon it won't need to be demolished by actual machinery. A small ShopRite would be wonderful here. Not everyone in Newington is rich and can afford high prices. I wish the West Hartford store wasn't where it is (near Hartford line). It doesn't have self-checkout mainly for that reason (the new Big Y doesn't either). I see many Newington residents shopping in WH. That is argument enough for a ShopRite here.
Sign for Shoprite Plaza in Southington.
8 months of complete Interior Demolition/Some Exterior Demolition + Construction + nearly $8 Million = The Drust Family Shoprite of Southington. Opened 11/17/2010.
ShopRite's next area for expansion is the Capital Region, which it left in 1988 (PriceRite has a single location in Schenectady.) Judging from the comments, there's a lot of excitement about their possible return.
http://blog.timesunion.com/realestate/on-the-agenda-the-shoprite-planned-for-central-avenue/5645/
The plan for their planned 65,000 square foot store has advanced at Albany's Zoning Board of Appeals.
http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/Plan-for-new-ShopRite-advances-911986.php
Couple months ago the shoprite near me replaced the tacky banners
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3352/3613375474_2e3739626a.jpg)
with permanent signs on it (pic courtesy of flickr user otherstream)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/4984419922_9a90655c1a_z.jpg)
fannnncy ;D
How 'bout changing the color of that tacky looking building and replacing that old school sign?
Is the inside of the store as tacky as the outside?
Quote from: DerangedHermit on December 30, 2010, 10:53:42 AM
Is the inside of the store as tacky as the outside?
No self check outs, aisles could be wider, street signs on the corner of some of the aisles of nearby streets.
Nah not tacky ;D
Here is a pic from the same flickr user (otherstream) of the inside
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4983818035_b9ec9f7c79_z.jpg)
It last got renovated in the mid 90s when they expanded it (it goes vertical aisles, then horizontal aisles in the part that was expanded)
It is not possible to shop here and not have to wait for someone at some point to get out of the way, lol
A remodel would be nice, get rid of that yellow "Shop Rite...For Everyday Low Prices" sign below the storefront. Put up current logo and the current Shop Rite wordmark and it would be fine, oh and make it a tan/biege concrete since that what everything looks like these days. You know reports are saying that shoprite is now the #1 store in this area, so they should show it by making the store look nicer.
That particular Shop Rite, on Frankford Avenue, was a Food Fair/Pantry Pride until it closed in the late 1970's
http://www.flickr.com/photos/62355920@N00/3613375474/in/set-72157615211788677/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/62355920@N00/3613375474/in/set-72157615211788677/)
The Shop Rite on Roosevelt Boulevard also has the old 1974 "Shop Rite" circular logo, and a 1980's "Shop Rite" on the building. The signs on the "Boulevard Plaza" street signage does have the current style Shop Rite signs. This particular Shop Rite also expanded into the smaller store that's next to it.
Shop Rite's 40th Anniversary of their CAN CAN sale is starting.
And with that, they have nestle crunch in a retro wrapper (and note that the shop rite part of it is part of the wrapper and not a sticker)
(http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/8872/retrocrunch.jpg)
I also hear they may have retro progesso soup cans and such (I'll have to look)
There is also this going on with doritos, frito's and rold gold (this is national tho as i've spotted the retro doritos in other stores)
(http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/7118/retrofritolaybags.jpg)
Man between that, AND pepsi and mountain dew throwback being back (this time the bottles and cans don't have limited time)
There's a whole lot of retroness goin on!
I noticed the Nestle's Crunch at my store right around Christmas time. 40 cents is a kick ass price for it.
I saw the old-school looking Doritos at another store I was in, but it was only one flavor with the old school-looking packaging. All the other flavors had the modern look to them. And there's yet another super spicy flavor. I don't even remember what it was.
Yea, it seems to be just the taco flavor, which is fine with me since I like the taco doritos.
Do you guys think ShopRite or PriceRite are good candidates to take over the closing Shaw's locations? Can they effectively compete with Market Basket?
New Commack, New York location opened today.
http://commack.patch.com/articles/shoprite-opens-in-consentino-commerce-center
They also had these as the sale for $0.99 this week (with $10 purchase):
That's soooo cool! You gotta hand it to a banner that gets its vendors on board for custom labels like this.
Make that TWO ShopRites for the Capital Region...these guys don't waste time, do they?
http://blog.timesunion.com/realestate/retail-watch-new-supermarket-for-slingerlands/
I got next weeks flyer at work today. They also have retro labels on Hostess Ho-Hos, Tasty Kakes, and Progresso Soup.
That's the kind of vendor-level support that customers can embrace.
Forgot to mention that my store #315 in Southington (and most likely our sister store in Wallingford) were giving away a free 12 ounce can of Coke with a Can Can 40th Anniversary logo on it to their customers on Thursday. And it's good for discounted admission at different events at MSG in NYC.
Quote from: Illusions DJ Marc on January 07, 2011, 12:44:54 AM
Forgot to mention that my store #315 in Southington (and most likely our sister store in Wallingford) were giving away a free 12 ounce can of Coke with a Can Can 40th Anniversary logo on it to their customers on Thursday. And it's good for discounted admission at different events at MSG in NYC.
Hudson (NY) store had those out also yesterday, in a box by the specials aisle (they have a double aisle in the center labelled aisle of values) - the sign said for the first 1,000 customers.
I don't know how many people were getting them, though as the box wasn't overly large and could have been easily missed if you weren't looking that way (rather than having them, say, by the door or by each checkout).
The funny part is that when they scan at the register it's labelled on the receipt as a six pack, and rings up $0.50 (shows underneath savings of $3.xx, which I guess is the difference bwtween what a 6 pack might cost and this),then the $0.05 deposit then takes off $0.50 with PP card (so you wind up paying just $0.05 for the deposit, which you could get back if you don't want the can to keep).
Quote from: BillyGr on January 07, 2011, 10:56:00 PM
Hudson (NY) store had those out also yesterday, in a box by the specials aisle (they have a double aisle in the center labelled aisle of values) - the sign said for the first 1,000 customers.
I don't know how many people were getting them, though as the box wasn't overly large and could have been easily missed if you weren't looking that way (rather than having them, say, by the door or by each checkout).
The funny part is that when they scan at the register it's labelled on the receipt as a six pack, and rings up $0.50 (shows underneath savings of $3.xx, which I guess is the difference bwtween what a 6 pack might cost and this),then the $0.05 deposit then takes off $0.50 with PP card (so you wind up paying just $0.05 for the deposit, which you could get back if you don't want the can to keep).
At my store whoever was manning the self-checkout lanes (which is right in front of the exit door) was handing the cans out to all the customers. It was amazing how many people refused them. (Why refuse something that's free?) And then you get the "Do you have diet?" - No, you ungrateful brat. Just be thankful you're getting something for free.
The long-rumored Shoprite of Patchogue...now hiring. That toilet flush you might be hearing is the Pathmark next door preparing to kiss their sales goodbye.
I'm surprised it wasn't already on the store closing list.
Quote from: Marc B on February 21, 2011, 08:24:42 AM
I'm surprised it wasn't already on the store closing list.
It's not closing (and neither is the Waldbaums a mile west of Pathmark and Shoprite). Pretty much since it's been open, it's been the #1 store in the Patchogue-Medford area, but the Medford Stop & Shop has narrowed the gap since its renovation back in '05. Shoprite will definitely hurt Pathmark though since it's right on the service road as opposed to Pathmark.
As mentioned previously I work at Shoprite in Southington which is owned by The Drust Family. And now I hear The Drust's are trying to negotiate to build 2 more new Shoprite's - one in the former Shaw's on West Main Street in New Britain and one in the former A&P in Middletown. More on this as I hear it.
The new Shoprite in Uniondale, New York opens this Wednesday April 13th.
http://www.facebook.com/notes/shoprite/new-shoprite-of-uniondale-ny-opens-april-13/10150151632428527
Marc, any word on the negotiations for the Drust Family to open in New Britain and Middletown?
No, but the company newsletter mentioned there are plans to expand beyond the two existing stores in Southington and Wallingford.
Shop Rite continues to scout new locations in the capital district of New York, home base to Price Chopper, Hannaford also has a strong presence with several dozen stores and a distribution center.
http://blog.timesunion.com/realestate/retail-watch-shoprite-plants-niskayuna-store/7520/
It's official - ShopRite is returning to the Capital District:
http://supermarketnews.com/news/ShopRite_Schenectady_0518/?cid=upd
http://www.timesunion.com/business/article/ShopRite-s-encore-1384792.php
ShopRite operator bids on ten A&P Super Fresh locations in MD and DC
http://supermarketnews.com/retail_financial/village_superfresh_0520/
Interesting Supermarket News article on how Wakefern (ShopRite's parent company) relies on employee succession to grow the company
http://supermarketnews.com/retail_financial/ar/wakefern_succession_0523/
Big props to Mr. Drust for installing an $80,000 generator when he built his store in Southington, CT. Shoprite in Southington was operating on full power from the generator for more than 15 hours while the rest of the shopping center remained in the dark. Those thunderstorms yesterday were really nasty little buggers. The generator can run the store for up to 3 days.
The ShopRite on Roosevelt Boulevard, in Philadelphia, PA, just recently received the current logo on it's outside signage, having the 1974-2000 ones removed. The interior also was redone a bit as well.
Check out this old school Shoprite logo on the sign for Stanley Plaza on Slater Road in New Britain. Only one building remains on the property that was most recently used for Walmart and is now a Webster Bank Corporate Training Center.
Photo stolen from the I remember New Britain Group on Facebook.
The Patchogue Shoprite construction finally seems to be going into overdrive, with a Shoprite trailer and countless others on site. Still no clear opening date yet, but I've heard by the end of the year.
Quote from: retailisking on May 19, 2011, 09:12:22 AM
It's official - ShopRite is returning to the Capital District:
http://supermarketnews.com/news/ShopRite_Schenectady_0518/?cid=upd
http://www.timesunion.com/business/article/ShopRite-s-encore-1384792.php
Officially opening on October 2nd (They've been doing a "count down" every week or so in the Times Union).
Fairfield opened yesterday
http://www.thedailyfairfield.com/news/fairfielders-welcome-shoprites-grand-opening
http://fairfield.patch.com/articles/shoprite-opens-its-doors-in-fairfield
Niskayuna opens today; the competition is taking them very seriously...
http://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Battle-lines-drawn-in-supermarket-war-2198683.php
http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/Convenience-first-at-Shop-Rite-2198682.php
http://wnyt.com/article/stories/S2308503.shtml?cat=300
http://www.wten.com/story/15599221/shoprite-opens-its-doors-in-niskayuna
http://www.cbs6albany.com/video/?videoId=1193082748001
http://www.cbs6albany.com/video/v/1195869894001/wrgb-localnews
Is the Niskayuna PriceRite really the next best thing to Wegmans?
http://alloveralbany.com/archive/2011/10/03/a-first-look-at-shoprite-niskayuna
Quote from: retailisking on October 02, 2011, 10:44:13 AM
Niskayuna opens today; the competition is taking them very seriously...
http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/Convenience-first-at-Shop-Rite-2198682.php
http://wnyt.com/article/stories/S2308503.shtml?cat=300
Given how Price Chopper and Hannaford have dragged their heels in the Albany market for the last decade, they have every right to be afraid especially since they know ShopRite has expansion plans. They're building on the former OTB teletheater site in Albany (down the road both) and plan to open near one of Price Chopper's "pet" locations in Slingerlands.
I wish ShopRite the best given how others have either been reluctant to expand in (Shop & Stop, Big Y, debatably Shaw's, debatably Weis) or are constrained by alleged "gentleman's agreements" (Wegmans). The hole there has been gaping and when ShopRite tries to do upscale as they've done in the DC/Baltimore suburbs, they do it surprisingly well.
ShopRite wins the Supermarket News Retail Excellence Award
http://supermarketnews.com/retail_financial/family_of_families_1003/
Quote from: Scrabbleship on October 02, 2011, 04:35:32 PM
I wish ShopRite the best given how others have either been reluctant to expand in (Shop & Stop, Big Y, debatably Shaw's, debatably Weis) or are constrained by alleged "gentleman's agreements" (Wegmans). The hole there has been gaping and when ShopRite tries to do upscale as they've done in the DC/Baltimore suburbs, they do it surprisingly well.
So is ShopRite the number 2 grocer in the entire northeast behind Ahold? Sure seems like it now.
Patchogue, NY Shoprite is opening up October 30th. Hooray.
And here's some pics of the Patchogue, NY Shoprite from Facebook. Store actually opens Friday.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150333191012163.348768.81828647162&type=1
They will also be opening a location in Selden, NY in the near future, replacing a former Bobs.
Geez... that will absolutely kill the King Kullen next door in Selden... It looks like it's on it's last leg as it is... I guess it's only saving grace is that they do the Shop from Home orders at this location... I guess only time will tell..
Quote from: faz152 on October 27, 2011, 07:41:19 AM
Geez... that will absolutely kill the King Kullen next door in Selden... It looks like it's on it's last leg as it is... I guess it's only saving grace is that they do the Shop from Home orders at this location... I guess only time will tell..
And it looks like the thought of Shoprite becoming a real contender and squeezing out the piss-poor A&P and King Kullen stores is becoming truer and truer on LI. Stop & Shop probably should not rest on their laurels, because Shoprite doesn't roll over like the others do.
Quote from: faz152 on October 27, 2011, 07:41:19 AM
Geez... that will absolutely kill the King Kullen next door in Selden... It looks like it's on it's last leg as it is... I guess it's only saving grace is that they do the Shop from Home orders at this location... I guess only time will tell..
To it'd credit, that King Kullen has been there forever and Selden does lack competition since the nearest Stop & Shop, Waldbaums, and Pathmark locations are a bit of a drive away. If ShopRite does shop at home orders at this new location, King Kullen is doomed.
Quote from: Scrabbleship on October 27, 2011, 04:14:30 PM
To it'd credit, that King Kullen has been there forever and Selden does lack competition since the nearest Stop & Shop, Waldbaums, and Pathmark locations are a bit of a drive away. If ShopRite does shop at home orders at this new location, King Kullen is doomed.
Waldbaums is actually pretty close on the corner of Middle Country and 83. That too has also been around forever.
Quote from: MikeRa on August 12, 2011, 03:37:01 PM
The ShopRite on Roosevelt Boulevard, in Philadelphia, PA, just recently received the current logo on it's outside signage, having the 1974-2000 ones removed. The interior also was redone a bit as well.
Here are the outside pics:
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6233/6310949054_3dd895130a_z.jpg)
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6219/6310949058_bee7705752_z.jpg)
A 65,000 Sq. Ft. ShopRite is opening at 711 Central Avenue in Albany this coming Spring.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/shoprite/shoprite-is-coming-to-central-ave-in-albany-ny-new-store-scheduled-to-open-in-sp/10150408578993527
The ShopRite juggernaut continues with a fourth announced location in the Capital Region, this one in Slingerlands:
http://blog.timesunion.com/bethlehem/7495/shoprite-coming-to-slingerlands/
A look inside the new ShopRite at the site of a former Safeway in Bear, DE:
http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/32051
(http://cmsimg.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=BL&Date=20111225&Category=BUSINESS&ArtNo=112250333&Ref=AR&MaxW=640&Border=0&More-choice-markets-comes-Bear-week)
Does any know if Shoprite is expanding into Middletown of New Britain CT??
Quote from: Joeg on January 18, 2012, 02:43:15 PM
Does any know if Shoprite is expanding into Middletown of New Britain CT??
The last I heard, they were looking at both the Middletown and Naugatuck A&P Foodmart stores, both of which are now leased by Big Y who is not operating them as supermarkets, just letting them sit empty. It would be a nice re-use of these spaces, especially ShopRite. The Middletown A&P is in a perfect location in a decent shopping center. Naugatuck too.
The New Britain Shaws was also a possibility. It's a nice building, but not a great location due to high shoplifting, area.
That is interesting about Naugatuck. Which family would own that one? What about the A&P on Main ST in Danbury. which is slated to close??
Isn't there a ShopRite in Danbury already? Maybe I'm wrong.
No Shoprite in Danbury.
Quote from: Joeg on January 18, 2012, 04:58:58 PM
That is interesting about Naugatuck. Which family would own that one?
The Drusts. (Wallingford/Southington). I had heard they were negotiating for the building. Not sure exactly when that would happen.
I am surprised that the family that owns Shoprite of Bristol and Waterbury are not looking into buying the Nauguctuk(sic) store.
I really can't see how any owner wouldn't want to open ShopRite in a town in CT. The store is a huge draw for shoppers because of the prices and sales.
You are so right! They need to open more stores in CT, maybe Western Mass??
Quote from: Joeg on January 20, 2012, 02:54:27 PM
I am surprised that the family that owns Shoprite of Bristol and Waterbury are not looking into buying the Nauguctuk(sic) store.
He doesn't have the money. He invested all his extra money into the new Waterbury store a few years ago (the former Price Chopper). Overall it was a good move. He ended up with a bigger/newer store and is paying less rent than he was with the smaller location. This is also why Bristol has been so neglected. They're slowly starting to fix it up, but it is still a dump. Bristol also lost a lot of merchandise during Tropical Storm Irene last Summer. - No generator. Not sure if they had the same problem after the blizzard in October.
Meanwhile I believe that Wakefern really likes The Drusts (Wallingford/Southington). They let them have 2 new stores. (Moving the Meriden store into the old Wallingford Shaw's) and building the Southington store from the ground up in the former Shaw's. (They literally gutted that place down to 4 bare walls). From what I heard from my co-workers however is that Wallingford got all the new equipment and stuff while Southington got all the scraps and leftovers from Meriden. Not everything mind you, but some stuff.
Well here's hopin they move in to the Middletown/New Brtian/Nagatauck area!!
Any word on any new Shoprite's opening in CT/W Mass?? I know they are opening one in the Albany NY area.
Quote from: Joeg on March 28, 2012, 10:40:00 AM
I know they are opening one in the Albany NY area.
Latest reports are that the Albany (Central Ave) one will open in April (though I havn't heard a specific date).
They also got approval for the Colonie (also Central Ave/Rt 5) location at the current Otto car dealership (which will move across the road to a former Saturn location) in the past couple days, even thouhg there were quite a few objections from those in the area.
This one will have a gas station also, which is a first for ShopRite in the area (I can't think of any at all the stores I've ever seen in NY or NJ, though I'm sure some have them). They won't be able to offer any special deals, however (like the PC gas program or such) until/unless they make those available to their other locations (so as not to have everyone coming to that location just for the gas).
Quote from: BillyGr on March 28, 2012, 03:59:05 PM
Latest reports are that the Albany (Central Ave) one will open in April (though I havn't heard a specific date).
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Shoprite just announced on its Facebook Page that SR at 709 Central Ave in Albany will open on Thursday April 26th. It's a 65,000 Sq. Foot Store and they will feature home delivery.
ShopRite (and Hobby Lobby) may come to East Haven, CT - but they aren't ready to announce anything official just yet
http://nhregister.com/articles/2012/04/05/news/metro/doc4f7e3dbbb4362537551771.txt?viewmode=fullstory
That would be great!! I wonder what family will own it. The area really needs a supermarket.
Quote from: Joeg on April 07, 2012, 07:05:09 AM
That would be great!! I wonder what family will own it. The area really needs a supermarket.
Wasn't that (Foxhaven Plaza) the old Bradlee's/ Stop&Shop location??
It is the old A&P/Ames Plaza.
I think that store is about 45,000 sq ft, quite smaller than other area Shoprites. I wonder if it will expand or open as a Pricerite, which is usually smaller.
Quote from: Joeg on January 20, 2012, 03:48:56 PM
You are so right! They need to open more stores in CT, maybe Western Mass??
<p>Someone should open Shop-Rite in the old BIG Y in East Hartford.
I think it will be a Shoprite. Price Rite would not do good in that location. In regards to the old Big Y in East Hartford, I think a Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market would be the best.
Even though on the Glastonbury line, ShopRite is already in East Hartford. It would not only be nice to see the East Haven A&P become ShopRite, but it would also be nice to see them take over the Naugatuck and Middletown A&P stores as well. Big Y will never do anything with them.
First look at the new ShopRite in Albany, NY that is opening tomorrow (4/26)
http://blog.timesunion.com/tablehopping/30358/first-look-albany-shoprite/
Quote from: retailisking on April 25, 2012, 05:03:56 AM
First look at the new ShopRite in Albany, NY that is opening tomorrow (4/26)
http://blog.timesunion.com/tablehopping/30358/first-look-albany-shoprite/
Nice store from the pics!! I was reading some of the comments...someone hated the fact that CHEFS were at that Shop-Rite... That person would be happy shopping in a Florida supermarket...
Quote from: AmesNewington on April 24, 2012, 06:30:45 PM
Even though on the Glastonbury line, ShopRite is already in East Hartford. It would not only be nice to see the East Haven A&P become ShopRite, but it would also be nice to see them take over the Naugatuck and Middletown A&P stores as well. Big Y will never do anything with them.
Who owns the East Hartford's Shop-Rite?? Has it changed from when it was Shaw's??
Quote from: JimSawhill on April 25, 2012, 08:41:37 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on April 24, 2012, 06:30:45 PM
Even though on the Glastonbury line, ShopRite is already in East Hartford. It would not only be nice to see the East Haven A&P become ShopRite, but it would also be nice to see them take over the Naugatuck and Middletown A&P stores as well. Big Y will never do anything with them.
Who owns the East Hartford's Shop-Rite?? Has it changed from when it was Shaw's??
They are owned by the family who owns the long-time Manchester store.
Quote from: AmesNewington on April 25, 2012, 10:00:50 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on April 25, 2012, 08:41:37 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on April 24, 2012, 06:30:45 PM
Even though on the Glastonbury line, ShopRite is already in East Hartford. It would not only be nice to see the East Haven A&P become ShopRite, but it would also be nice to see them take over the Naugatuck and Middletown A&P stores as well. Big Y will never do anything with them.
Who owns the East Hartford's Shop-Rite?? Has it changed from when it was Shaw's??
They are owned by the family who owns the long-time Manchester store.
Oh... the Shop-rite opened in 1970 as a Pathmark....next to it (now part of Shop-Rite was Shoe-Town and Bonzana was at the other end of the plaza. (Forgot what is there now... )
I wish they would expand more in CT/West Mass.
Quote from: Joeg on April 27, 2012, 08:49:48 AM
I wish they would expand more in CT/West Mass.
Newington would have been ideal for ShopRite, especially in the old Shaws. But, Stop and Shop grabbed on to it, and is still operating it after 2 years, despite the fact that there is a S&S in Wethersfield and Berlin, and the original S&S on Fenn Road, plus a S&S in Elmwood. It's such a waste of a store.
Either of the two vacant A&P's (Newington and Berlin) would be good for Shoprite, especially now that the Berlin Store is on the market.
Quote from: Marc B on April 27, 2012, 04:24:57 PM
Either of the two vacant A&P's (Newington and Berlin) would be good for Shoprite, especially now that the Berlin Store is on the market.
Is it? I thought S&S had the lease for 2 years, which would run until October of this year. Good things could happen for the plaza if they fixed it up. Food Mart was a huge store. They would have plenty of space.
The new Albany, NY ShopRite was mobbed on opening day. I wonder on the basis of the Times Union photos if parking is adequate even for typical store traffic. The All Over Albany site has some terrific photos showing the store in great detail. I haven't seen cereal merchandised like that since Market Basket was still called DeMoulas!
http://www.timesunion.com/business/article/New-ShopRite-draws-a-crowd-3514170.php
http://albany.wnyt.com/news/news/129614-shoprite-opens-albany-thursday
http://cbs6albany.com/news/features/news-county-albany/stories/vid_62.shtml
http://www.fox23news.com/news/local/story/New-ShopRite-opens/xkVvWsBLbUaMHRrDS2xdjA.cspx
http://alloveralbany.com/archive/2012/04/24/checking-out-the-new-albany-shoprite
Quote from: AmesNewington on April 27, 2012, 05:20:02 PM
Is it? I thought S&S had the lease for 2 years, which would run until October of this year. Good things could happen for the plaza if they fixed it up. Food Mart was a huge store. They would have plenty of space.
They updated the property brochure and it now shows the old A&P as being available. 60,243 Square Feet.
http://www.atlanticretail.com/images/content/BerlinCT_WebsterSquare.pdf
That would be great if the Drust Family picks up the old A&P in Berlin, CT, though they will have to do ALOT of remodeling!
Any word on an East Haven Shoprite??
Quote from: Marc B on April 27, 2012, 11:15:17 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on April 27, 2012, 05:20:02 PM
Is it? I thought S&S had the lease for 2 years, which would run until October of this year. Good things could happen for the plaza if they fixed it up. Food Mart was a huge store. They would have plenty of space.
They updated the property brochure and it now shows the old A&P as being available. 60,243 Square Feet.
http://www.atlanticretail.com/images/content/BerlinCT_WebsterSquare.pdf
I hope Webster Square will be fixed up... 'It seems the old Office Max (next to the Stop and Shop) is empty.
Quote from: JimSawhill on May 01, 2012, 04:22:10 PM
Quote from: Marc B on April 27, 2012, 11:15:17 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on April 27, 2012, 05:20:02 PM
Is it? I thought S&S had the lease for 2 years, which would run until October of this year. Good things could happen for the plaza if they fixed it up. Food Mart was a huge store. They would have plenty of space.
They updated the property brochure and it now shows the old A&P as being available. 60,243 Square Feet.
http://www.atlanticretail.com/images/content/BerlinCT_WebsterSquare.pdf
I hope Webster Square will be fixed up... 'It seems the old Office Max (next to the Stop and Shop) is empty.
The space that housed Office Max in Newington had become Office Depot for a few years, but they closed a few years ago. Since then, it has only been used for a Halloween store in the fall. So many stores can go in there. The whole plaza needs a bit of a facelift. From the Office Max space right on down to the end hasn't seen an update since it originally opened in 1996. Bob's is the only space to get an update which was 2004 when it opened (it was Media Play). Petco, Party City and Michael's haven't changed their signs since they opened. All three have newer updated logos and should be changed on the facades. Stop and Shop looks too deformed if you ask me. It has always looked like they are just set up in Shaw's space. It's cheap looking. Not to mention the interior of the store is the original one from 1996.
Quote from: AmesNewington on May 01, 2012, 05:18:50 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on May 01, 2012, 04:22:10 PM
Quote from: Marc B on April 27, 2012, 11:15:17 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on April 27, 2012, 05:20:02 PM
Is it? I thought S&S had the lease for 2 years, which would run until October of this year. Good things could happen for the plaza if they fixed it up. Food Mart was a huge store. They would have plenty of space.
They updated the property brochure and it now shows the old A&P as being available. 60,243 Square Feet.
http://www.atlanticretail.com/images/content/BerlinCT_WebsterSquare.pdf
I hope Webster Square will be fixed up... 'It seems the old Office Max (next to the Stop and Shop) is empty.
The space that housed Office Max in Newington had become Office Depot for a few years, but they closed a few years ago. Since then, it has only been used for a Halloween store in the fall. So many stores can go in there. The whole plaza needs a bit of a facelift. From the Office Max space right on down to the end hasn't seen an update since it originally opened in 1996. Bob's is the only space to get an update which was 2004 when it opened (it was Media Play). Petco, Party City and Michael's haven't changed their signs since they opened. All three have newer updated logos and should be changed on the facades. Stop and Shop looks too deformed if you ask me. It has always looked like they are just set up in Shaw's space. It's cheap looking. Not to mention the interior of the store is the original one from 1996.
So If I visit the plaza... I wouldn't be in a time machine??
So.....any word on any new ShopRites opening in CT/W Mass??
East Haven may be getting closer to happening, but still nothing official
http://easthaven.patch.com/articles/hobby-lobby-signs-letter-of-intent-for-east-haven-store
One of the worst "food deserts" in the country (which got that way for reasons too numerous and complex to get into here - google it) is turning to ShopRite for inspiration:
http://www.freep.com/article/20120524/OPINION05/205240428/Guest-commentary-Help-grow-Detroit-s-food-market-choices
Now that WalMart is looking into the old Shaws in Bristol, what about the old A&P in Berlin and the Shaws in New Britain CT turning into ShopRite's?? Any word on Shoprite opening in East Haven CT??
It would be nice to see ShopRite take over A&P/Foodmart in Berlin. They would have to extensively renovate the building. Plus, it sits in such a rundown plaza, the owners would have to work with SR to spruce it up. They need to fill in the empty hole left by Woolworth's in 1997. There is also a portion that once housed the movie theater that is fire damaged that needs to be torn down as well. Harbor Freight Tools, Ocean State Job Lot and Family Dollar seem to do very well though in the plaza.
I heard SR wasn't interested in New Britain because of the area the store is in. It's not a bad area, but not the best. It does have good visibility from Route 9 though. It's also below the New Britain DMV facility. One other factor is that is has competition from Stop and Shop in NB, and Big Y in Plainville.
Stop & Shop should move into the former Shaw's in New Britain from their location further down West Main Street on the corner of Corbin Avenue. Here's why. Stop & Shop just bought the gas station next door to the former Shaw's. Shoprite then could move into the spot of the corner of West Main & Corbin Ave.
Quote from: Joeg on May 13, 2012, 07:30:04 AM
So.....any word on any new ShopRites opening in CT/W Mass??
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Nothing official, but now there are rumors of Cheshire. I'm hearing they're buying the now-defunct "Everybody's Supermarket", expanding the building and opening there. Of course if you ask me Cheshire will canabilize both Wallingford and Southington.
Quote from: Marc B on June 13, 2012, 09:44:40 PM
Quote from: Joeg on May 13, 2012, 07:30:04 AM
So.....any word on any new ShopRites opening in CT/W Mass??
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Nothing official, but now there are rumors of Cheshire. I'm hearing they're buying the now-defunct "Everybody's Supermarket", expanding the building and opening there. Of course if you ask me Cheshire will canabilize both Wallingford and Southington.
Since when is Everybody's defunct? I saw their circular recently and they seemed quite alive. Anyhow their store is close to the Hamden border, so a Shoprite may also compete with the Hamden Shoprite. Is Shoprite trying to have a store in just about every town, like Stop & Shop? I know it's still far from that, but they seem to be expanding a lot recently. Another question - Does any Shoprite in CT have a food court or cafe with seating. I noticed it in NY Stores but I am not aware of it in CT.
Quote from: standa on June 14, 2012, 08:20:02 AM
Does any Shoprite in CT have a food court or cafe with seating. I noticed it in NY Stores but I am not aware of it in CT.
Yes. Ours in Southington does.
I think the best expansion route would be the Old Berlin A&P, and the Old Middletown A&P for the Drust family to expand there footprint.
Quote from: Marc B on June 14, 2012, 03:51:36 PM
Quote from: standa on June 14, 2012, 08:20:02 AM
Does any Shoprite in CT have a food court or cafe with seating. I noticed it in NY Stores but I am not aware of it in CT.
Yes. Ours in Southington does.
Oh yeah so does the one Paul T owns in Waterbury. They only have the Food Court because it used to be Price Chopper.
Quote from: Marc B on June 14, 2012, 07:20:16 PM
Quote from: Marc B on June 14, 2012, 03:51:36 PM
Quote from: standa on June 14, 2012, 08:20:02 AM
Does any Shoprite in CT have a food court or cafe with seating. I noticed it in NY Stores but I am not aware of it in CT.
Yes. Ours in Southington does.
Oh yeah so does the one Paul T owns in Waterbury. They only have the Food Court because it used to be Price Chopper.
West Hartford has a seating area set away from the small hot foods bar that they have. The one thing they don't have is a salad bar. I miss that from Waldbaums/A&P (which was good), but much like the self checkout wouldn't work there, the salad bar wouldn't either. Too many ill-mannered people shop there. I'm surprised they have the hot foods and olive bar.
I don't know if any knows, but the old K-Mart in Manchester(Spencer St) is in the process of getting knock down. Will Shop-Rite move across the street and build a new store??
No. Within the past few years the Spencer Street Shoprite was remodeled.
It would be a good move for them. I don't think they want someone like Price Chopper right across the street from them.
Quote from: Joeg on July 01, 2012, 10:09:47 AM
It would be a good move for them. I don't think they want someone like Price Chopper right across the street from them.
So did K Mart get raised yet?
Just went by the other day, still there, but all fenced(sic) off. I really think Shop Rite should build a store there, it would be the biggest supermarket in the area, and really drive S&S crazy!!
It just doesn't seem like anybody is interested in developing a new retail outlet on that side of Manchester. These buildings have sat empty for so long, you'd think somebody would have come up with a plan for them.
The only confirmed Shoprite that's opening in Connecticut this year (or early next year) is the one in East Haven. Middletown and Naugatuck are still in the talking phase. New Britain in the old Shaw's IS NOT happening. Was told that is not a good location. They probably won't ever open in New Britain, but was told somewhere else in the city would be a better location than the old Shaw's.
So East Haven is a go?? Which family will run it??
I know they were talking about doing a "Price Rite" in the Middletown location. That would make sense, a full service ShopRite just would never work, right across from the Price Chopper.
I disagree. I think a full service Shop Rite would do great there. They would give PC a run for there money, just like the new one in Albany NY.
Quote from: Joeg on July 12, 2012, 04:39:10 AM
I disagree. I think a full service Shop Rite would do great there. They would give PC a run for there money, just like the new one in Albany NY.
I really think the Middletown A&P would be a perfect spot for ShopRite. However, I think Berlin would be even better. There's a big area that they can serve. Towns like Berlin, New Britain, Rocky Hill, Newington, Wethersfield, and Meriden can all have a ShopRite centrally located.
Also, there is a Price Rite in Cromwell CT.
Last I heard The Drust Family was still in talks to open a store in the Middletown and/or Naugatuck A&P
Who owned the Shop Rite in Middletown previously?
Middletown and Naugatuck have the advantages of being in decent shopping centers that are well kept and are in more visible areas, whereas Berlin is in a distressed plaza with only a few tenants. The location is good though. What doesn't make sense is that slowly but surely, the former A&P locations that Big Y bought, but did not open their store in, are possibly going to be purchased by ShopRite (including East Haven), and Berlin, bought by Stop and Shop for two years, is still without a supermarket. I guess Big Y never had any plans for the three stores. S&S just wants to keep Berlin empty.
Big Y already has a store in Naugatuck, so that's why they didn't do anything with the A&P there. Not sure why they didn't do anything with the one in Middletown.
Quote from: Marc B on July 13, 2012, 12:14:11 AM
Big Y already has a store in Naugatuck, so that's why they didn't do anything with the A&P there. Not sure why they didn't do anything with the one in Middletown.
But that's my point. They had to have bought them to keep the competition from opening like S&S always does. I thought they controlled the leases on the buildings. I guess they are willing to give them up to competitors.
In Middletown, ShopRite would blow away Price Chopper, and would put a dent on Big Y in Naugatuck.
I agree!!
It has to cost Big Y a pretty penny to pay the leases on these stores with absolutely no revenue coming in.
On top of paying the lease, they are still paying to maintain them. I see Big Y maintenance vehicles in the parking lot of Middletown's all the time. So, unless they are using it for storage, I would have no idea why they would always be in and out of there other than to be sure the building is still in good shape.
Quote from: Bdubs on July 14, 2012, 10:46:40 PM
It has to cost Big Y a pretty penny to pay the leases on these stores with absolutely no revenue coming in.
On top of paying the lease, they are still paying to maintain them. I see Big Y maintenance vehicles in the parking lot of Middletown's all the time. So, unless they are using it for storage, I would have no idea why they would always be in and out of there other than to be sure the building is still in good shape.
Yes, but the Middletown A&P is probably not in very good shape. I doubt any new tenant would use the current building as it is. But you're right about Big Y and the leases. They shouldn't have bought them if they weren't going to open a store in them.
Several times in the past few weeks I've seen the Big Y White Maintenance van poking around Shoprite Plaza in Southington. Not sure why. The only connection between Shoprite in Southington and Big Y is the fact that it's owned by The Drust Family who used to own the Meriden Shoprite where Big Y is located now. The Drusts moved their store from Meriden to Wallingford in the former Shaw's in 2010 after the take-over of Shaw's by Shoprite (and Stop & Shop).
Hey Marc,
Do you know if the Drust family or any family that runs a Shoprite might be considering opening one in the Webster Square Plaza in Berlin where A&P once stood?
It would be a good location for a Shoprite (IMO), but it won't be The Drusts. If some family were to open a Shoprite there they would have to fix up the rest of the plaza as well such as the big gaping hole where Woolworths once stood and repair the fire damaged empty store fronts. It's 100% pathetic that the fire(s) were 15 years ago and you can still tell that a fire occurred in the plaza. Maybe if enough people email/call Shoprite, they might consider Webster Sqaure Plaza as a possible location for a new store.
Marc, you said the East Haven CT store is a go, do you know which family is going to run it? or will it be corporate store?
Also, would not the Berlin CT old A&P be good for the Drust family, since they run stores in Southington and Wallingford?
I really surprised that no one (not even Big Y) has jumped on this location.
Quote from: Joeg on July 22, 2012, 09:42:12 AM
Marc, you said the East Haven CT store is a go, do you know which family is going to run it? or will it be corporate store?
Also, would not the Berlin CT old A&P be good for the Drust family, since they run stores in Southington and Wallingford?
I really surprised that no one (not even Big Y) has jumped on this location.
Generally, this location is great. It may be off the highway "in a hole", but it's off Route 9 and near the Berlin Turnpike. If SR advertised, they would do well. However, the Webster Square Plaza is a dump. The hole in the building where Woolworths was is still there, and two portions of the plaza are fire damaged (next to Woolworth where Cinemas 1 and 2 were and at the very end where the old pet store was). A&P/Foodmart probably went downhill itself because the plaza was so rundown. The new store was doomed from 1997 onward. Their old store did well. My mom worked there.
Sure Berlin would fit in well with Southington and Wallingford, but as far as I know The Drusts are only looking at Middletown and/or Naugatuck. Stop & Shop bought the lease in Berlin from A&P after the store closed to keep it vacant. Don't know what family will own East Haven.
Griffin Report says:
"ShopRite will hold a grand opening of a 95,000 square foot store in Brodheadsville, Pa, the largest store in the chain Sunday, Aug 5.
Wakefern officials said the store has special design features, including animatronic clucking chicken and mooing cow. Vintage cars, such as an original wood-paneled 1926 Model T, and antiques are placed throughout the store to welcome customers and model trains wind through the checkout area and memorabilia from Coca-Cola and cash registers from the early days of the grocery business lend an air of history. Unique to the ShopRite of Brodheadsville is Doris’ Cafe, where the store’s Executive Chef John Hunt will offer a wide variety of prepared foods. The store will also feature an eat-in lounge with flat screens and Wi-Fi.
The ShopRite of Brodheadsville will also offer ShopRite From Home, a service that allows customers to place online orders from their home computer or mobile device. The store will be the first in the area to feature free electric car charging stations in front of the store, which will be coming soon and will be located in specially marked parking spaces. The store will be owned and operated by the Kinsley family, which began with the ownership of a meat market in 1950."
The Pocono Record has a brief article and some photos:
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120729/NEWS/207290334
If the Webster square gets developed, that whole area would become a mad house as long as decent stores move in. The rave cinemas does good business right now, but if that plaza were revitalized, it would be crazy with business. Newington needs to stop stealing the business and allow development in berlin. The new Kohls is a great start and theres a new plaza being built a little further.
what's in the new plaza. Imagine a Wal-Mart Neighborhood market in this area!!
There won't be a Walmart Neighborhood Market on The Turnpike because they're expanded the Walmart Store on the Berlin Tunrpike and making it a Supercenter.
We don't need anything else Walmart related in this area. We would benefit from a ShopRite or Geisslers, which is a more localized type of store. Geisslers in the old Newington Foodmart, and ShopRite in the old Berlin Foodmart would be perfect. The Stop and Shop in the old Shaws should really close. They are expensive, and don't have the business they should have, namely because we have three sorrounding S&S options that are the real thing and have been around for a while (Berlin, Wethersfield and Rocky Hill). They would be better off leasing the space to a different type of retailer (even if they have to subdivide for a few smaller stores).
The only reason they are keeping it is, to make sure no competition goes there. That's why they bought the lease on the old A&P in Berlin, and Big Y has/had the lease on the old A&P in Middletown.
Now, how does any one know that the above companies don't owned the leases anymore??
Quote from: Joeg on August 05, 2012, 08:34:47 AM
The only reason they are keeping it is, to make sure no competition goes there. That's why they bought the lease on the old A&P in Berlin, and Big Y has/had the lease on the old A&P in Middletown.
Now, how does any one know that the above companies don't owned the leases anymore??
It is so wrong for these stores to hold leases on empty storefronts (especially large) that are deteriorating and could be reused and help the area, like the Berlin and Middletown A&Ps. S&S on the Turnpike is never busy, which means S&S probably is throwing away a lot of money with expired food, which is a sin. Not to mention, this allows for their prices to skyrocket. Price Chopper is expensive as well. People go out of town to shop.
The ironic part is, A&P middletown held the lease across the street (former Shop Rite, now Price Chopper) for almost 15 years until it expired. The building practically sat empty the whole time, was a halloween store every year, hallmark store on one end. Once the lease expired, PC bought it, built a new building and a year later A&P closed. Weird.
Quote from: Bdubs on August 08, 2012, 06:28:39 PM
The ironic part is, A&P middletown held the lease across the street (former Shop Rite, now Price Chopper) for almost 15 years until it expired. The building practically sat empty the whole time, was a halloween store every year, hallmark store on one end. Once the lease expired, PC bought it, built a new building and a year later A&P closed. Weird.
Well it wasn't the Middletown A&P that failed itself, it was A&P corporate who closed all of the area stores. A&P and PC could have competed if A&P had the proper resources available to renovate and get better management. If ShopRite were to come in there, it would be interesting.
I don't think the A&P building would be able to be reused for a Halloween store or something similar. It's too rundown to be used for anything.
Quote from: retailisking on July 31, 2012, 09:39:31 PM
Griffin Report says:
"ShopRite will hold a grand opening of a 95,000 square foot store in Brodheadsville, Pa, the largest store in the chain Sunday, Aug 5.
Wakefern officials said the store has special design features, including animatronic clucking chicken and mooing cow. Vintage cars, such as an original wood-paneled 1926 Model T, and antiques are placed throughout the store to welcome customers and model trains wind through the checkout area and memorabilia from Coca-Cola and cash registers from the early days of the grocery business lend an air of history. Unique to the ShopRite of Brodheadsville is Doris’ Cafe, where the store’s Executive Chef John Hunt will offer a wide variety of prepared foods. The store will also feature an eat-in lounge with flat screens and Wi-Fi.
The ShopRite of Brodheadsville will also offer ShopRite From Home, a service that allows customers to place online orders from their home computer or mobile device. The store will be the first in the area to feature free electric car charging stations in front of the store, which will be coming soon and will be located in specially marked parking spaces. The store will be owned and operated by the Kinsley family, which began with the ownership of a meat market in 1950."
The Pocono Record has a brief article and some photos:
http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120729/NEWS/207290334
now that (the clucking Chicken) sounds like they got the idea from Stew's?
The new Shop Rite in Singerlands, NY opens this Sunday 9/30. I wonder how Price Chopper/Hannaford's is going to react??
Quote from: Joeg on September 26, 2012, 08:33:26 AM
The new Shop Rite in Singerlands, NY opens this Sunday 9/30. I wonder how Price Chopper/Hannaford's is going to react??
Given how the Price Chopper at the intersection of New Scotland and 85 is one of their pet stores, they might be a bit worried but they have enough going on elsewhere to ease the sting that ShopRite may bring. They seem to be increasing their presence in Central Mass some more (just opened in Gardner today) and I think they attack within 495 within the next few years.
Hannaford may be a little more scared, their closest location is an ex-Grand Union in Delmar which is a bit cramped. I don't think either suffers that much down the road. ShopRite was only filling a hole that persisted for a decade which Stop & Shop or Big Y couldn't be bothered to fill.
I wonder if they'll expand more in the DC area. The ex-Superfresh in the White Oak area of Silver Spring is still doing good but they could flesh out that area and Baltimore some.
The Selden, NY store opens 10/14.
Quote from: Joeg on September 26, 2012, 08:33:26 AM
The new Shop Rite in Singerlands, NY opens this Sunday 9/30. I wonder how Price Chopper/Hannaford's is going to react??
I would love to see Shop-rite in Manchester move to the old K-Mart...(who owns the store in Manchester, CT)
A Wal-Mart Supercenter is set to open next year in the old K-Mart location on Spencer St in Manchester, CT
It's fair to say that ShopRite wouldn't be where it is today without pioneers like Joseph Saker
http://supermarketnews.com/retail-amp-financial/shoprite-pioneer-saker-dies-age-83
http://www.app.com/article/20120926/NJBIZ/309260091/ShopRite-owner-has-died
It's not unusual for a supermarket chain to operate its own gas stations, but they are usually strictly self-service operations. Not so with one ShopRite gas station in the Capital District.
http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/blog/2012/10/shoprite-gas-station-offers-1950s.html
Quote from: retailisking on October 03, 2012, 04:42:15 PM
It's not unusual for a supermarket chain to operate its own gas stations, but they are usually strictly self-service operations. Not so with one ShopRite gas station in the Capital District.
http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/blog/2012/10/shoprite-gas-station-offers-1950s.html
Cool! 8) ;D
I wonder if there's any hope for Shoprite to move into the old A&P in Berlin....
Quote from: Jstar1994 on January 10, 2013, 07:44:52 PM
I wonder if there's any hope for Shoprite to move into the old A&P in Berlin....
Drust Markets, LLC (Shoprite Wallingford/Southington) was looking at the site a while ago, but as far as I know they're no longer looking at the site. Meanwhile Chase Enterprises (the biggest slumlords in the state) is looking at unloading the plaza for $6 million. We're coming up on 16 years since the fires and they never fixed the fire damaged store fronts.
What about the old A&P in East Haven CT??
Shoprite moved from West Main Street in Meriden, CT to South Broad Street in Meriden in 1987. The Drust Family Bought the store in 1997 (and moved it to Wallingford in 2010). Who owned it before and what was in the South Broad Street location prior to 1987?
I was always a Shoprite, I think they had grand opening in 1989, casuing the old Wallingford Food Mart (now ALDIS) to close it doors.
I was thinking, now that Shaws has been sold, do you think Shoprite will pick up any locations in the Mass/RI area??
Quote from: Joeg on January 17, 2013, 09:12:42 AM
I was thinking, now that Shaws has been sold, do you think Shoprite will pick up any locations in the Mass/RI area??
PriceRite seems to be Wakefern's growth vehicle in those states.
Quote from: retailisking on January 17, 2013, 01:43:13 PM
Quote from: Joeg on January 17, 2013, 09:12:42 AM
I was thinking, now that Shaws has been sold, do you think Shoprite will pick up any locations in the Mass/RI area??
PriceRite seems to be Wakefern's growth vehicle in those states.
The lines seem to be breaking down and the opportunity is there. Boston may be a bit too cutthroat but there is a hole for competition in Springfield and Rhode Island at least.
One ace in the hole if ShopRite ever did enter Massachusetts is that if each owner voluntarily capped at three stores, everyone could offer alcohol which is a huge leg up over other chains.
Quote from: Scrabbleship on January 18, 2013, 06:40:38 PM
One ace in the hole if ShopRite ever did enter Massachusetts is that if each owner voluntarily capped at three stores, everyone could offer alcohol which is a huge leg up over other chains.
So, that's the answer - only 3 stores in a given chain (or owner, to be more precise) can offer alcoholic beverages?
Always wondered how one grocery store had an aisle of wine while the one just up the street didn't even take beer bottles in their return machines, signs saying that they didn't sell it. Thought maybe it was a town by town thing or something (as the two I'm thinking of are just on opposite sides of a town line).
I'd think Price Chopper would be a more likely entrant to the Springfield market, for reasons I mentioned in the Price Chopper thread. Then again, Wakefern is already in Springfield with the PriceRite banner, so who knows...
Just heard that there will be a new Shoprite in East Haven CT in the former A&P on Foxon Rd, opening in the fall of 2013, run by the Garafalo Family(who own the Shoprites in Milford, West Haven, Stratford and Hamden CT).
Waverly Markets LLC of Manchester, CT (owner of Shoprite of Manchester & East Hartford) is appealing the city's approval of a Walmart Supercenter across Spencer Street from the store.
http://www.courant.com/community/manchester/hc-manchester-walmart-appeal-0131-20130130,0,1116170.story
I really don't know what Mr. Cohen is concerned about. Walmart Supercenter and Shoprite survive just fine side by side in Wallingford. Even with the Supercenter right next door Shoprite in Wallingford is out-performing the Shaw's that used to be in that location.
It's the same old, same old. If you can't compete, litigate. Even if you CAN compete, litigate. Hannaford is suing to block Market Basket projects in North Conway and Bedford, NH - and the Bedford project is already well underway. Market Basket itself sued to block Stop & Shop projects in Hudson, NH and Chelmsford, MA. Neither suit was successful, but the Chelmsford project was tied up for ten years.
Quote from: Joeg on February 07, 2013, 04:03:36 PM
Just heard that there will be a new Shoprite in East Haven CT in the former A&P on Foxon Rd, opening in the fall of 2013, run by the Garafalo Family(who own the Shoprites in Milford, West Haven, Stratford and Hamden CT).
I remember in the late 80s when the Foxhaven Plaza was being built and a coming soon sign announced a new Waldbaum's Foodmart and an Ames.
The ShopRite will be about 15,000 sq ft bigger than the A&P (previously Waldbaums). I guess they are taking over other retail space too or expanding the building.
Also the Clinton, CT ShopRite started out as a Waldbaum's Foodmart years ago. Then it became an A&P, an Edwards, a Shaw's and finally a Shoprite.
The Shop-Rite in Ellenville, NY has been closed since January 23rd due to extensive damage by fire. It will be closed for several weeks.
Quote from: Marc B on February 07, 2013, 08:14:16 PM
Waverly Markets LLC of Manchester, CT (owner of Shoprite of Manchester & East Hartford) is appealing the city's approval of a Walmart Supercenter across Spencer Street from the store.
http://www.courant.com/community/manchester/hc-manchester-walmart-appeal-0131-20130130,0,1116170.story
I really don't know what Mr. Cohen is concerned about. Walmart Supercenter and Shoprite survive just fine side by side in Wallingford. Even with the Supercenter right next door Shoprite in Wallingford is out-performing the Shaw's that used to be in that location.
Maybe they decided to move across the street.. and build a better store then the remodeled 1970s Pathmark they are in. Yes, the Shop-Rite in Manchester was an old Pathmark. Remember the old Shop-Rite on Middle Turnpike, with the windswept roofline (the same as the Price-Rite (nee Shop-Rite, Nee Mott's) on the Silas Dean??
No, he had his oppurinty(sic) awhile ago, that Wal-Mart swoop in. I think this area needs a Wal-Mart Supercenter.
Quote from: Joeg on February 09, 2013, 02:45:44 PM
No, he had his oppurinty(sic) awhile ago, that Wal-Mart swoop in. I think this area needs a Wal-Mart Supercenter.
I agree that Manchester needs a super center, but not two Walmart's in the same town or even so close to each other.
Quote from: JimSawhill on February 09, 2013, 12:58:25 PM
Quote from: Marc B on February 07, 2013, 08:14:16 PM
Waverly Markets LLC of Manchester, CT (owner of Shoprite of Manchester & East Hartford) is appealing the city's approval of a Walmart Supercenter across Spencer Street from the store.
http://www.courant.com/community/manchester/hc-manchester-walmart-appeal-0131-20130130,0,1116170.story
I really don't know what Mr. Cohen is concerned about. Walmart Supercenter and Shoprite survive just fine side by side in Wallingford. Even with the Supercenter right next door Shoprite in Wallingford is out-performing the Shaw's that used to be in that location.
Maybe they decided to move across the street.. and build a better store then the remodeled 1970s Pathmark they are in. Yes, the Shop-Rite in Manchester was an old Pathmark. Remember the old Shop-Rite on Middle Turnpike, with the windswept roofline (the same as the Price-Rite (nee Shop-Rite, Nee Mott's) on the Silas Dean??
I actually live bw the SS and shoprite in Manchester and have become such a fan of shoprite. You can tell the shoprite on Spencer Street is old, but dust know it was a old PathMark. When did it move in?
Quote from: TRU7536 on February 09, 2013, 03:17:11 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on February 09, 2013, 12:58:25 PM
Maybe they decided to move across the street.. and build a better store then the remodeled 1970s Pathmark they are in. Yes, the Shop-Rite in Manchester was an old Pathmark. Remember the old Shop-Rite on Middle Turnpike, with the windswept roofline (the same as the Price-Rite (nee Shop-Rite, Nee Mott's) on the Silas Dean??
I actually live bw the SS and shoprite in Manchester and have become such a fan of shoprite. You can tell the shoprite on Spencer Street is old, but dust know it was a old PathMark. When did it move in?
But - was the PathMark a ShopRite before it became PathMark?
I don't know if they had stores in CT at the time, but if you read the history, the original PathMark stores were a member of the ShopRite cooperative that decided to break off on their own and thus had to change their name, deciding on the Pathmark name.
I think this orginally a Pathmark and opened in 1975. I don't know when the converted to ShopRite.
It's been 21 years since the closed the original Shoprite in Southington, CT along with the ones in Torrington and Bloomfield, CT.
Quote from: TRU7536 on February 09, 2013, 03:17:11 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on February 09, 2013, 12:58:25 PM
Quote from: Marc B on February 07, 2013, 08:14:16 PM
Waverly Markets LLC of Manchester, CT (owner of Shoprite of Manchester & East Hartford) is appealing the city's approval of a Walmart Supercenter across Spencer Street from the store.
http://www.courant.com/community/manchester/hc-manchester-walmart-appeal-0131-20130130,0,1116170.story
I really don't know what Mr. Cohen is concerned about. Walmart Supercenter and Shoprite survive just fine side by side in Wallingford. Even with the Supercenter right next door Shoprite in Wallingford is out-performing the Shaw's that used to be in that location.
Maybe they decided to move across the street.. and build a better store then the remodeled 1970s Pathmark they are in. Yes, the Shop-Rite in Manchester was an old Pathmark. Remember the old Shop-Rite on Middle Turnpike, with the windswept roofline (the same as the Price-Rite (nee Shop-Rite, Nee Mott's) on the Silas Dean??
I actually live bw the SS and shoprite in Manchester and have become such a fan of shoprite. You can tell the shoprite on Spencer Street is old, but dust know it was a old PathMark. When did it move in?
the plaza was opened around 1971. Besides Pathmark, it had Bonanza and Shoe Town.
Quote from: nysw3636 on February 08, 2013, 10:33:51 AM
The Shop-Rite in Ellenville, NY has been closed since January 23rd due to extensive damage by fire. It will be closed for several weeks.
Shoprite's Facebook page posted yesterday that they hope to have the store back open sometime this spring. Also what was the cause of the fire?
Quote from: Marc B on February 22, 2013, 09:16:16 AM
Quote from: nysw3636 on February 08, 2013, 10:33:51 AM
The Shop-Rite in Ellenville, NY has been closed since January 23rd due to extensive damage by fire. It will be closed for several weeks.
Shoprite's Facebook page posted yesterday that they hope to have the store back open sometime this spring. Also what was the cause of the fire?
Cause of the fire was a overheated microwave oven in the back of the store. Here is link with some more info on what Shop-Rite is doing to help customers out until they reopen it. Also, there is Peter's Market that is a few miles up the road from Shop-Rite that has really picked up in business. I'm pretty sure it is supplied by Shur-fine, but 100% on that.
http://www.gunkjournal.com/2013/01/31/news/1301310.html
A 75,000 square foot Shoprite is planned for Camden, New Jersey.
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/03/19/new-grocery-store-for-camden-may-put-end-to-food-desert-status/
If only shoprite could do the same in the berlin a&p
Quote from: Jstar1994 on March 20, 2013, 12:00:40 AM
If only shoprite could do the same in the berlin a&p
Would be nice. Step one of course would get someone to buy the plaza. If they fix up the plaza maybe things good things will happen to that part of Berlin. Never knew until a few weeks ago when I was driving in that area that that whole section of Berlin is rundown. Lots of empty and abandoned commercial properties.
Has anyone heard anything about the new Shop Rite of East Haven CT??
Quote from: Joeg on March 20, 2013, 05:10:35 PM
Has anyone heard anything about the new Shop Rite of East Haven CT??
Nothing more than what you already posted. Owned by The Garafalo Family and opening this fall.
The Newington and Berlin sections of the Berlin Turnpike are like night and day. Newington has all of the stores and restaurants and Berlin only has spotty commercial properties, namely the plaza with Home Depot and Kohls and then CVS and a few other chain stores. Webster Square Road has great potential because of Morande Ford and Acura and Rave Cinemas. ShopRite would do extremely well. Foodmart closed because of the fact that A&P is a messed up corporation, and didn't have long term goals/plans for Connecticut. With Berlin, Stop and Shop opening around the corner did not help, but A&P did not do anything to improve Foodmart to compete. Plus, the plaza was such an eyesore for most of the current Foodmart's lifespan. The plaza became sketchy too with so many vacancies and neglect. Foodmart did have a following though. ShopRite is very similar to A&P.
It's not that easy. You would have to find an owner to operate a Shoprite because I doubt Wakefern (SRS Inc) would own it. It won't be The Drust Family or The Joseph Family. Both have their plates full with their own 2 stores each.
By the way Rave Cinemas got sold again. They just haven't changed the name yet. Cinemark bought all the Rave Cineplexes in Connecticut and several other states. Cinemark owns Century Theaters where that tragedy happened in Colorado last summer. Would Cinemark move the theater into The Plaza?
Not likely...the cost to renovate the current theater is way less expensive since the set up is there... the costs to develop/build a theater in that plaza is probably way too much for cinemark,especially if they are just expanding into the CT market.
Quote from: Marc B on March 20, 2013, 06:42:45 PM
It's not that easy. You would have to find an owner to operate a Shoprite because I doubt Wakefern (SRS Inc) would own it. It won't be The Drust Family or The Joseph Family. Both have their plates full with their own 2 stores each.
By the way Rave Cinemas got sold again. They just haven't changed the name yet. Cinemark bought all the Rave Cineplexes in Connecticut and several other states. Cinemark owns Century Theaters where that tragedy happened in Colorado last summer. Would Cinemark move the theater into The Plaza?
I know this is not the theater section of Ames Fan Club, but is the Rave the old Showcase Cinemas? I would love to see Shop Rite in the old A&P!! By The Way, the old Rocky Hill FoodMart, who is in there now?
Quote from: JimSawhill on March 22, 2013, 10:09:39 AM
Quote from: Marc B on March 20, 2013, 06:42:45 PM
It's not that easy. You would have to find an owner to operate a Shoprite because I doubt Wakefern (SRS Inc) would own it. It won't be The Drust Family or The Joseph Family. Both have their plates full with their own 2 stores each.
By the way Rave Cinemas got sold again. They just haven't changed the name yet. Cinemark bought all the Rave Cineplexes in Connecticut and several other states. Cinemark owns Century Theaters where that tragedy happened in Colorado last summer. Would Cinemark move the theater into The Plaza?
I know this is not the theater section of Ames Fan Club, but is the Rave the old Showcase Cinemas? I would love to see Shop Rite in the old A&P!! By The Way, the old Rocky Hill FoodMart, who is in there now?
Yes, Rave used to be Showcase Cinemas. I still think of it as that name.
The Rocky Hill FoodMart is now a Super Stop and Shop. It's a huge store. Sad thing is the RH store looked almost identical to Berlin and S&S demolished the FoodMart building and built their own store. That store opened in 2004/2005. FoodMart closed in 2003 when A&P did a large round of closings of the FoodMart stores (mostly in Northern NE), and Rocky Hill became Grand Union Family Markets for a very short while. GU used the same exact fixtures and signage as FoodMart. They only changed the sign on the outside.
Quote from: AmesNewington on March 22, 2013, 10:20:34 AM
Quote from: JimSawhill on March 22, 2013, 10:09:39 AM
Quote from: Marc B on March 20, 2013, 06:42:45 PM
It's not that easy. You would have to find an owner to operate a Shoprite because I doubt Wakefern (SRS Inc) would own it. It won't be The Drust Family or The Joseph Family. Both have their plates full with their own 2 stores each.
By the way Rave Cinemas got sold again. They just haven't changed the name yet. Cinemark bought all the Rave Cineplexes in Connecticut and several other states. Cinemark owns Century Theaters where that tragedy happened in Colorado last summer. Would Cinemark move the theater into The Plaza?
I know this is not the theater section of Ames Fan Club, but is the Rave the old Showcase Cinemas? I would love to see Shop Rite in the old A&P!! By The Way, the old Rocky Hill FoodMart, who is in there now?
Yes, Rave used to be Showcase Cinemas. I still think of it as that name.
The Rocky Hill FoodMart is now a Super Stop and Shop. It's a huge store. Sad thing is the RH store looked almost identical to Berlin and S&S demolished the FoodMart building and built their own store. That store opened in 2004/2005. FoodMart closed in 2003 when A&P did a large round of closings of the FoodMart stores (mostly in Northern NE), and Rocky Hill became Grand Union Family Markets for a very short while. GU used the same exact fixtures and signage as FoodMart. They only changed the sign on the outside.
Oh, Thanks is Kohl's in the old Caldor's there??
Quote from: JimSawhill on March 22, 2013, 10:37:48 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on March 22, 2013, 10:20:34 AM
Quote from: JimSawhill on March 22, 2013, 10:09:39 AM
Quote from: Marc B on March 20, 2013, 06:42:45 PM
It's not that easy. You would have to find an owner to operate a Shoprite because I doubt Wakefern (SRS Inc) would own it. It won't be The Drust Family or The Joseph Family. Both have their plates full with their own 2 stores each.
By the way Rave Cinemas got sold again. They just haven't changed the name yet. Cinemark bought all the Rave Cineplexes in Connecticut and several other states. Cinemark owns Century Theaters where that tragedy happened in Colorado last summer. Would Cinemark move the theater into The Plaza?
I know this is not the theater section of Ames Fan Club, but is the Rave the old Showcase Cinemas? I would love to see Shop Rite in the old A&P!! By The Way, the old Rocky Hill FoodMart, who is in there now?
Yes, Rave used to be Showcase Cinemas. I still think of it as that name.
The Rocky Hill FoodMart is now a Super Stop and Shop. It's a huge store. Sad thing is the RH store looked almost identical to Berlin and S&S demolished the FoodMart building and built their own store. That store opened in 2004/2005. FoodMart closed in 2003 when A&P did a large round of closings of the FoodMart stores (mostly in Northern NE), and Rocky Hill became Grand Union Family Markets for a very short while. GU used the same exact fixtures and signage as FoodMart. They only changed the sign on the outside.
Oh, Thanks is Kohl's in the old Caldor's there??
No, it's Walmart. Kohls is up the road above where Ames used to be.
FYI - The 4th store in the Capital District (of NY) - the Colonie location - is set to open Sunday, April 7th.
Going past - the store looks more done then the gas station, so I'd guess the gas station may open later (as they did with the one further down Central Avenue in Albany).
Quote from: AmesNewington on March 22, 2013, 06:51:18 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on March 22, 2013, 10:37:48 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on March 22, 2013, 10:20:34 AM
Quote from: JimSawhill on March 22, 2013, 10:09:39 AM
Quote from: Marc B on March 20, 2013, 06:42:45 PM
It's not that easy. You would have to find an owner to operate a Shoprite because I doubt Wakefern (SRS Inc) would own it. It won't be The Drust Family or The Joseph Family. Both have their plates full with their own 2 stores each.
By the way Rave Cinemas got sold again. They just haven't changed the name yet. Cinemark bought all the Rave Cineplexes in Connecticut and several other states. Cinemark owns Century Theaters where that tragedy happened in Colorado last summer. Would Cinemark move the theater into The Plaza?
I know this is not the theater section of Ames Fan Club, but is the Rave the old Showcase Cinemas? I would love to see Shop Rite in the old A&P!! By The Way, the old Rocky Hill FoodMart, who is in there now?
Yes, Rave used to be Showcase Cinemas. I still think of it as that name.
The Rocky Hill FoodMart is now a Super Stop and Shop. It's a huge store. Sad thing is the RH store looked almost identical to Berlin and S&S demolished the FoodMart building and built their own store. That store opened in 2004/2005. FoodMart closed in 2003 when A&P did a large round of closings of the FoodMart stores (mostly in Northern NE), and Rocky Hill became Grand Union Family Markets for a very short while. GU used the same exact fixtures and signage as FoodMart. They only changed the sign on the outside.
Oh, Thanks is Kohl's in the old Caldor's there??
No, it's Walmart. Kohls is up the road above where Ames used to be.
Thanks I knew it was either Kohl's or wal-Mart.
The Capano family is renovating their Norwich store. Looks like a storewide remodel this time, I'm pretty sure this is the biggest renovation they ever had here since they moved into the location in the late 80s. The store has been the same since I've been a little kid.
It used to be a Zayre's, their original location was in the same plaza, opposite end, which is now a TJ Maxx. Currently the whole plaza is undergoing a face lift as well.
Keep us inform and tell us when there grand re-opening is.
I just drove by today, and they ripped down the old upper facades off the plaza. It looks like they may have put it up when they added Shop Rite on the end?? I'm not sure, but there were a ton of old label scars under the old facade. Damn shame I never got any pictures.
They seem to run a good operation, hoping they will expand into the Colchester/Old Saybrook/Old Lyme area.
They're remodeling the Shoprite in Waterbury, CT. It moved from The Mattatuck Plaza into the former Price Chopper on Wolcott Street in 2008. At the moment they're putting in more coolers. Maybe they'll do something with the former in-store Citizen's Bank, which closed in January.
Also, the family that owns the Shoprite of West Haven/Stratford/Hamden, wants to move there Shoprite of Milford store across the street into an old theater complex, and make it a "concept" store.
Quote from: Joeg on June 06, 2013, 02:42:06 PM
Also, the family that owns the Shoprite of West Haven/Stratford/Hamden, wants to move there Shoprite of Milford store across the street into an old theater complex, and make it a "concept" store.
http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2013/04/26/news/milford/doc517b4a91e7a11938028076.txt
P.S. When the new store in East Haven opens in September it will be Mr. Garafalo's 5th store.
With the Norwich remodel, they have added a pharmacy to their store which is opening soon. There is currently a Rite Aid (former Brooks) in the plaza as well
The remodel was a nice refresh, however, pretty much all the aisles stayed the same, nothing was moved around, as far as food goes.
New tile, some new coolers, and all new register terminals make the store a lot more up to date. They also did away with the 4 self-scan registers which were put in close to 8 years ago. Made them all manned stations.
When is the Grand Re-Opening of the Norwich store??
If the owners of Waterbury can invest so much money on that store, how come they can't re-do the outside of their Bristol store? It's very old and rundown looking on the outside, and it still has the old logo on the front. The inside is not so bad at all, but the outside is deceiving.
In my opinion the Waterbury store is Mr. Tornaquindici's baby. When he moved the store from the Mattatuck Plaza into the old Price Chopper he got a larger store (an increase of close to 16,000 square feet) for less rent than what he was paying when he was in the Mattatuck Plaza. They didn't make a lot of changes to the old Price Chopper to make it Shoprite, but they still invested quite a bit of money into the store. It makes sense for them to start replacing the coolers. They're 10 years old now. Price Chopper opened in that spot in February (or April) 2003 and Shoprite moved in in The Summer of 2008.
The new 85,000 Square Foot Shoprite in Hazlet, NJ opened today.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151426468302163.1073741836.81828647162&type=1
Any word on when the Shop Rite of Norwich CT is going to have there Grand Re-Opening??
Quote from: Joeg on June 23, 2013, 12:33:48 PM
Any word on when the Shop Rite of Norwich CT is going to have there Grand Re-Opening??
Im not sure. It seems they had a couple setbacks, the new natural foods refrigerated case is still missing, all that is still temporarily in produce, and still no pharmacy.
Im going to assume they are going to do the facade of the store too, the whole plazas front is still undergoing a facelift.
There is a new Shop Rite that is gonna open soon in Lawnside, NJ. It is located at 130 White Horse Pike. This location first opened back in the late 1960's by Supermarkets General Corporation as Shop Rite. In 1968, this Shop Rite, along with all Shop Rite locations owned by Supermarkets General, became Pathmark. A&P closed this Pathmark Super Center location in 2012, and Shop Rite picked up the lease. Here is a pic, taken by JSF0864 showing the conversion from Pathmark to Shop Rite:
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3772/9154932310_dc076c813b_z.jpg)
The Drust Family seriously needs to do something about the Wallingford, Connecticut store. I was in Wallingford today and popped into the store. It was overcrowded, understaffed, and cramped. Not only were there not enough registers open, they don't have enough. There are only 12 including the 4 Self Checkouts. It's kind of strange because Wallingford Shoprite is bigger than their sister store in Southington yet Southington has 17 registers including the 4 Self Checkouts. Serious Remodel is needed in Wallingford.
Quote from: Marc B on July 16, 2013, 12:39:12 PM
The Drust Family seriously needs to do something about the Wallingford, Connecticut store. I was in Wallingford today and popped into the store. It was overcrowded, understaffed, and cramped. Not only were there not enough registers open, they don't have enough. There are only 12 including the 4 Self Checkouts. It's kind of strange because Wallingford Shoprite is bigger than their sister store in Southington yet Southington has 17 registers including the 4 Self Checkouts. Serious Remodel is needed in Wallingford.
I noticed this to an extent when I went there early last year. It was busy, but not overcrowded, but it seems like the store got a second-rate makeover when the switchover occurred. I expected Wallingford to be more in tact of the two stores. It looked 1/2 Shaw's, 1/2 ShopRite. Sort of like what Stop and Shop did to the Newington Shaw's. Also, you can clearly tell ShopRite painted over Shaw's green entrance and exit doors. When I visited Wallingford, the exit doors were rusting already.
It was so crowded there today that people were parking down by Sears Appliance & Hardware at the other end of the plaza and walking to Shoprite from there.
Quote from: Marc B on July 16, 2013, 03:41:13 PM
It was so crowded there today that people were parking down by Sears Appliance & Hardware at the other end of the plaza and walking to Shoprite from there.
I think that has to do with Can Can. Does the Drust Family have Senior Day on Tuesday? We do in West Hartford. So that was probably why.
Although it sounds like a remodel would be nice for the customers, it doesn't seem (based on your post below) that it is hurting their business (if they have enough people to warrant parking farther away to get in).
I thought Norwich was pretty much done, however I guess not. The phamacy has opened, and the dairy case, which is located in the last aisle, was an open air old case, they replaced it with a brand new closing door cooler case. At least 30 doors, its huge. This was installed about a week ago. All the natural food, refrigerated and frozen have now ben placed in regular aisles, no longer in the middle of the store.
The outside facade is coming along nice. They still havent touched the Shop Rite store front yet.
Keep us posted on the Norwich CT progress.
Any word on ANY new Shoprites opening in CT/Wmass (except East Haven CT)??
This story was in the philadelphia inquirer on 8/1:
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The Fresh Grocer chain of supermarkets will join Wakefern Food Corp., a retailer-owned cooperative that supplies Shop Rite supermarkets, Wakefern announced Wednesday.
Fresh Grocer cofounder Patrick Burns will continue to own the chain's eight stores, which are primarily in the Philadelphia region, while Wakefern will own the Fresh Grocer name.
The Fresh Grocer store in Drexel Hill will become a Shop Rite next month, but the others will retain the Fresh Grocer banner.
"I've always from afar admired the Wakefern-Shop Rite operation," Burns said. "I've seen them grow over the years from 5 and 6 in the market to No. 1."
Shop Rite fell to second in local market share after Giant Food Stores bought 16 Genuardi's stores last year, according to Food Trade News.
With $165.6 million in sales, Fresh Grocer did not rank among the top 20 food retailers in the eight-county Philadelphia region, according to the 2013 market-share report by Food Trade News.
"Adding the strength of the Fresh Grocer brand and its unique offering will help us to continue our growth in the Philadelphia marketplace," said Joe Sheridan, president and chief operating officer of Wakefern, which is based in Keasbey, N.J., and supplies nearly 250 supermarkets.
Fresh Grocer locations near universities, such as the University of Pennsylvania and Temple, were attractive to Wakefern, Sheridan said.
They "will give us new insight into the next generation of consumers and will expand our reach to a new customer," he said.
Burns said that joining the Wakefern cooperative will allow Fresh Grocer to be more competitive than it could be with a distributor.
"When you're a co-op member, you can be the best pricing in the market," he said.
Fresh Grocer, founded in 1995 and employing 1,500, has six stores in the Philadelphia area and one each in Wilmington and New Brunswick, N.J., near the Rutgers University campus.
The Fresh Grocer brand eventually could be used throughout the Wakefern footprint, which stretches from Connecticut to Maryland, but there are no immediate plans for that, a Wakefern official said.
Richard George, a professor of food marketing at St. Joseph's University, said the deal was a great move for both parties.
"I think the nice thing about it is they're keeping the Fresh Grocer banner, with one exception," George said. "It has a nice niche."
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/restaurants/20130801_Fresh_Grocer_to_join_Shop_Rite_supplier_Wakefern.html (http://www.philly.com/philly/restaurants/20130801_Fresh_Grocer_to_join_Shop_Rite_supplier_Wakefern.html)
Any word on the Shoprite of Norwich and East Haven CT stores? The East Haven store must be getting close to having a Grand Opening.
East Haven is opening this fall.
Norwich is still moving stuff around. That seems to be the slowest process so far. Every time I go in there, something has moved.
The new Shoprite in Glasgow, Delaware just opened.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151542290012163.1073741843.81828647162&type=3
I have yet to confirm the opening date for East Haven, CT beyond what's already known which is "this fall". I also can not confirm when construction will start on the replacement store in Milford, CT.
Quote from: Marc B on July 16, 2013, 12:39:12 PM
The Drust Family seriously needs to do something about the Wallingford, Connecticut store. I was in Wallingford today and popped into the store. It was overcrowded, understaffed, and cramped. Not only were there not enough registers open, they don't have enough. There are only 12 including the 4 Self Checkouts. It's kind of strange because Wallingford Shoprite is bigger than their sister store in Southington yet Southington has 17 registers including the 4 Self Checkouts. Serious Remodel is needed in Wallingford.
Don't you work for the Drust family anymore?? I see that you don't have the disclaimer anymore.
Quote from: JimSawhill on August 31, 2013, 02:01:45 PM
Don't you work for the Drust family anymore?? I see that you don't have the disclaimer anymore.
Nope. Left July 12th. Hours were cut to just 4 hours a week. And now I haven't found a replacement job so I'm screwed. No Income = No Money = Car Insurance Cancelled = No Driving. 2 Maxed out over the limit credit cards can't pay and a loan I had to take to fix my car that I can't pay.
Quote from: Joeg on August 17, 2013, 07:27:04 AM
Any word on the Shoprite of Norwich and East Haven CT stores? The East Haven store must be getting close to having a Grand Opening.
East Haven is opening September 21st. From Shoprite's Facebook Page:
The NEW ShopRite of East Haven, Conn., located in the newly renamed ShopRite Plaza at 745 Foxon Road, will celebrate its grand opening Saturday, September 21!
Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr. and State Senator Len Fasano are scheduled to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening festivities, beginning at 7:30a.
Earlier this year, Mayor Maturo announced the opening of the new ShopRite by saying, “East Haven is proud to welcome ShopRite to town, and especially to the Route 80 corridor. ShopRite’s arrival will be an enormous economic boost for the community, will provide hundreds of new job opportunities, and will complement the wonderful businesses currently operating on and around Route 80.â€
The new ShopRite of East Haven is owned and operated by the Garafalo family of Milford, Conn., who currently operate ShopRite stores in Milford, Stratford, West Haven and Hamden, Conn. The 59,000 square foot ShopRite offers the local community a wide range of products and services at ShopRite’s traditional low prices and will employ 250 full and part time associates.
In addition to a broad array of groceries and fresh produce delivered seven days a week, the supermarket offers many amenities ShopRite customers have come to expect, including: a fresh bake shop that can create custom wedding cakes; custom cut fresh meats; fresh seafood delivered daily; a full-service floral department; a pharmacy; as well as a broad selection of ethnic foods, including a diverse selection of groceries from around the world. Natural and organic products will be available throughout the store, which will also feature a large selection of gluten-free items.
An on-site Dietitian will offer free services helping customers shop for healthy choices or specific diets and a full- service pharmacy department will provide health and wellness solutions and screenings for customers.
Coming soon, the ShopRite of East Haven will offer ShopRite from Home, a convenient service for customers who wish to place their orders online using a computer or mobile device and schedule either in-store pickup or home delivery.
The new store is outfitted with the latest energy-saving and sustainable technologies in refrigeration and lighting, including LED and T-8 lighting and environmentally friendly refrigerant systems.
“This is a great opportunity for my family and me to share the ShopRite experience with the East Haven community. We look forward to bringing the same level of customer service, variety, value and low prices that we offer in our other ShopRites to this new location,†said Harry Garafalo, President of Milford Markets. “We look forward to becoming a part of the East Haven community and have appreciated all the positive comments about our project and the warm welcome we have received from everyone in town.â€
Shoprite's new location in Drexel Hill, PA (formerly The Fresh Grocer).
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Does anyone have pictures of the new Shoprite of East Haven CT?? Going to the store on Wed.
Quote from: Marc B on August 31, 2013, 02:11:03 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on August 31, 2013, 02:01:45 PM
Don't you work for the Drust family anymore?? I see that you don't have the disclaimer anymore.
Nope. Left July 12th. Hours were cut to just 4 hours a week. And now I haven't found a replacement job so I'm screwed. No Income = No Money = Car Insurance Cancelled = No Driving. 2 Maxed out over the limit credit cards can't pay and a loan I had to take to fix my car that I can't pay.
Marc:
Sorry to hear that...your hours were cut to just 4 a week... Gosh, what was wrong?
Mom had to take a client to Shoprite in Bristol, Connecticut today. The Dollar Store next door closed down and an employee of Shoprite told my Mom most likely Shoprite was going to take over the space to expand their Shop-at-Home Operations.
Quote from: Marc B on October 03, 2013, 07:12:47 PM
Mom had to take a client to Shoprite in Bristol, Connecticut today. The Dollar Store next door closed down and an employee of Shoprite told my Mom most likely Shoprite was going to take over the space to expand their Shop-at-Home Operations.
I saw that the dollar store closed when we shopped there Saturday. They have a bunch of window signs of their own in the old dollar store space. It really would be nice to see Shoprite renovate the exterior of the front of the store, and put the new logo up on the building. Although the Bristol store is old, it's still an efficient, well kept operation, and we like it better than the one I work at for shopping. They have so much more selection and all of the new items.
What about the Shoprite in Southington where I used to work? Does your family ever go to that one? That one is closer to Newington than Bristol.
Quote from: MikeRa on January 04, 2011, 06:41:14 PM
The Shop Rite on Roosevelt Boulevard also has the old 1974 "Shop Rite" circular logo, and a 1980's "Shop Rite" on the building. The signs on the "Boulevard Plaza" street signage does have the current style Shop Rite signs. This particular Shop Rite also expanded into the smaller store that's next to it.
The Shoprite on Roosevelt Boulevard, in Philadelphia, PA, has since gotten the current ShopRite signage, but still has the old Pharmacy sign and the old Citizens Bank signage (with the current RBS/Citizens Bank/Charter One logo):
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Quote from: Marc B on October 03, 2013, 08:46:12 PM
What about the Shoprite in Southington where I used to work? Does your family ever go to that one? That one is closer to Newington than Bristol.
They are about the same distance for us. We went to Bristol last week, because we all had a dentist appt. on North Main Street, and we went grocery shopping after that. We liked the store better overall. We had shopped there a few times before when down in Bristol. They do a good business and have many registers open.
Quote from: Marc B on June 06, 2013, 01:46:08 PM
They're remodeling the Shoprite in Waterbury, CT. It moved from The Mattatuck Plaza into the former Price Chopper on Wolcott Street in 2008. At the moment they're putting in more coolers. Maybe they'll do something with the former in-store Citizen's Bank, which closed in January.
Update. Had an appointment in Waterbury on Wednesday and stopped at Shoprite on the way home. Looks like they only thing they did was put in and add more coolers. They still haven't done anything with the old Citizens Bank space. They also extended the store hours. Open 7AM-Midnite Monday-Friday and 11PM on Saturdays and Sundays.
Norwich has finally started the Shop Rite side of their facade facelift. They took off the newer logos to rip everything off underneath, and there was an old school Shop Rite label scar underneath.
I hope there grand re-opening is soon..keep us updated.
Here is a pic of the ShopRite of Morrell Park. This location is a brand new build, built on the site of a former Food Fair-Pantry Pride/A&P-Super Fresh Food Market/Shop n Bag:
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(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7306/10061584905_e33baf5051_c.jpg)
This location also has an "Aria Health FastCare" inside the store.
Here is a pic of The Fresh Grocer at 5601 Chestnut Street, in Philadelphia. It's new store # from Wakefern is Store #432. November 3 was the 1st day the Fresh Grocer were officially using "The Fresh Grocer Price Plus Card", plus the also will take the ShopRite Price Plus Card.
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2884/10753175313_4f5d6689cd_z.jpg)
I did some shopping at Shoprite in Bristol last night. It was the first time in quite a while that I've been there. The interior in places is starting to remind me of their sister store in Waterbury including the bathrooms. They have put in new refridgeration units in the meat department. Maybe it's because of how the store is laid out, but it seems like the store is smaller than Shoprite in Southington. On the outside the store still sports the old school pre-2003 sign. A few letters do not light up. The former Dollar Forever store next door remains empty. Shoprite has a lot of their posters hanging in the windows. I still believe they need to close the store for a few months and completely gut and redo the store.
Quote from: Marc B on December 02, 2013, 09:59:45 AM
I did some shopping at Shoprite in Bristol last night. It was the first time in quite a while that I've been there. The interior in places is starting to remind me of their sister store in Waterbury including the bathrooms. They have put in new refridgeration units in the meat department. Maybe it's because of how the store is laid out, but it seems like the store is smaller than Shoprite in Southington. On the outside the store still sports the old school pre-2003 sign. A few letters do not light up. The former Dollar Forever store next door remains empty. Shoprite has a lot of their posters hanging in the windows. I still believe they need to close the store for a few months and completely gut and redo the store.
Bristol is set up so weird. The store goes in a weird direction. The front end is actually on the right side of the store away from the entrance. Most of the inside is not so bad for an old store, but I do think they should at least reconstruct the exterior in front and put the newer logo on it. From the street, it looks uninviting. At least they should paint the front.
Did Shop-Rite of Norwich CT have its Grand Re-Opening yet??
Quote from: Joeg on December 08, 2013, 12:41:23 PM
Did Shop-Rite of Norwich CT have its Grand Re-Opening yet??
Not yet, they are putting some finishing touches on the outside of the plaza. They have sunk some serious cash into this project.
Keep us posted.
I noticed that the East Haven Shoprite is advertising that it's open on the New Haven Register website. It has been open almost four months already. Does it mean that it's not doing so well?
It's probably just an ad that needs to be updated. I've seen outdated ads on other newspaper sites as well.
P.S. I was at Shoprite in Waterbury yesterday. There were signs up all over the store stating that due to storms and bad weather some delivery trucks are delayed so some items might be unavailable.
Any word on the Shoprite of Norwich CT??
Norwich has completed their renovations. They didnt throw a grand opening, but Im liking the remodel. I actually only shop there, mainly because they are so much cheaper than the Stop & Shop across town.
Thats to bad.
Manchester Shop-Rite needs a remodeling. Unless they had one in the last 4 years, it is small.
Quote from: JimSawhill on February 09, 2014, 05:56:23 PM
Manchester Shop-Rite needs a remodeling. Unless they had one in the last 4 years, it is small.
Supposedly they did and people still complain it's a dump and ghetto. Plus a few weeks ago they had to recall the ground beef because pieces of the styrafoam the pack it in got mixed in with the meat. I don't know if their sister store in East Hartford is any better.
Quote from: Marc B on February 09, 2014, 06:52:01 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on February 09, 2014, 05:56:23 PM
Manchester Shop-Rite needs a remodeling. Unless they had one in the last 4 years, it is small.
Supposedly they did and people still complain it's a dump and ghetto. Plus a few weeks ago they had to recall the ground beef because pieces of the styrafoam the pack it in got mixed in with the meat. I don't know if their sister store in East Hartford is any better.
I just walked through E. Htfd a couple weeks ago just out of curiousity, havent stepped in there since it was Shaws. Its kept up quite nice, pretty much looks the same. It was busy too, busier than I remember Shaws ever being.
I get the feeling one or more ShopRite operators will buy the Redner's "warehouse market" chain mostly (only?) in Pennsylvania. ShopRite traditionally stuck to the City of Philadelphia in that state, but has been recently expanding into smaller cities such as Allentown, so Redner's would be a great fit for ShopRite.
Quote from: bubcolbert1952 on February 09, 2014, 08:54:05 PM
I get the feeling one or more ShopRite operators will buy the Redner's "warehouse market" chain mostly (only?) in Pennsylvania. ShopRite traditionally stuck to the City of Philadelphia in that state, but has been recently expanding into smaller cities such as Allentown, so Redner's would be a great fit for ShopRite.
From their site - looks like 4 in DE, 4 in MD, 36 in PA - plus they also have Quick Shoppes (Convenience stores), 1 in MD, 13 in PA. They formerly had one store in Middletown, NY as well.
They are private and employee owned, and apparently have their own warehouse facility, so I don't know if they would want to join up with ShopRite.
However, if they did they could probably join as a new owner, the same as Klein's in MD did a couple years ago, rather than being bought by an existing owner.
Redner's somehow has (or used to anyway) a contract to sell Supervalu products. This must have been a disaster for Acme, because when Acme and most of Albertsons were owned by Supervalu, Supervalu products were sold at Acme, Albertsons, Jewel (Osco) etc, but with the products given the name of whatever store chain they were being sold at. I wonder if these same products were customized for all the other Supervalu-owned chains (ones not formerly owned by Albertsons before Albertsons sold itself to Supervalu) or not. The Shoppers chain in Baltimore/DC, Shop N Save chain in Pittsburgh, and Save-A-Lot chain all over the USA should all have gotten their own versions I would think, but maybe not because these chains all are pretty much bottom of the barrel. I guess Supervalu wanted to move upscale (but not too much) by buying Albertsons, but maybe Supervalu decided they couldn't afford to operate these more valuable stores over the long term, leading them to sell to Cerberus Group, which my understanding is already owned the few surviving Albertsons stores in the South after Supervalu bought the majority of Albertsons-named stores in the Western states, along with all of Acme, Jewel/Osco, and Shaw's/Star Markets.
Now that Acme is owned by Cerberus, perhaps they will revive the old "Ideal" store-brand items? Or even the Super Saver brand for items that they once used in the 70's?
I don't see Redner's having any interest in joining ShopRite. Redner's is 100% employee owned, and seems to like it that way.
Quote from: bubcolbert1952 on February 11, 2014, 07:11:36 PM
Redner's somehow has (or used to anyway) a contract to sell Supervalu products.
Redner's is supplied by Supervalu. Before that, they were supplied by Richfood, which Supervalu took over in the early 2000's. (Strangely, during the Richfood time, some store brand non-food items seemed to be supplied by Wakefern/ShopRite). The Richfood store brand was dropped when Essential Everyday came out.
I'm guessing Acme still has a contract with Supervalu to supply it for a certain amount of time...who knows what will happen after that.
Essential Everyday has sort of become a 'standalone' brand. I've even seen coupons every now and then for their products in coupon flyers, without a mention of a specific store.
Redner's is supplied by SuperValu. They sell the Essential Everyday brand in their Philadelphia area stores.
The advertisements for the Essential Everyday brand often have a web link, saying "go to this website to find a store near you!"
It seems they are marketing themselves as a standalone brand.
Quote from: MBZ321 on March 06, 2014, 07:14:51 PM
(Strangely, during the Richfood time, some store brand non-food items seemed to be supplied by Wakefern/ShopRite).
That may not be as strange as it seems - I ran into at least one store (Heinens) in Ohio that did the same thing, carrying ShopRite branded items, but only in things that would have a long shelf life (paper products as a good example).
Maybe this is something that Wakefern has tried out as a way of getting better deals by being able to buy larger quantities of their branded items? After all, it wouldn't be too hard to do, as they would only have to send a truck occasionally, as these items could be stored for a longer time.
Quote from: BillyGr on March 07, 2014, 12:47:29 PM
That may not be as strange as it seems - I ran into at least one store (Heinens) in Ohio that did the same thing, carrying ShopRite branded items, but only in things that would have a long shelf life (paper products as a good example).
Maybe this is something that Wakefern has tried out as a way of getting better deals by being able to buy larger quantities of their branded items? After all, it wouldn't be too hard to do, as they would only have to send a truck occasionally, as these items could be stored for a longer time.
Wakerfern does have some customers in Ohio. Check this out and read the small print at the bottom. http://wakefern.shoprite.com/wholesale/our-customers/
I was at Shoprite in Waterbury, CT on Wednesday and in many ways they are better than Shoprite in Southington. For example their sandwiches are much better. The bread is better, there's more meat and veggies on them, and I think they are bigger too. They're a little bit more money than the ones in Southington, but you know what? You get what you pay for.
Secondly they have a great deal at Shoprite in Waterbury for lunch. Unfortunately I wasn't aware of the lunch special until after I blew my money for a awful lunch at Royal Buffet next door. At Shoprite they have 1 slice of cheese pizza and a soda for $1.75 - in Southington if they have pizza slices at all they charge more than that just for a slice without soda!
What a difference different owners make.
Quote from: Marc B on March 07, 2014, 01:55:51 PM
I was at Shoprite in Waterbury, CT on Wednesday and in many ways they are better than Shoprite in Southington. For example their sandwiches are much better. The bread is better, there's more meat and veggies on them, and I think they are bigger too. They're a little bit more money than the ones in Southington, but you know what? You get what you pay for.
Secondly they have a great deal at Shoprite in Waterbury for lunch. Unfortunately I wasn't aware of the lunch special until after I blew my money for a awful lunch at Royal Buffet next door. At Shoprite they have 1 slice of cheese pizza and a soda for $1.75 - in Southington if they have pizza slices at all they charge more than that just for a slice without soda!
What a difference different owners make.
West Hartford doesn't much of anything as far as prepared foods are concerned. All they have is sandwiches, wraps, soups, and rotisserie chickens. Some of the time they will make hot foods by the pound and put them in the rotisserie chicken case sold by the pound. It seems like enough, but the selections are minimal. They also make good salads, but not daily. No pizza by the slice. They got rid of most of their daily hot food specials. They furthermore took away the seating area in the front of the store for a Gluten Free section.
I recently went to a "The Fresh Grocer" store in Philadelphia (The Fresh Grocer was a local chain just bought by ShopRite, and one of their stores was recently rebranded to ShopRite) and now am trying to figure out a mystery. There was a fairly large room being used for storage in the front of the store that had a window wall separating it from the rest of the store. It looked like this room had once been used for a post office or some other leased department. Automatic doors that were closed and turned off also separated it from the rest of the store. I was in a hurry and all the lines at this store were long, so I couldn't find anyone to ask what the room used to be. But I saw a square logo that had been painted over in black, printed on the door to this store. Underneath that covered up square was the slogan "IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST". Whose slogan could that possibly be? Sounds like a bank (which would make sense as banks are often in supermarkets) but this space looked nothing like a bank inside, rather it looked like it was once used for a whole other store of some kind, although much smaller than the main The Fresh Grocer store.
Please anyone who can help me solve this quest help!
Hi Stork!
This space was used for a Pennsylvania Wine & Spirits store. "In the public interest" is the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board slogan.
I do not know why this store closed; but PLCB stores routinely open/close for various reasons.
When a store is operated within an existing grocery store, the state refers to it as a "one stop shop" store.
Mystery solved!
Thanks! Have you ever been to this particular Fresh Grocer (or should I call it ShopRite?) store? It seems remarkable in being the only supermarket around for miles, and is the only Fresh Grocer store with a gas station.
What is the address of this particular location? I can't recall any that sell gasoline.
Address is this: 5601 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19139
Ah, 56th & Chestnut. See, Fresh Grocer has multiple stores within 20 minutes of there. So I was not sure which one you meant. I'll have to check out the location in the near future. i did not know they sold gasoline!
On a related note, a limited amount of Shoprite stores also sell gasoline.
Quote from: FitchMike26 on May 08, 2014, 11:27:30 AM
Hi Stork!
This space was used for a Pennsylvania Wine & Spirits store. "In the public interest" is the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board slogan.
I do not know why this store closed; but PLCB stores routinely open/close for various reasons.
When a store is operated within an existing grocery store, the state refers to it as a "one stop shop" store.
Mystery solved!
What's up with those stores each having a different logo? There seem to be several logos the PLCB uses but no clear pattern to which stores have which.
Quote from: Stork of The Weak on May 11, 2014, 11:17:20 PM
Quote from: FitchMike26 on May 08, 2014, 11:27:30 AM
Hi Stork!
This space was used for a Pennsylvania Wine & Spirits store. "In the public interest" is the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board slogan.
I do not know why this store closed; but PLCB stores routinely open/close for various reasons.
When a store is operated within an existing grocery store, the state refers to it as a "one stop shop" store.
Mystery solved!
What's up with those stores each having a different logo? There seem to be several logos the PLCB uses but no clear pattern to which stores have which.
Pennsylvania's liquor stores are actually owned and operated by the state government (since the day Prohibition ended).
For many decades they were simply referred to as "State Stores".
And the signs on all of them said "State Store" for many years.
In the past twenty years or so it has become increasingly evident to people here that it is stupid
to have the state in the retail business. They don't run it very well.
In order to push back the state store system has made a number of efforts at rebranding.
"Wine and Spirits". "Fine Wine and Spirits" "Pennsylvania's Fine Wine and Sprits". etc.
Anything to try and get people to forget that the state government is responsible for the debacle.
An effort to privatize liquor sales just failed yet again.
I think these rebranding efforts come to a screeching halt every time they introduce
a bill, and start up again once the state store system again survives.
Quote from: TheFugitive on May 12, 2014, 11:34:22 AM
Quote from: Stork of The Weak on May 11, 2014, 11:17:20 PM
Quote from: FitchMike26 on May 08, 2014, 11:27:30 AM
Hi Stork!
This space was used for a Pennsylvania Wine & Spirits store. "In the public interest" is the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board slogan.
I do not know why this store closed; but PLCB stores routinely open/close for various reasons.
When a store is operated within an existing grocery store, the state refers to it as a "one stop shop" store.
Mystery solved!
What's up with those stores each having a different logo? There seem to be several logos the PLCB uses but no clear pattern to which stores have which.
Pennsylvania's liquor stores are actually owned and operated by the state government (since the day Prohibition ended).
For many decades they were simply referred to as "State Stores".
And the signs on all of them said "State Store" for many years.
In the past twenty years or so it has become increasingly evident to people here that it is stupid
to have the state in the retail business. They don't run it very well.
In order to push back the state store system has made a number of efforts at rebranding.
"Wine and Spirits". "Fine Wine and Spirits" "Pennsylvania's Fine Wine and Sprits". etc.
Anything to try and get people to forget that the state government is responsible for the debacle.
An effort to privatize liquor sales just failed yet again.
I think these rebranding efforts come to a screeching halt every time they introduce
a bill, and start up again once the state store system again survives.
The PA State House passed the bill to privatize the stores, the PA Senate killed the bill, and both parts of the PA General assembely is controlled by the same party.
Quote from: FitchMike26 on May 09, 2014, 04:39:22 PM
Ah, 56th & Chestnut. See, Fresh Grocer has multiple stores within 20 minutes of there. So I was not sure which one you meant. I'll have to check out the location in the near future. i did not know they sold gasoline!
On a related note, a limited amount of Shoprite stores also sell gasoline.
I just looked on Bing Maps, and this Fresh Grocer has gas pumps on site. it also has the SEPTA Market -Frankford Line's 56th Street Station on the property as well.
Although a couple were part of separate deals it's been 4 years since Shoprite took over some of the Shaw's stores in Connecticut. The announcement was made in February 2010 and the stores began reopening as Shoprite in May 2010. Shoprite now has 25 locations in Connecticut spread out over 8 owners. If I'm not mistake here's the break down.
Cingari Family
1. Southbury
2. Stamford #1
3. Stamford #2
4. Brookfield
5. Norwalk
6. Derby
7. Fairfield
8. Shelton
9. Stratford
Capano Family
10. New London
11. Norwich
12. Clinton
Garafalo Family
13. Milford
14. East Haven
15. West Haven
16. Hamden
Miller Family
17. Enfield
Drust Family
18. Wallingford
19. Southington
Cohen Family
20. East Hartford
21. Manchester
Joseph Family
22. Canton
23. West Hartford
Tornaquindici Family
24. Bristol
25. Waterbury
The way I see things there's room in Connecticut for at least 4 more stores.
There are no stores in the New Britain area. That would include: New Britain, Berlin, Newington Rocky Hill, Wethersfield
There are no stores in the Middletown area. That would include: Middeltown, Middlefield, Durham.
There are no stores in Litchfield County. That would included: Torrington, Litchfield, etc.
They can also put one in the Danbury, Newtown, Monroe area.
Quote from: Marc B on May 30, 2014, 08:11:13 AM
The way I see things there's room in Connecticut for at least 4 more stores.
There are no stores in the New Britain area. That would include: New Britain, Berlin, Newington Rocky Hill, Wethersfield
There are no stores in the Middletown area. That would include: Middeltown, Middlefield, Durham.
There are no stores in Litchfield County. That would included: Torrington, Litchfield, etc.
They can also put one in the Danbury, Newtown, Monroe area.
There is still a Price Rite in Torrington - I think that may have been an old ShopRite store that was converted? Not that that would stop them from having both a Price Rite and ShopRite there.
Also they list Price Rites in New Britain, Wethersfield and Danbury (I think that one is fairly new, taking over the old A&P).
I still think Berlin/Webster Square would be a great location for ShopRite. There is plenty of empty storefronts available from Harbor Freight Tools to the current Ocean State Job Lot which is moving. They can build a new building for their store. It would also serve Cromwell and Middletown, and also Rocky Hill and Newington, even Wethersfield. The only thing is that there is a PriceRite down the road from Webster Square in Cromwell, but I don't think it would matter. I'm sure ShopRite would take considerable business from Stop and Shop and even Price Chopper. I loved A&P/Foodmart, but in the end, they clearly weren't competing with the other stores, and the condition of the plaza didn't help. But ShopRite would do well there. They also missed out on the old Middletown A&P as well. You never know when and if there is a new or current family willing to give it a go with a new ShopRite.
Quote from: Marc B on May 30, 2014, 08:11:13 AM
Although a couple were part of separate deals it's been 4 years since Shoprite took over some of the Shaw's stores in Connecticut. The announcement was made in February 2010 and the stores began reopening as Shoprite in May 2010. Shoprite now has 25 locations in Connecticut spread out over 8 owners. If I'm not mistake here's the break down.
Cingari Family
1. Southbury
2. Stamford #1
3. Stamford #2
4. Brookfield
5. Norwalk
6. Derby
7. Fairfield
8. Shelton
9. Stratford
Capano Family
10. New London
11. Norwich
12. Clinton
Garafalo Family
13. Milford
14. East Haven
15. West Haven
16. Hamden
Miller Family
17. Enfield
Drust Family
18. Wallingford
19. Southington
Cohen Family
20. East Hartford
21. Manchester
Joseph Family
22. Canton
23. West Hartford
Tornaquindici Family
24. Bristol
25. Waterbury
The way I see things there's room in Connecticut for at least 4 more stores.
There are no stores in the New Britain area. That would include: New Britain, Berlin, Newington Rocky Hill, Wethersfield
There are no stores in the Middletown area. That would include: Middeltown, Middlefield, Durham.
There are no stores in Litchfield County. That would included: Torrington, Litchfield, etc.
They can also put one in the Danbury, Newtown, Monroe area.
The Stratford Shoprite is actually owned by the Garafalo family.
Who knows, is Price Chopper on the way out?? They would do an excellent business if they took over the Price Chopper in Middletown CT. The should have mad the Shaws in Willimantic a Shop Rite instead of a Price Rite. How about Branford or Old Saybrook for locations??
Quote from: Joeg on June 03, 2014, 01:24:45 PM
Who knows, is Price Chopper on the way out?? They would do an excellent business if they took over the Price Chopper in Middletown CT. The should have mad the Shaws in Willimantic a Shop Rite instead of a Price Rite. How about Branford or Old Saybrook for locations??
Where did you hear Price Chopper was on their way out?
Well, I think they haven't expanded since they opened in Middletown CT in what, 2010.? I did not think I said they are moving out, but Shop Rite would have alot of opportunites(sic) if Price Chopper were to leave the state.
True. If PC were to leave the state they could put Shoprites in part of locations except for Bristol and Southington. Both have Shoprites already. PC also has stores in Torrington, Newington, Putnam, Vernon, Middletown, and Windsor. Shoprite would not be interested in moving in either city. Bristol does a lot of businesses and though it's on a major commercial strip State Route 6 there are lots of houses, apartments, and condos nearby. As for Southington - they have issues with what they have now.
The PC in Middletown is doing quite well, if anything its one of their best performing stores in CT. Its a great location. Ironic part is that was a Shop rite 20 years ago. A&P bought the lease until they didn't renew in 2009, leaving the door open for competition.
PC just opened a new store last month in Storrs across from the UCONN campus.
I'm hearing rumblings of a possible Shop Rite coming to Colchester.
Keep us informed! That would be a logical location, consedring that the closet one is in Norwich. Were would the one be in Colchester??
There is a Tractor Supply and an recently cleared 18+ acres near Route 11 on Lake Hayward Rd now. Its a prime spot for a big box retail outfit. I'm pretty sure the Capano family would love to open another store. Its a great spot.
I would like them also to expanded in W Mass. Give Stop and Shop/Big Y a run for there money. Springfield, Westfield, Agawam are just a few locations that pop up.
Hey, did everyone read the Hartford Courant on thursday, that they were planning a supermarket across the street from the Rock Cats stadium, and it was going to be a Shop Rite??? The article said the plan fell thru (for now), and it was going to be owned by the owners of Shoprite of Bristol/Waterbury??
Quote from: Joeg on June 21, 2014, 07:30:10 AM
Hey, did everyone read the Hartford Courant on thursday, that they were planning a supermarket across the street from the Rock Cats stadium, and it was going to be a Shop Rite??? The article said the plan fell thru (for now), and it was going to be owned by the owners of Shoprite of Bristol/Waterbury??
FOX 61 is the TV side of the Hartford Courant and they showed on their newscast a drawing that was in the Hartford Courant of a Shoprite. Didn't hear who was supposed to own the store.
Quote from: Joeg on June 07, 2014, 04:36:52 AM
I would like them also to expanded in W Mass. Give Stop and Shop/Big Y a run for there money. Springfield, Westfield, Agawam are just a few locations that pop up.
Maybe in really western MA too (Berkshires), although they do have PriceRite in Pittsfield.
It always seemed sort of surprising that someone didn't come in and pick up stores when A&P was pulling out of the area a number of years ago. Primarily someone like Price Chopper, given that they have stores in the Berkshires and then to the East around Worcester.
Looked like a logical "fill in the blank" situation?
Quote from: BillyGr on June 21, 2014, 12:27:51 PM
Quote from: Joeg on June 07, 2014, 04:36:52 AM
I would like them also to expanded in W Mass. Give Stop and Shop/Big Y a run for there money. Springfield, Westfield, Agawam are just a few locations that pop up.
Maybe in really western MA too (Berkshires), although they do have PriceRite in Pittsfield.
It always seemed sort of surprising that someone didn't come in and pick up stores when A&P was pulling out of the area a number of years ago. Primarily someone like Price Chopper, given that they have stores in the Berkshires and then to the East around Worcester.
Looked like a logical "fill in the blank" situation?
There is already a ShopRite in West Hartford on the Hartford line, and a store in downtown Hartford would kill the West Hartford store, as a good portion of the customers come from Hartford.
Furthermore, if an owner was interested in opening a new location in CT, why not look at Webster Square in Berlin? There is plenty of space to rebuild a store.
Quote from: Ames Newington on June 21, 2014, 12:35:29 PM
There is already a ShopRite in West Hartford on the Hartford line, and a store in downtown Hartford would kill the West Hartford store, as a good portion of the customers come from Hartford.
Maybe so Chris, but here is the article.
http://www.courant.com/business/real-estate/hc-hartford-conn-supermarket-plan-ballpark-20140618,0,3945527.story
Quote from: Marc B on June 21, 2014, 06:48:36 PM
Quote from: Ames Newington on June 21, 2014, 12:35:29 PM
There is already a ShopRite in West Hartford on the Hartford line, and a store in downtown Hartford would kill the West Hartford store, as a good portion of the customers come from Hartford.
Maybe so Chris, but here is the article.
http://www.courant.com/business/real-estate/hc-hartford-conn-supermarket-plan-ballpark-20140618,0,3945527.story
It mentions that the owner involved here owns stores in Bristol and Waterbury, so apparently the West Hartford store is a different owner. That might make a difference (his store taking from someone else rather than his own customers)?
So, I guess that leaves the question of what, if anything would the corporation have to say about allowing a second owner to open where they could pull people from an existing ShopRite owned by another? Kind of like a franchise allowing multiple franchisees in one area - some do and some avoid doing so.
There are areas in NJ where owners overlap fairly closely, but then again many of the other chains have similar closely spaced stores so ShopRite is not the only one, just the one where the stores are separately owned.
West Hartford and Canton are owned by The Joseph Family.
The area needs a grocery store no matter if it is a Shoprite or not. The area does not need a C-Town or Sav a lot or a Price Rite. It needs a full service supermarket. How does the West Hartford Shoprite do in business??
Quote from: Joeg on June 22, 2014, 07:46:35 AM
The area needs a grocery store no matter if it is a Shoprite or not. The area does not need a C-Town or Sav a lot or a Price Rite. It needs a full service supermarket. How does the West Hartford Shoprite do in business??
You're right, but except for Stop & Shop grocery stores seem to avoid the inner-city like the plague.
Since they're not going to open in Hartford Mr. Tornaquindici ought to open a Shoprite in the old Shaw's in New Britain. It's in the same boat as Hartford - only one major full-service supermarket - Stop & Shop.
What about the Drust Family? They own the SR of Wallingford/Southington stores, so that would be a logical move for them, and also to move into Berlin CT.
Quote from: Joeg on June 22, 2014, 11:20:21 AM
What about the Drust Family? They own the SR of Wallingford/Southington stores, so that would be a logical move for them, and also to move into Berlin CT.
In a perfect situation, it would be nice for both West Main Street in New Britain and Webster Square Road in Berlin to get supermarkets again. I'm hoping for Berlin the most, but the old Shaw's building in NB is a perfect building for a grocery store.
Quote from: Joeg on June 22, 2014, 11:20:21 AM
What about the Drust Family? They own the SR of Wallingford/Southington stores, so that would be a logical move for them, and also to move into Berlin CT.
They don't have the money.
What do you mean??
They still owe money to Wakefern on the loan they got for the Southington store.
Once they get all city approvals from the City of Milford Harry Garafalo hopes to break ground this summer on his replacement Shoprite store where the movie theater used to be. The new Shoprite will be 20% larger than the old one and will have a gas station.
This article talks about Hobby Lobby coming to town and other retail development in town including the new Shoprite.
http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20140423/hobby-lobby-store-is-coming-to-milford
Its good to see this project go forward.
In a few short weeks, the ShopRite of Yardley will officially open soon. This ShopRite is located in the former Super G/Shop N' Save/superfresh site
http://newsroom.shoprite.com/shoprite/news/new-shoprite-to-open-in-yardley-pennsylvania.htm (http://newsroom.shoprite.com/shoprite/news/new-shoprite-to-open-in-yardley-pennsylvania.htm)
Brown's ShopRite of Fairless Hills (Store #427), located at 547 South Oxford Valley road, in Fairless Hills, recently had it's Grand Re-opening. This location, which was previously a Super Fresh Food Market, first opened in 1999. This location has a "Brown's Beer Garden", which sells Take out Beer.
2 other Brown's ShopRite has located in them a "Chickie's & Pete's Express", which is a partnership between Brown's Super Stores, Inc., and Chickie's & Pete's Crab House and Sports Bar, and is located at brown's ShopRite of Brooklawn, and Brown's ShopRite of Fox Street.
A New Shoprite opened in Burlington Township, New Jersey. The 90,000 Square Foot Store replaced one in Willingboro. It's also bringing life back to a long rundown shopping center.
http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/south-jersey/2015/05/14/shoprite-burlington-plaza/27326667/
A new Shoprite opened in at a former KMART location in Howell, New Jersey replacing the one in Lakewood.
http://www.app.com/story/money/business/main-street/2015/04/15/shoprite-howell-lakewood/25827791/
Quote from: Marc B on May 28, 2015, 03:03:15 PM
A new Shoprite opened in at a former KMART location in Howell, New Jersey replacing the one in Lakewood.
http://www.app.com/story/money/business/main-street/2015/04/15/shoprite-howell-lakewood/25827791/
And that one caused a bit of controversy, as the new Howell store doesn't have the Kosher Experience that the old Lakewood store did (Lakewood being a highly Kosher community).
However, supposedly a chain from NYC that is strictly Kosher is going to move into the old ShopRite space, but that leaves those not Kosher in Lakewood without a traditional supermarket.
So both sides are somewhat unhappy with the overall situation - the only ones who probably like it are those in Howell, who now have a Shoprite without having to deal with Lakewood traffic and drivers.
Quote from: MikeRa on August 26, 2014, 10:14:16 PM
Brown's ShopRite of Fairless Hills (Store #427), located at 547 South Oxford Valley road, in Fairless Hills, recently had it's Grand Re-opening. This location, which was previously a Super Fresh Food Market, first opened in 1999. This location has a "Brown's Beer Garden", which sells Take out Beer.
2 other Brown's ShopRite has located in them a "Chickie's & Pete's Express", which is a partnership between Brown's Super Stores, Inc., and Chickie's & Pete's Crab House and Sports Bar, and is located at brown's ShopRite of Brooklawn, and Brown's ShopRite of Fox Street.
Brown's ShopRite of Bensalem also now has a "Brown's Beer Garden". The ShopRite of Drexel Hill (Former Acme Markets/Drexline IGA/Drexline GreatValu/The Fresh Grocer) also sells takeout beer. That makes 3 Shoprite locations in PA to sell takeout beer
Brown's ShopRite of East Norriton PA also sells beer.
Sidenote: Am I the only one that thinks the Yardley and Fairless Hills ShopRite stores are very close together? They are literally 3 miles apart, on the same road.
Quote from: FitchMike26 on June 02, 2015, 02:40:08 PM
Brown's ShopRite of East Norriton PA also sells beer.
Sidenote: Am I the only one that thinks the Yardley and Fairless Hills ShopRite stores are very close together? They are literally 3 miles apart, on the same road.
East Norriton sells beer since when? I was at that store less than a month ago and there was certainly no beer then, nor was any kind of remodel in progress.
They both seem pretty busy; I guess they both serve different communities (Yardley also gets Morrisville and Newtown customers; Fairless Hills gets Langhorne and Levittown). That whole area's pretty densely populated, just look at the amount of Giants.
My apologies! East Norriton does not sell beer. In late 2012, they announced plans to sell beer at this store in the future (with signs hanging up everywhere announcing this) but I just called the store and they told me that they do not sell beer...yet.
Here's a newspaper article from late 2012, making the announcement:
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/the-insider/ShopRite-getting-into-the-restaurant-game.html
Quote from: FitchMike26 on June 02, 2015, 03:59:27 PM
My apologies! East Norriton does not sell beer. In late 2012, they announced plans to sell beer at this store in the future (with signs hanging up everywhere announcing this) but I just called the store and they told me that they do not sell beer...yet.
Here's a newspaper article from late 2012, making the announcement:
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/the-insider/ShopRite-getting-into-the-restaurant-game.html
Thanks for letting me know. I honestly am surprised that particular ShopRite is still open. It's really yucky and out of date, and that might be fine if it were the only supermarket in town, but a very nice Giant, Weis, and Super Fresh are all very close. On top of that, ALDI is across the street in front of the former Acme (Big Lots is there today) and for awhile, Bottom Dollar was ALSO in that same shopping center.
Walmart also very well might expand their nearby store (former JM Fields/Bradlees, so it's a small-ish Walmart) to a Supercenter this year or next. What used to be a Food Fair/Pantry Pride next door is now empty once again, and could be easily demolished for a Walmart grocery section. Pep Boys and Mattress Giant each were in the two halves of that space, but both closed in the last year or two.
On top of this, the Kmart down the street (paired with the ex-Acme/Big Lots) is empty again, after being a Sears Outlet for a few years. Fairly recently, the Sears Hardware across the street started selling Sears Outlet merchandise, so I guess the Sears Outlet either never did too well, or the Kmart space was WAY too big for their needs. I have a suspicion that either Giant will move their Blue Bell store to the Kmart site, or instead, that Sam's Club will open at the Kmart site but only IF the Walmart goes ahead with Supercenter plans.
Anyway... why are people content with supermarkets in PA (not all supermarkets, but more and more) selling beer, yet NO supermarkets in PA are allowed to sell wine or spirits?
Quote from: Bobsketball on June 03, 2015, 10:23:13 AM
Quote from: FitchMike26 on June 02, 2015, 03:59:27 PM
My apologies! East Norriton does not sell beer. In late 2012, they announced plans to sell beer at this store in the future (with signs hanging up everywhere announcing this) but I just called the store and they told me that they do not sell beer...yet.
Here's a newspaper article from late 2012, making the announcement:
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/the-insider/ShopRite-getting-into-the-restaurant-game.html
Thanks for letting me know. I honestly am surprised that particular ShopRite is still open. It's really yucky and out of date, and that might be fine if it were the only supermarket in town, but a very nice Giant, Weis, and Super Fresh are all very close. On top of that, ALDI is across the street in front of the former Acme (Big Lots is there today) and for awhile, Bottom Dollar was ALSO in that same shopping center.
Walmart also very well might expand their nearby store (former JM Fields/Bradlees, so it's a small-ish Walmart) to a Supercenter this year or next. What used to be a Food Fair/Pantry Pride next door is now empty once again, and could be easily demolished for a Walmart grocery section. Pep Boys and Mattress Giant each were in the two halves of that space, but both closed in the last year or two.
On top of this, the Kmart down the street (paired with the ex-Acme/Big Lots) is empty again, after being a Sears Outlet for a few years. Fairly recently, the Sears Hardware across the street started selling Sears Outlet merchandise, so I guess the Sears Outlet either never did too well, or the Kmart space was WAY too big for their needs. I have a suspicion that either Giant will move their Blue Bell store to the Kmart site, or instead, that Sam's Club will open at the Kmart site but only IF the Walmart goes ahead with Supercenter plans.
Anyway... why are people content with supermarkets in PA (not all supermarkets, but more and more) selling beer, yet NO supermarkets in PA are allowed to sell wine or spirits?
As far as the wine and spirits, It is all sold by the State Store, owned by the PA Government. There are those in the State house who are trying to seel the State Store, but there are those in the State senate from SE PA who does not want to sell thoses stores, but moderized them
Quote from: Bobsketball on June 03, 2015, 10:23:13 AM
Quote from: FitchMike26 on June 02, 2015, 03:59:27 PM
My apologies! East Norriton does not sell beer. In late 2012, they announced plans to sell beer at this store in the future (with signs hanging up everywhere announcing this) but I just called the store and they told me that they do not sell beer...yet.
Here's a newspaper article from late 2012, making the announcement:
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/the-insider/ShopRite-getting-into-the-restaurant-game.html
Thanks for letting me know. I honestly am surprised that particular ShopRite is still open. It's really yucky and out of date, and that might be fine if it were the only supermarket in town, but a very nice Giant, Weis, and Super Fresh are all very close. On top of that, ALDI is across the street in front of the former Acme (Big Lots is there today) and for awhile, Bottom Dollar was ALSO in that same shopping center.
Walmart also very well might expand their nearby store (former JM Fields/Bradlees, so it's a small-ish Walmart) to a Supercenter this year or next. What used to be a Food Fair/Pantry Pride next door is now empty once again, and could be easily demolished for a Walmart grocery section. Pep Boys and Mattress Giant each were in the two halves of that space, but both closed in the last year or two.
On top of this, the Kmart down the street (paired with the ex-Acme/Big Lots) is empty again, after being a Sears Outlet for a few years. Fairly recently, the Sears Hardware across the street started selling Sears Outlet merchandise, so I guess the Sears Outlet either never did too well, or the Kmart space was WAY too big for their needs. I have a suspicion that either Giant will move their Blue Bell store to the Kmart site, or instead, that Sam's Club will open at the Kmart site but only IF the Walmart goes ahead with Supercenter plans.
Anyway... why are people content with supermarkets in PA (not all supermarkets, but more and more) selling beer, yet NO supermarkets in PA are allowed to sell wine or spirits?
I agree that the East Norriton ShopRite leaves a lot to be desired. But, I think it actually has a better location off Germantown Pike, than the Weis Market that is nearby. The center with ShopRite has more a mix of tenants than the one with Weis. Staples even left the center where Weis was located.
And ShopRite will attract volume and those seeking low prices, even if it's ugly.
I'd be more concerned how Weis will survive there, especially if Wal-Mart expands to a SuperCenter. Weis' Conshohocken store has a better positioned location than it's East Norriton store.
The Orange, CT Stop & Shop that closed a few years ago will become a Shoprite.
http://www.nhregister.com/business/20150914/shoprite-coming-to-orange-will-move-into-former-stop-shop-site
I am so glad!! I wish they would open more stores in CT. Has anyone one heard about a ShopRite going into Colchester CT??
Quote from: Joeg on September 17, 2015, 12:25:42 PM
I am so glad!! I wish they would open more stores in CT. Has anyone one heard about a ShopRite going into Colchester CT??
There was a rumor about Colchester. Just not sure where and if it is happening. Good news about Orange. I still say we need one in the vicinity of the Berlin Turnpike. Perhaps even in Berlin. Maybe we will have more activity with SR in CT since they are opening a new store.
Quote from: Joeg on September 17, 2015, 12:25:42 PM
I am so glad!! I wish they would open more stores in CT. Has anyone one heard about a ShopRite going into Colchester CT??
Where would it go in Colchester?
I think past the exit for route 16. Someone on this thread mentioned it. It would be a good fit, SR of Norwich, New London, Clinton and hopefully, Colchester.
The Fresh Grocer of 56th Street in Philadelphia, PA is getting a Beer Garden. it will be, AFAIK, the 4th Wakefern Food Corpoeration's location to sell beer in PA. the other 3 locations that I know of are:
- ShopRite of Drexel Hill (Owner of the Fresh Grocer of 56th Street location)
- ShopRite of Bensalem (Owned by Brown's Super Stores)
- ShopRite of Fairless Hills (Owned by Brown's Super Stores)
Quote from: Joeg on September 19, 2015, 05:27:26 PM
I think past the exit for route 16. Someone on this thread mentioned it. It would be a good fit, SR of Norwich, New London, Clinton and hopefully, Colchester.
Doesn't Colchester have a Stop & Shop? How many supermarkets are in town?
Quote from: JimSawhill on September 20, 2015, 07:08:02 AM
Doesn't Colchester have a Stop & Shop? How many supermarkets are in town?
Colchester population 16,000 has Stop and Shop and Noel's IGA.
Quote from: Marc B on September 20, 2015, 09:19:58 AM
Quote from: JimSawhill on September 20, 2015, 07:08:02 AM
Doesn't Colchester have a Stop & Shop? How many supermarkets are in town?
Colchester population 16,000 has Stop and Shop and Noel's IGA.
I used to go camping with my family in Salem. The Stop and Shop in Colchester was the closest supermarket to the campground, followed by Big Y in Norwich. We used to shop at both stores when we stayed for the week. Never knew Colchester had an IGA. Another option wouldn't hurt. This S&S is known to be one of the most expensive ones in the state.
Wakefern to buy 12 A&P locations; no word yet on what banners they be under or how many Wakefern will operate itself
http://www.newsday.com/business/shoprite-parent-to-buy-three-long-island-a-p-stores-1.10891272
I'm hoping they get the A&P in Danbury, it would be a good fit, but what would happen to the Price Rite in Danbury(A former A&P)??
Quote from: retailisking on September 25, 2015, 11:32:16 PM
Wakefern to buy 12 A&P locations; no word yet on what banners they be under or how many Wakefern will operate itself
http://www.newsday.com/business/shoprite-parent-to-buy-three-long-island-a-p-stores-1.10891272
It's too bad Wakefern didn't grab A&P locations in CT 5 years ago (Berlin, Middletown, Naugatuck are three that come to mind). At least East Haven eventually became a ShopRite. Big Y and S&S had a part in preventing any other grocer from taking these A&P sites.
Quote from: Joeg on September 26, 2015, 04:49:26 AM
I'm hoping they get the A&P in Danbury, it would be a good fit, but what would happen to the Price Rite in Danbury(A former A&P)??
From the following link:
http://supermarketnews.com/ap-bankruptcy-2015/wakefern-morton-williams-make-ap-bids
Wakefern, the cooperative wholesaler behind the ShopRite brand, has bid $40 million for A&P stores in Danbury, Conn., and Lagrangeville, N.Y.; two Pathmark stores in New York (Bethpage and New Hyde Park); a Waldbaums store in Deer Park, N.Y.; and seven Pathmark stores in Pennsylvania (Brookhaven, Glenolden, Wyncote, Upper Darby and Philadelphia â€" Oregon Avenue, Aramingo Avenue and Monument Avenue.).
Read More: http://supermarketnews.com/ap-bankruptcy-2015/wakefern-morton-williams-make-ap-bids#ixzz3mt7AdgjB
So they will be taking over the Danbury store, as well as the one odd one in Lagrangeville NY (Acme took two stores on both sides of that one but not that particular one).
As to Price Rite, there shouldn't be any issue. Wakefern (corporate subsidiary SRS) built a new ShopRite in Niskayuna as part of their Albany (NY) area return - there is a Price Rite in Schenectady (maybe 3-4 miles travel between the two) and that has stayed as it was. Seems there are also one or two other cases of the two being close (maybe elsewhere in CT when they picked up Shaw's locations?), so they no longer seem to care about the two competing with one another.
Quote from: BillyGr on September 26, 2015, 05:56:38 PM
As to Price Rite, there shouldn't be any issue. Wakefern (corporate subsidiary SRS) built a new ShopRite in Niskayuna as part of their Albany (NY) area return - there is a Price Rite in Schenectady (maybe 3-4 miles travel between the two) and that has stayed as it was. Seems there are also one or two other cases of the two being close (maybe elsewhere in CT when they picked up Shaw's locations?), so they no longer seem to care about the two competing with one another.
Hamden and West Hartford have both Shoprite and Price Rite.
Quote from: JimSawhill on September 20, 2015, 07:08:02 AM
Quote from: Joeg on September 19, 2015, 05:27:26 PM
I think past the exit for route 16. Someone on this thread mentioned it. It would be a good fit, SR of Norwich, New London, Clinton and hopefully, Colchester.
Doesn't Colchester have a Stop & Shop? How many supermarkets are in town?
There is currently still a property dispute over the large cleared parcel off of Rte. 11. It still sits empty. The town would benefit from an additional store because all of the surrounding towns don't have any kind of grocery store aside from maybe a country store. Salem, East Haddan, Hebron (has an IGA), Amston, Lebanon. Factor in vacationers at Lake Hayward, and campgrounds in just about every one of those surrounding towns, it puts a strain on just one store.
And yes, Stop & Shop takes advantage of this. Putting the store in the same price brackets as their Fairfield county locations.
You are so right! Colchester and the surrounding area need another supermarket.
Does anyone know which is the largest ShopRite? Any that are as large as a Wegmans with a full dining area/restaurant?
Quote from: BillyGr on September 26, 2015, 05:56:38 PM
As to Price Rite, there shouldn't be any issue. Wakefern (corporate subsidiary SRS) built a new ShopRite in Niskayuna as part of their Albany (NY) area return - there is a Price Rite in Schenectady (maybe 3-4 miles travel between the two) and that has stayed as it was. Seems there are also one or two other cases of the two being close (maybe elsewhere in CT when they picked up Shaw's locations?), so they no longer seem to care about the two competing with one another.
The issue with PriceRite vs ShopRite was that all the PriceRite stores were owned by Wakefern while the ShopRite stores were more often than not owned by cooperative members. Now that Wakefern has opened up the PriceRite format to its cooperative members, the conflict doesn't present itself as often. It wasn't an issue in the Capital District because Wakefern owns both the PriceRite and ShopRite stores in the region.
Quote from: mixedday on October 01, 2015, 03:33:41 PM
Does anyone know which is the largest ShopRite? Any that are as large as a Wegmans with a full dining area/restaurant?
There's a 95,000 square foot Kinsley's ShopRite in Brodheadsville, PA with an in-store restaurant, but it's not as large as one of Wegmans' larger supermarkets.
Here are pictures of a newly opened, and awesome looking Shoprite in Bethlehem, PA
https://www.flickr.com/photos/46219395@N07/albums/72157657783362621
Unfortunately, it hasn't really seemed to have generated much excitement for an area that is already dominated by Wegmans, Giant, and Weis.
Quote from: store215 on October 02, 2015, 10:23:38 AM
Here are pictures of a newly opened, and awesome looking Shoprite in Bethlehem, PA
https://www.flickr.com/photos/46219395@N07/albums/72157657783362621
Unfortunately, it hasn't really seemed to have generated much excitement for an area that is already dominated by Wegmans, Giant, and Weis.
ShopRite hasn't made much impact in the Capital District either. I wonder if they will stick around.
The Bethlehem store's probably not setting records, but it's doing decent business; the Lehigh Valley's so densely populated now that it's almost impossible for a supermarket to fail here.
Quote from: retailisking on October 02, 2015, 07:57:57 PM
ShopRite hasn't made much impact in the Capital District either. I wonder if they will stick around.
Seems like there are always quite a few people in there, even at what would be unusual times (like early on Sunday morning). Plus they always have at least a couple people out shopping for the delivery service which, I would think, gets some business based on the fact that they offer it to places beyond the stores, some of which have little or no supermarket access (think parts of Rensselaer County outside of East Greenbush/Troy areas).
Quote from: JoshAustin610 on October 03, 2015, 12:26:41 AM
The Bethlehem store's probably not setting records, but it's doing decent business; the Lehigh Valley's so densely populated now that it's almost impossible for a supermarket to fail here.
That's good to hear!
Quote from: BillyGr on October 03, 2015, 01:04:54 PM
Quote from: retailisking on October 02, 2015, 07:57:57 PM
ShopRite hasn't made much impact in the Capital District either. I wonder if they will stick around.
Seems like there are always quite a few people in there, even at what would be unusual times (like early on Sunday morning). Plus they always have at least a couple people out shopping for the delivery service which, I would think, gets some business based on the fact that they offer it to places beyond the stores, some of which have little or no supermarket access (think parts of Rensselaer County outside of East Greenbush/Troy areas).
I guess it's the Colonie location specifically that I was thinking of. Why do you think that part of Rensselaer County doesn't attract much interest from supermarket chains?
Quote from: retailisking on October 03, 2015, 11:25:44 PM
Quote from: BillyGr on October 03, 2015, 01:04:54 PM
Quote from: retailisking on October 02, 2015, 07:57:57 PM
ShopRite hasn't made much impact in the Capital District either. I wonder if they will stick around.
Seems like there are always quite a few people in there, even at what would be unusual times (like early on Sunday morning). Plus they always have at least a couple people out shopping for the delivery service which, I would think, gets some business based on the fact that they offer it to places beyond the stores, some of which have little or no supermarket access (think parts of Rensselaer County outside of East Greenbush/Troy areas).
I guess It's the Colonie location specifically that I was thinking of. Why do you think that part of Rensselaer County doesn't attract much interest from supermarket chains?
I assume it's just the ruralness (and lower population per area that goes with it). There is still a small Tops (former GU) in Hoosick Falls, Hannaford (former independent) in West Sand Lake but beyond that about as much as you see is a Stewart's here & there. If you check the ShopRite from Home for the Albany store you should see places as far as Stephentown listed (which is almost into MA at that point).
http://www.njbiz.com/article/20151019/NJBIZ01/151019818/13m-project-bringing-shoprite-to-south-plainfield
ShopRite will be building a brand-new store at the Golden Acres shopping center in South Plainfield NJ, on the site of what was briefly a Pathmark Sav-a-Center around the turn of the 2010s, and an *A&P* Sav-a-Center years up until the late '90s. This probably won't be good news for Acme, who are taking over the current A&P across the street in November.
Quote from: mjb1124 on October 22, 2015, 05:45:38 PM
http://www.njbiz.com/article/20151019/NJBIZ01/151019818/13m-project-bringing-shoprite-to-south-plainfield
ShopRite will be building a brand-new store at the Golden Acres shopping center in South Plainfield NJ, on the site of what was briefly a Pathmark Sav-a-Center around the turn of the 2010s, and an *A&P* Sav-a-Center years up until the late '90s. This probably won't be good news for Acme, who are taking over the current A&P across the street in November.
If you can't compete go out of business then. In Wallingford, Connecticut there is a Shoprite and a Walmart Supercenter side by side. Both are holding their own. And the Shaw's that was in the Shoprite was doing okay next to that Walmart Supercenter (even if they did less business than Shoprite currently does).
Guess which CT ShopRite started out as a Waldbaums's Foodmart, then became an A&P Super Foodmart, then an Edwards, then a Shaw's, before becoming a ShopRite.
I visited the new ShopRite in Burlington Twp. It was once a Kmart. I noticed that it sells liquor/beer in the middle of the store. There is no special checkout for liquor.
Has the NJ liquor laws for grocers changed?
One other law is the state only allows 2 stores per chain to be able to sell liquor. Fortunately for ShopRite: ShopRite being franchise owned by enables more than 2 ShopRites in the state to be able to sell liquor.
Are you sure there was no separate checkout for the beer/liquor section?
Like you, I also thought that was part of the state law. Strange.
Quote from: FitchMike26 on December 08, 2015, 09:13:49 PM
Are you sure there was no separate checkout for the beer/liquor section?
Like you, I also thought that was part of the state law. Strange.
Also related, it seems like Stores in NJ no longer have to mark if they have a Pharmacy inside as 'Pharmacy Dept.' on their outside signage. Must be a recent change...either that, or all these new A&P to Acme conversions are breaking the law. ???
Quote from: standa on November 09, 2015, 10:32:14 PM
Guess which CT ShopRite started out as a Waldbaums's Foodmart, then became an A&P Super Foodmart, then an Edwards, then a Shaw's, before becoming a ShopRite.
Is it the Clinton store?
Quote from: JimSawhill on December 17, 2015, 11:53:46 PM
Quote from: standa on November 09, 2015, 10:32:14 PM
Guess which CT ShopRite started out as a Waldbaums's Foodmart, then became an A&P Super Foodmart, then an Edwards, then a Shaw's, before becoming a ShopRite.
Is it the Clinton store?
I was going to guess Clinton as well.
Quote from: Bdubs on December 18, 2015, 06:18:37 AM
Quote from: JimSawhill on December 17, 2015, 11:53:46 PM
Quote from: standa on November 09, 2015, 10:32:14 PM
Guess which CT ShopRite started out as a Waldbaums's Foodmart, then became an A&P Super Foodmart, then an Edwards, then a Shaw's, before becoming a ShopRite.
Is it the Clinton store?
I was going to guess Clinton as well.
Yes, you are right. It is the Clinton store.
Quote from: standa on December 18, 2015, 09:15:35 AM
Quote from: Bdubs on December 18, 2015, 06:18:37 AM
Quote from: JimSawhill on December 17, 2015, 11:53:46 PM
Quote from: standa on November 09, 2015, 10:32:14 PM
Guess which CT ShopRite started out as a Waldbaums's Foodmart, then became an A&P Super Foodmart, then an Edwards, then a Shaw's, before becoming a ShopRite.
Is it the Clinton store?
I was going to guess Clinton as well.
Yes, you are right. It is the Clinton store.
I doubt the Clinton store ever was called A&P Super Foodmart. Maybe Super Foodmart. Stores weren't changed to A&P Super Foodmart until 2001 and I think Edwards was gone by then. I may be wrong, but many Shaws acquired Edwards stores in the mid-90s.
Quote from: AmesNewington on December 18, 2015, 11:45:11 AM
Quote from: standa on December 18, 2015, 09:15:35 AM
Quote from: Bdubs on December 18, 2015, 06:18:37 AM
Quote from: JimSawhill on December 17, 2015, 11:53:46 PM
Quote from: standa on November 09, 2015, 10:32:14 PM
Guess which CT ShopRite started out as a Waldbaums's Foodmart, then became an A&P Super Foodmart, then an Edwards, then a Shaw's, before becoming a ShopRite.
Is it the Clinton store?
I was going to guess Clinton as well.
Yes, you are right. It is the Clinton store.
I doubt the Clinton store ever was called A&P Super Foodmart. Maybe Super Foodmart. Stores weren't changed to A&P Super Foodmart until 2001 and I think Edwards was gone by then. I may be wrong, but many Shaws acquired Edwards stores in the mid-90s.
Maybe the store was just called A&P Foodmart. I don't remember. See linked article about Clinton A&P becoming Edwards in 1995.
http://articles.courant.com/1995-04-27/business/9504270018_1_a-p-acquisition-supermarkets-edwards-super-food-stores
It wasn't even an Edwards for very long was it? When Ahold bought Stop & Shop it was somewhere around 95. Right across the street was the S&S, which became the reason that store became a Shaw's.
Quote from: standa on December 18, 2015, 09:15:35 AM
Quote from: Bdubs on December 18, 2015, 06:18:37 AM
Quote from: JimSawhill on December 17, 2015, 11:53:46 PM
Quote from: standa on November 09, 2015, 10:32:14 PM
Guess which CT ShopRite started out as a Waldbaums's Foodmart, then became an A&P Super Foodmart, then an Edwards, then a Shaw's, before becoming a ShopRite.
Is it the Clinton store?
I was going to guess Clinton as well.
Yes, you are right. It is the Clinton store.
Ok, what's my prize? ðŸ˜
Any news on when the Shoprite of Danbury and Orange CT stores will be opening??
Quote from: Joeg on February 21, 2016, 01:30:52 PM
Any news on when the Shoprite of Danbury and Orange CT stores will be opening??
Where will those be located? Is the Danbury store the A&P? What is the Orange store?
Yes, the new Shoprite of Danbury CT will be located in the old A&P, and the Shoprite of Orange CT will be located in the old Stop and Shop on Blue Hills Ave.
Quote from: Joeg on March 27, 2016, 06:10:06 AM
Yes, the new Shoprite of Danbury CT will be located in the old A&P, and the Shoprite of Orange CT will be located in the old Stop and Shop on Blue Hills Ave.
Did Stop and Shop closed the Orange store, or did they move?
Stop and Shop closed the Orange CT store in 2014.
Quote from: Joeg on March 29, 2016, 12:09:46 PM
Stop and Shop closed the Orange CT store in 2014.
Thanks, I would love to see the old Shaw's in Vernon be a Shop-Rite.
Shop Rite Lagrangeville,NY(former A&P)will be opening soon. They have beer now, so Grand Opening should be within next 2 weeks...
Quote from: MikeRa on September 20, 2015, 12:38:02 AM
The Fresh Grocer of 56th Street in Philadelphia, PA is getting a Beer Garden. it will be, AFAIK, the 4th Wakefern Food Corpoeration's location to sell beer in PA. the other 3 locations that I know of are:
- ShopRite of Drexel Hill (Owner of the Fresh Grocer of 56th Street location)
- ShopRite of Bensalem (Owned by Brown's Super Stores)
- ShopRite of Fairless Hills (Owned by Brown's Super Stores)
Add to this list:
- The Fresh Grocer of Wyncote (Owned by Brown's Super Stores)
The Shoprite of Danbury, CT will open on August 3.
http://www.newstimes.com/business/article/ShopRite-to-open-Aug-3-in-Danbury-8378600.php#photo-9805189
Shoprite just opened a store last week in Brookhaven, Pennsylvania.
Quote from: standa on July 15, 2016, 02:01:33 PM
The Shoprite of Danbury, CT will open on August 3.
http://www.newstimes.com/business/article/ShopRite-to-open-Aug-3-in-Danbury-8378600.php#photo-9805189
Article about the opening.
http://patch.com/connecticut/danbury/new-danbury-shoprite-welcomes-huge-crowd-donates-10k-ct-food-bank
Quote from: ynkeesfn82 on July 05, 2014, 12:26:25 PM
Once they get all city approvals from the City of Milford Harry Garafalo hopes to break ground this summer on his replacement Shoprite store where the movie theater used to be. The new Shoprite will be 20% larger than the old one and will have a gas station.
This article talks about Hobby Lobby coming to town and other retail development in town including the new Shoprite.
http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20140423/hobby-lobby-store-is-coming-to-milford
The new Shoprite of Milford finally opened in June 2016.
http://patch.com/connecticut/milford/milford-shoprite-location-opens-weekend-0
Quote from: Marc B on August 19, 2016, 10:40:17 PM
Shoprite just opened a store last week in Brookhaven, Pennsylvania.
Here is a pic of the new ShopRite of Brookhaven:
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8185/28592041003_a49c4d7720_b.jpg)
and when this was Pathmark
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3374/4640858289_1fd600c413_b.jpg)
Quote from: MikeRa on September 04, 2016, 02:02:52 PM
Here is a pic of the new ShopRite of Brookhaven:
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8185/28592041003_a49c4d7720_b.jpg)
Interesting redesign - adding the metal structure over the right side just to hold those couple small signs, but also the piece with the ShopRite sign (which, had it been extended to come down to the rest of the front to the left by catering would have quite resembled half of the old structures ShopRite was known for years ago, without the building behind it, of course).
Wakefern has accounced two new stores in South Philadelphia:
- A new ShopRite opened last week in the former Whitman Plaza Pathmark. This store replaces the nearby smaller Snyder Plaza ShopRite:
http://www.passyunkpost.com/2016/09/01/shoprite-opens-today-in-whitman-plaza
- A new Fresh Grocer will be opening this fall in the former Grays Ferry Pathmark:
http://www.passyunkpost.com/2016/08/29/its-official-fresh-grocer-is-opening-in-former-grays-ferry-pathmark-location
Info credit: Mr Ruffles on AcmeStyle.
The Orange, CT Shoprite will open tomorrow.
http://orangetownnews.com/shoprite-end-grocery-store-drought-orange/
Quote from: standa on October 29, 2016, 01:28:47 PM
The Orange, CT Shoprite will open tomorrow.
http://orangetownnews.com/shoprite-end-grocery-store-drought-orange/
What was there before? Did Orange have any supermarkets before?
Quote from: JimSawhill on October 30, 2016, 05:37:17 PM
Quote from: standa on October 29, 2016, 01:28:47 PM
The Orange, CT Shoprite will open tomorrow.
http://orangetownnews.com/shoprite-end-grocery-store-drought-orange/
What was there before? Did Orange have any supermarkets before?
It was a Stop and Shop, there was a Shaws up the street in front of Lowes, but that closed some time ago.
Quote from: scottw73 on October 30, 2016, 05:42:43 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on October 30, 2016, 05:37:17 PM
Quote from: standa on October 29, 2016, 01:28:47 PM
The Orange, CT Shoprite will open tomorrow.
http://orangetownnews.com/shoprite-end-grocery-store-drought-orange/
What was there before? Did Orange have any supermarkets before?
It was a Stop and Shop, there was a Shaws up the street in front of Lowes, but that closed some time ago.
When did Stop & Shop close and when did Shaw close? What is in Shaw?
Quote from: JimSawhill on October 30, 2016, 06:21:33 PM
Quote from: scottw73 on October 30, 2016, 05:42:43 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on October 30, 2016, 05:37:17 PM
Quote from: standa on October 29, 2016, 01:28:47 PM
The Orange, CT Shoprite will open tomorrow.
http://orangetownnews.com/shoprite-end-grocery-store-drought-orange/
What was there before? Did Orange have any supermarkets before?
It was a Stop and Shop, there was a Shaws up the street in front of Lowes, but that closed some time ago.
When did Stop & Shop close and when did Shaw close? What is in Shaw?
Stop and shop closed in 2014, not sure when Shaws closed, but there's an Edge Fitness Club, there now
Quote from: scottw73 on October 30, 2016, 06:42:38 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on October 30, 2016, 06:21:33 PM
Quote from: scottw73 on October 30, 2016, 05:42:43 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on October 30, 2016, 05:37:17 PM
Quote from: standa on October 29, 2016, 01:28:47 PM
The Orange, CT Shoprite will open tomorrow.
http://orangetownnews.com/shoprite-end-grocery-store-drought-orange/
What was there before? Did Orange have any supermarkets before?
It was a Stop and Shop, there was a Shaws up the street in front of Lowes, but that closed some time ago.
When did Stop & Shop close and when did Shaw close? What is in Shaw?
Stop and shop closed in 2014, not sure when Shaws closed, but there's an Edge Fitness Club, there now
Shaw's closed in 2000, after being open only 2 years. There was also a Shaw's in Orange for a few years before that in a former Edwards, which is now Raymour & Flanigan. There was also a Pathmark for awhile, which is now Best Buy.
Thank you...Pathmark had lots of stores in Connecticut. The Manchester Shop Rite was a Pathmark...
Quote from: JimSawhill on November 04, 2016, 06:15:00 AM
Thank you...Pathmark had lots of stores in Connecticut. The Manchester Shop Rite was a Pathmark...
MA also (at least around Pittsfield)?
Got the new Shoprite flyer today. On page 5 it says "Introducing Wholesome Pantry". Specifically packed for Shoprite. Then it says Shoprite Organic is now Wholesome Pantry Organic. And the Readington Farms Chicken is now Wholesome Pantry Chicken.
Shoprite is coming to Cromwell, CT. It will open in Cromwell Sqaure on Shunpike Road. According to the article it will be taking all of the former XPECT DISCOUNTS and a portion of KMART.
http://www.middletownpress.com/business/20170106/kmart-exiting-cromwell-after-decades-in-plaza-where-shoprite-to-move-in
Quote from: Marc B on January 06, 2017, 09:47:49 PM
Shoprite is coming to Cromwell, CT. It will open in Cromwell Sqaure on Shunpike Road. According to the article it will be taking all of the former XPECT DISCOUNTS and a portion of KMART.
http://www.middletownpress.com/business/20170106/kmart-exiting-cromwell-after-decades-in-plaza-where-shoprite-to-move-in
Was this Xpect a former Kmart foods as well??
Quote from: scottw73 on January 09, 2017, 12:34:59 AM
Was this Xpect a former Kmart foods as well??
Looking at the facade, it appears likely. That said, here in Maine we never got Kmart Foods-branded supermarkets; the grocery stores were operated as either Cottle's or Martin's, both later Shop 'n Save when Hannaford Bros. bought out their respective partners.
Going through the KMART thread one person said it was KMART FOODS. Another said it was Grand Union. I wonder if they have old copies of the Middletown Press at the library from when it opened.
Quote from: Marc B on January 11, 2017, 12:34:46 AM
Going through the KMART thread one person said it was KMART FOODS. Another said it was Grand Union. I wonder if they have old copies of the Middletown Press at the library from when it opened.
Could actually be both? Kmart Foods first then GU took over when they got out of that department?
I know we had a couple GU/Kmart combos (or Albany Public that became GU), as well as PC/Kmart combos, in the Albany area.
ShopRite is coming to North Greenbush, NY
http://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Store-plan-moves-ahead-10929836.php#photo-7851338
Quote from: retailisking on February 21, 2017, 07:04:57 PM
ShopRite is coming to North Greenbush, NY
http://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Store-plan-moves-ahead-10929836.php#photo-7851338
Not too surprising, and a good spot for them.
The area has a number of stores, but the other two supermarket chains (Hannaford and Price Chopper/Market 32) are in different areas - the area they are building in has a Target and Super Walmart close by but not the other chains.
The location is also just across the road from the major Interstate exit that many in the vicinity use to get to/from Albany on a regular basis from a good chunk of the county with little store coverage (see below).
Finally - if one looks at the current Albany store, they do their home deliveries in the area of this store and quite a distance to the East (in some cases about a 45 minute drive from the Albany store).
This area is somewhat unusual in that there are quite a few smaller towns to the east in this county, but once you leave the East Greenbush/North Greenbush area, you'll only find one small Hannaford (former independent they bought out) on Route 43 all the way from this store until you get into Williamstown, MA, and NO supermarket at all on the way out Route 20 until you get to Pittsfield, MA!
That's probably why they started offering the home delivery service, and this store will only make that easier to do for the whole area (in fact, the entire eastern 1/2 or more of the county has only 1 old GU turned Tops, and that's in the northernmost corner).
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Soda-companies-supermarkets-report-50-percent-losses-from-soda-tax.html
Quote from: retailisking on March 02, 2017, 01:04:01 AM
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Soda-companies-supermarkets-report-50-percent-losses-from-soda-tax.html
Maybe they need to check with the other ShopRite stores outside the city and see of they could use the extra help. Seems that if people aren't shopping there due to the tax, they must be shopping elsewhere...
Quote from: BillyGr on March 02, 2017, 05:00:25 PM
Quote from: retailisking on March 02, 2017, 01:04:01 AM
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Soda-companies-supermarkets-report-50-percent-losses-from-soda-tax.html
Maybe they need to check with the other ShopRite stores outside the city and see of they could use the extra help. Seems that if people aren't shopping there due to the tax, they must be shopping elsewhere...
I'm sure either he or the union will help place the laid-off employees. Not all customers who are diverted away from ShopRite in Philly can be expected to just go to their nearest SR outside the city limits, though.
Quote from: giantsfan2016 on January 06, 2017, 09:47:49 PM
Shoprite is coming to Cromwell, CT. It will open in Cromwell Sqaure on Shunpike Road. According to the article it will be taking all of the former XPECT DISCOUNTS and a portion of KMART.
http://www.middletownpress.com/business/20170106/kmart-exiting-cromwell-after-decades-in-plaza-where-shoprite-to-move-in
I wonder who'll own that ShopRite? Anyone knows?
Harry Garafalo. He owns several other stores. - Milford, West Haven, East Haven, Orange, Stratford, and Hamden I think.
Quote from: giantsfan2016 on March 09, 2017, 11:28:45 PM
Harry Garafalo. He owns several other stores. - Milford, West Haven, East Haven, Orange, Stratford, and Hamden I think.
We need a ShopRite on the Berlin Turnpike or even in Berlin. Hoping this family or another will look to expand even further.
I'm hearing rumors a few Shoprites in Connecticut might be up for sale. 2017 could be very interesting.
Quote from: giantsfan2016 on March 12, 2017, 05:19:18 PM
I'm hearing rumors a few Shoprites in Connecticut might be up for sale. 2017 could be very interesting.
I wonder who'll buy them, unless someone like Mott's come back.
Quote from: giantsfan2016 on March 12, 2017, 05:19:18 PM
I'm hearing rumors a few Shoprites in Connecticut might be up for sale. 2017 could be very interesting.
I heard that as well. I heard the Clinton store was for sale, but who knows the truth to that. In that area, a Whole Foods or Trader Joe's would do so much better than a Shop Rite.
Quote from: JimSawhill on March 26, 2017, 07:31:19 PM
Quote from: giantsfan2016 on March 12, 2017, 05:19:18 PM
I'm hearing rumors a few Shoprites in Connecticut might be up for sale. 2017 could be very interesting.
I wonder who'll buy them, unless someone like Mott's come back.
There's always a chance that they would take them over as part of corporate (SRS as a Wakefern subsidiary). They did that with most of the NY stores when Big V was thinking of leaving due to financial issues, just to ensure that they kept the business (and wholesale volume) of those stores.
Probably only as a last option if no one else was interested in them, though...?
Quote from: BillyGr on March 27, 2017, 08:46:41 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on March 26, 2017, 07:31:19 PM
Quote from: giantsfan2016 on March 12, 2017, 05:19:18 PM
I'm hearing rumors a few Shoprites in Connecticut might be up for sale. 2017 could be very interesting.
I wonder who'll buy them, unless someone like Mott's come back.
There's always a chance that they would take them over as part of corporate (SRS as a Wakefern subsidiary). They did that with most of the NY stores when Big V was thinking of leaving due to financial issues, just to ensure that they kept the business (and wholesale volume) of those stores.
Probably only as a last option if no one else was interested in them, though...?
Now, who wouldn't be interested in them?
Xpect discount was an old Grand Union Family Market that opened around 1973 or 74. When is the new Shoprite in Cromwell going to open? Are they going to have Shoprite from Home? I did not hear of any Shoprite's in CT closing, in fact I think they want to expand even more in the state (maybe some Price Chopper locations?) If anything, they would convert to corporate stores, I don't think they would leave the state.
Quote from: Joeg on May 21, 2017, 01:12:07 PM
Xpect discount was an old Grand Union Family Market that opened around 1973 or 74. When is the new Shoprite in Cromwell going to open? Are they going to have Shoprite from Home? I did not hear of any Shoprite's in CT closing, in fact I think they want to expand even more in the state (maybe some Price Chopper locations?) If anything, they would convert to corporate stores, I don't think they would leave the state.
Hi Joe. Last I heard is that they want to be open by the end of 2017. It's going to be a smaller sized store. Around 54,000 or 55,000 square feet. It's also going to be oddly shaped seeing how they're taking the entire former Xpect store plus round 20,000 from the former KMART Space. The former KMART is much deeper than the former Xpect. See the real estate company's map on page 3 of the link below.
http://x.lnimg.com/attachments/486CFC70-87A0-493B-960F-C7859F17569D.pdf
Quote from: Joeg on May 21, 2017, 01:12:07 PM
Xpect discount was an old Grand Union Family Market that opened around 1973 or 74. When is the new Shoprite in Cromwell going to open? Are they going to have Shoprite from Home? I did not hear of any Shoprite's in CT closing, in fact I think they want to expand even more in the state (maybe some Price Chopper locations?) If anything, they would convert to corporate stores, I don't think they would leave the state.
I'm hoping ShopRite expands further in CT. The Newington/Berlin area needs one, given that Stop and Shop and Price Chopper are the only full service supermarkets in the area. Best Market is a smaller market, and Aldi and Stews are quite different kinds of food stores. I think Wakefern would benefit from having corporate run stores.
The West Haven, CT ShopRite will be closing.
http://www.nhregister.com/business/20170601/west-haven-shoprite-tells-state-its-closing-laying-off-up-to-148-people
Closing the West Haven store because it is to close to the Orange store?? Then there opening one in Cromwell CT.
Channel 3 says ShopRite's lease is up soon.
Quote from: Joeg on June 01, 2017, 03:52:23 PM
Closing the West Haven store because it is to close to the Orange store?? Then there opening one in Cromwell CT.
I sent this story to a friend on Facebook who lives in West Haven. One of her friends responded that University of New Haven which is nearby is buying the property to expand.
Quote from: Brammy on June 02, 2017, 04:52:37 AM
Quote from: Joeg on June 01, 2017, 03:52:23 PM
Closing the West Haven store because it is to close to the Orange store?? Then there opening one in Cromwell CT.
I sent this story to a friend on Facebook who lives in West Haven. One of her friends responded that University of New Haven which is nearby is buying the property to expand.
Would the Railroad Salvage store be closing too?
Quote from: standa on June 02, 2017, 07:51:14 AM
Quote from: Brammy on June 02, 2017, 04:52:37 AM
Quote from: Joeg on June 01, 2017, 03:52:23 PM
Closing the West Haven store because it is to close to the Orange store?? Then there opening one in Cromwell CT.
I sent this story to a friend on Facebook who lives in West Haven. One of her friends responded that University of New Haven which is nearby is buying the property to expand.
Would the Railroad Salvage store be closing too?
I guess Railroad Salvage is the last store in the chain...
There is an ad for the new ShopRite coming soon in Cromwell, CT for management positions. I don't think any work has begun with the building. At least from the highway, you could see the Xpect sign still up. Can't wait to find out when they will open next year.
Is the Shoprite of Cromwell CT still on track to open this year??
Quote from: Joeg on September 02, 2017, 05:08:51 AM
Is the Shoprite of Cromwell CT still on track to open this year??
Probably not this year. From what I could see from Route 9/Exit 19, the Xpect Discount sign is still on the building as of a few weeks ago and that's where most of the store will be. It looked rather dark inside the building too from that point. Also no article in any newspaper about a "groundbreaking" like the Garafalo family had for their East Haven store. I haven't actually been in the plaza itself since April, so maybe they've been working inside. They made Kmart get out rather quick. I thought ShopRite would come in and start renovations right away.
As of today (09/03/17), there's no work being done on the Cromwell Plaza as far as I can see from the road. I didn't go up close, so maybe they are doing some indoors stuff..
Quote from: Patrick Boots CEC on September 03, 2017, 04:16:55 PM
As of today (09/03/17), there's no work being done on the Cromwell Plaza as far as I can see from the road. I didn't go up close, so maybe they are doing some indoors stuff..
Went there yesterday, no work inside or outside at all.
Quote from: retailisking on February 21, 2017, 07:04:57 PM
ShopRite is coming to North Greenbush, NY
http://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Store-plan-moves-ahead-10929836.php#photo-7851338
This location (at 55,000 Square Feet, since there were questions about SR sizes in other postings) is scheduled to open on Sunday, December 10th.
I wonder if they'll ever reenter the Willimantic, CT market. They left back in the early-1990's and could come back at any time. It wouldn't even be the most eastern store, with that going to New London's location. They could either take over the former Sears Hardware in North Windham, or build a new location on CT 195 or CT 66.
Quote from: JJBers on November 29, 2017, 04:11:27 PM
I wonder if they'll ever reenter the Willimantic, CT market. They left back in the early-1990's and could come back at any time. It wouldn't even be the most eastern store, with that going to New London's location. They could either take over the former Sears Hardware in North Windham, or build a new location on CT 195 or CT 66.
Where was the Shoprite located in Williamantic, CT market? What is there now?
Quote from: standa on November 29, 2017, 06:35:45 PM
Quote from: JJBers on November 29, 2017, 04:11:27 PM
I wonder if they'll ever reenter the Willimantic, CT market. They left back in the early-1990's and could come back at any time. It wouldn't even be the most eastern store, with that going to New London's location. They could either take over the former Sears Hardware in North Windham, or build a new location on CT 195 or CT 66.
Where was the Shoprite located in Williamantic, CT market? What is there now?
It was located in the Willimantic Plaza on CT 32, where the JCPenney was. Currently it's a Ocean State Job Lot, with the JCPenney being a BJ's Warehouse.
When o when is the Shoprite in Cromwell CT going to open?? Nothing on the internet about this store, is there going to be one? Has the deal been dropped??
AHOLD is suing them and the town of Cromwell.
Quote from: Brammy on January 22, 2018, 04:58:40 PM
AHOLD is suing them and the town of Cromwell.
Wow. They are not team players at all. What they are doing should be illegal. Taking every available property suited for a supermarket and trying to keep a chain out is wrong. I was going to say the Garafalo Family can come to Berlin or Newington instead if Cromwell doesn't pan out (but perhaps it will eventually). I always thought the old Kmart and Xpect would be better as a Target or Kohls. The town only has Walmart as a department store option.
I don't know why it hasn't been in the papers. (Maybe it's not 100% official yet). Someone I know who works for Stop & Shop told me. He likes his job and the people he works with, but doesn't always agree with what corporate does. He usually knows a lot about what's going on with the company, so I do believe what he told me.
Quote from: Brammy on January 22, 2018, 04:58:40 PM
AHOLD is suing them and the town of Cromwell.
Why is A**Hole (oops I meant AHold) suing?
AHOLD is very anti competition. The Cromwell Stop and Shop is across the street from the old KMART/XPECT site where ShopRite wants to go.
This isn't surprising at all. When A&P in Berlin closed, Stop and Shop bought the lease so that Big Y and Shoprite couldn't take over the lease. Now that Ocean State Job Lot owns the plaza, Shoprite could look at transforming a large amount of unused storefronts in Ocean State's plaza and get the plaza back to its glory days.
Quote from: Jstar1994 on January 28, 2018, 09:01:32 AM
This isn't surprising at all. When A&P in Berlin closed, Stop and Shop bought the lease so that Big Y and Shoprite couldn't take over the lease. Now that Ocean State Job Lot owns the plaza, Shoprite could look at transforming a large amount of unused storefronts in Ocean State's plaza and get the plaza back to its glory days.
This is what I had hoped. But who knows if Stop and Shop is paying Job Lot to keep a grocery store out of the plaza. I had even heard Job Lot took the former Food Mart space because they didn't want a grocery store in the plaza. I may be wrong or maybe they changed their mind since they can't get anything else in there big enough. That big empty space between Aculer Furniture and Family Dollar is big enough for a grocery store. It can work. Family Dollar should move to Farmington Ave and either stay FD or turn in to a Dollar General. Berlin only has S&S now that Ferndale Market closed. The turnpike doesn't have viable grocery options besides Stews. Cromwell also has PriceRite so I'm not even sure why they'd want a SR down the road. Just my opinions.
I don't think Berlin needs Family Dollar either. Dollar Tree opened and took over the dollar store market. Ocean State moved into the old A&P for the space since it is over twice the size and because that is the anchor spot in the plaza. They could easily build from the empty spot and even combine it with the old Ultimate Billiards and create a good supermarket. I think with the theater and OSJL, the grocery store would allow parents to bring their kids to the theater and get some errands done.
Quote from: Jstar1994 on January 28, 2018, 03:30:18 PM
I don't think Berlin needs Family Dollar either. Dollar Tree opened and took over the dollar store market. Ocean State moved into the old A&P for the space since it is over twice the size and because that is the anchor spot in the plaza. They could easily build from the empty spot and even combine it with the old Ultimate Billiards and create a good supermarket. I think with the theater and OSJL, the grocery store would allow parents to bring their kids to the theater and get some errands done.
I have no idea why Family Dollar is still there with Dollar Tree. Especially since they are the same company. FD is always dead compared to DT. I like that DT. I've always said this little stretch should be a vital area for retail. I hope we can get something good in the middle of the plaza. I can even see a restaurant pad site on the property. The old Acura dealer building should go to Tasca's used truck division.
Well, maybe the Garafalo Family will let Cromwell drop and open a Shoprite in Berlin CT??
Quote from: Joeg on January 29, 2018, 04:42:37 PM
Well, maybe the Garafalo Family will let Cromwell drop and open a Shoprite in Berlin CT??
I feel that this would be a great win-win situation. The old Kmart/Xpect building really should be a Target. Cromwell needs another department store/clothing/housewares store, as does Middletown. Target can also have an expanded grocery section and pharmacy, which would fill the void Xpect left. Berlin needs a grocery store more. They have department stores (Walmart, Target and Kohl's) down the road in Newington. They only have one full service grocery store.
Shoprite will most likely not move into Berlin, along with most grocery store chains. I emailed OSJL real estate and the way grocery stores look at potential new locations is different. Berlin and Newington are considered one geographic area and Middletown/Cromwell are considered another. Since Newington is over groceries, it basically kills Berlin's chance of getting a new grocery store in Webster Sq Plaza, and possibly the turnpike.
Quote from: Jstar1994 on January 30, 2018, 10:40:17 AM
Shoprite will most likely not move into Berlin, along with most grocery store chains. I emailed OSJL real estate and the way grocery stores look at potential new locations is different. Berlin and Newington are considered one geographic area and Middletown/Cromwell are considered another. Since Newington is over groceries, it basically kills Berlin's chance of getting a new grocery store in Webster Sq Plaza, and possibly the turnpike.
You never know. Plus, who knows how long Price Chopper will be around and if the Stop and Shop in the old Shaws will be around for much longer (maybe they'll close it but keep the lease).
Starting 3/4/18, Shoprite New Paltz will no longer double coupons. Face value only, according to signs at all registers.
Quote from: nysw3636 on February 24, 2018, 04:55:27 PM
Starting 3/4/18, Shoprite New Paltz will no longer double coupons. Face value only, according to signs at all registers.
It will be interesting to see if that spreads to other spots or not - it may be just that one due to only having Tops nearby (and their financial problems) so no one else locally offering that. Would be a bit more difficult to do this in many of their areas as they have competitors that offer it.
But I think most people would like lower prices than gas discounts, double coupons etc. Remember the old days when grand openings of supermarkets were real grand openings?
Quote from: nysw3636 on February 24, 2018, 04:55:27 PM
Starting 3/4/18, Shoprite New Paltz will no longer double coupons. Face value only, according to signs at all registers.
In Tampa, there's no supermarket that does double coupons...
While shopping at the Bristol, CT location a few months ago, I noticed they were carrying the Top Care brand from C&S. This week, I noticed a number of price tags in the Health and Beauty aisle mention they are introducing the brand permanently. For now, they have replaced pain relievers, cough drops and other pharmacy items, but nothing else. I'm guessing they are trying to save money by eliminating their own products and just use a well known generic option. Was quite surprising as you can find Top Care in nearly all grocery stores in the area except Stop and Shop. I wonder if ShopRite will ever replace other lines of merchandise with C&S associated brands such as Academix, Electrix, etc in the grocery aisles. They will probably not get Full Circle products as Wakefern just rolled out Wholesome Pantry.
Quote from: AmesNewington on March 18, 2018, 02:29:46 PM
While shopping at the Bristol, CT location a few months ago, I noticed they were carrying the Top Care brand from C&S. This week, I noticed a number of price tags in the Health and Beauty aisle mention they are introducing the brand permanently. For now, they have replaced pain relievers, cough drops and other pharmacy items, but nothing else. I'm guessing they are trying to save money by eliminating their own products and just use a well known generic option. Was quite surprising as you can find Top Care in nearly all grocery stores in the area except Stop and Shop. I wonder if ShopRite will ever replace other lines of merchandise with C&S associated brands such as Academix, Electrix, etc in the grocery aisles. They will probably not get Full Circle products as Wakefern just rolled out Wholesome Pantry.
I wonder if they're joining Topco and are using their expertise with their own private label brands to help out behind the scenes while
only carrying Top Care (a la Wegmans) or are picking up Top Care to fill in a few HBC holes while not joining (a la Market Basket).
Quote from: Scrabbleship on March 19, 2018, 09:39:22 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on March 18, 2018, 02:29:46 PM
While shopping at the Bristol, CT location a few months ago, I noticed they were carrying the Top Care brand from C&S. This week, I noticed a number of price tags in the Health and Beauty aisle mention they are introducing the brand permanently. For now, they have replaced pain relievers, cough drops and other pharmacy items, but nothing else. I'm guessing they are trying to save money by eliminating their own products and just use a well known generic option. Was quite surprising as you can find Top Care in nearly all grocery stores in the area except Stop and Shop. I wonder if ShopRite will ever replace other lines of merchandise with C&S associated brands such as Academix, Electrix, etc in the grocery aisles. They will probably not get Full Circle products as Wakefern just rolled out Wholesome Pantry.
I'm not sure what their plans are. I was a bit surprised though. They even redesigned some ShopRite HBC labels on certain items not too long ago. Perhaps they are not replacing everything. I know the SR brand as a whole seems to be getting a redesign. The design they have had is close to 15 years old when they changed the logo back in 2003. The old design looks like it was created on an old computer program. It's time for a change.
I wonder if they're joining Topco and are using their expertise with their own private label brands to help out behind the scenes while only carrying Top Care (a la Wegmans) or are picking up Top Care to fill in a few HBC holes while not joining (a la Market Basket).
This was on the bottom of a receipt from yesterday (3/18):
"ShopRite Health & Beauty Care Items
are NOW TopCare
A NEW QUALITY BRAND
At affordable prices and lab tested
to be as effective as
national brands!!"
So it looks like all the health & beauty items will switch, but doesn't indicate anything else. Maybe it's just easier to get these items from another source?
A few week ago, Brown's Chef Markets started construction of the replacement ShopRite of Bensalem, PA store. It will be at the site of the old J. M. Fields/Kmart location. The Fields/Kmart building is being demolished and the new store will be built. New store is expected to open in 2019
I asked my friend who works in the Health and Beauty section at the Southington ShopRite and she said the TopCare change over is chain wide.
Quote from: MikeRa on March 21, 2018, 03:21:13 PM
A few week ago, Brown's Chef Markets started construction of the replacement ShopRite of Bensalem, PA store. It will be at the site of the old J. M. Fields/Kmart location. The Fields/Kmart building is being demolished and the new store will be built. New store is expected to open in 2019
Oh that is nice to hear. That will be a good location for them on Street Rd, good to see something happened to that former Kmart location, tho the old arch facade was cool from J.M. Fields.
The proposed Cromwell, CT Shoprite has signed a lease.
http://www.theprotogroup.com/news/april-2018-transactions/
FINALLY!!!! When do they expect to open Fall? Winter 2018??
Quote from: standa on April 13, 2018, 04:36:21 PM
The proposed Cromwell, CT Shoprite has signed a lease.
http://www.theprotogroup.com/news/april-2018-transactions/
In one way this is great news, and in another, I suppose this squashes any chance of Berlin ever getting a ShopRite. Looking at Webster Square Shopping Center/Ocean State Plaza right now, it is clear that it will remain in shambles unless a large tenant comes in. The parking lot looks like a tornado went through it.
Another question I have is what will become of PriceRite down the road from the future ShopRite? Cromwell isn't that large and would it be able to support both stores?
The Shoprite of Cromwell CT will be about 69,000 feet and will include a Shoprite from Home. Also, I heard they will have 50 SR from home vans to start off with. The Price Rite in Cromwell will probable close(?) and the employees shifted over to the new store??
Quote from: Joeg on April 15, 2018, 11:14:24 AM
The Shoprite of Cromwell CT will be about 69,000 feet and will include a Shoprite from Home. Also, I heard they will have 50 SR from home vans to start off with. The Price Rite in Cromwell will probable close(?) and the employees shifted over to the new store??
Maybe the Pricerite will stay open too. In Hamden, CT the Shoprite and Pricerite stores are very close to each other.
Quote from: EddieJ1984 on March 25, 2018, 10:43:09 AM
Quote from: MikeRa on March 21, 2018, 03:21:13 PM
A few week ago, Brown's Chef Markets started construction of the replacement ShopRite of Bensalem, PA store. It will be at the site of the old J. M. Fields/Kmart location. The Fields/Kmart building is being demolished and the new store will be built. New store is expected to open in 2019
Oh that is nice to hear. That will be a good location for them on Street Rd, good to see something happened to that former Kmart location, tho the old arch facade was cool from J.M. Fields.
I passed by the J. M. Fields/Kmart building this past Saturday, and from the outside it doesn't look like any work is being done. I would assume they have to take out any asbestos that was in the building when Food Fair built the J. M. Fields/Pantry Pride combo before they tear it down.
I drove by the site of the future ShopRite in Cromwell, CT and a huge fence is blocking off access to the former Xpect Discount and a portion of the former Kmart space. I'm guessing the fenced off portion is the amount of space ShopRite will be taking. So, it looks to be the entire Xpect space and up to the entrance/exit doors of Kmart. The remaining portion of Kmart will not be used and not sure what will go there. I've heard possibly a TJX owned store like Marshalls.
It looks like it may open late fall/winter 2018. I wonder if the Cromwell Stop and Shop is going to get remodeled.
Quote from: Joeg on May 01, 2018, 02:53:31 PM
It looks like it may open late fall/winter 2018. I wonder if the Cromwell Stop and Shop is going to get remodeled.
It would be a smart thing to do especially since it's directly across the street. In 2010 they remodeled Southington in preparation for ShopRite and BJs arrival in town. ShopRite and BJs opened within days of each other.
Some Stop and Shops are/have remodeled.
Farmington Ave in Bristol did some minor remodeling including the restrooms.
Southington did a major overhaul. Not only did they paint and put up new signage inside, they moved merchandise around, and I think some of the aisles are a bit narrower. What they need to do now is paint the exterior. The grey paint on the 25 year old store is starting to peel.
I believe someone told me Middletown is remodeling.
A couple others have remodeled.
Pine Street in Bristol (Forestville) needs a complete remodel. The 20 year old store, where I used to work is definitely showing its age. The last major remodel was in 2010 I believe. I don't know if corporate would remodel the store though. It's a lower volume store. The customers of the store did donate 335 pounds of food during the recent NBC Connecticut/Telemundo Connecticut Food Drive that was held at every Stop and Shop in the state.
Quote from: Joeg on May 01, 2018, 02:53:31 PM
It looks like it may open late fall/winter 2018. I wonder if the Cromwell Stop and Shop is going to get remodeled.
Cromwell started a remodel in Feb or March. Only a couple of years ago was it revamped, but I’m sure the threat of Shop Rite convinced them to refresh once again.
That store is huge, probably one of the biggest Stop & Shops in CT. When Bradlees closed, Stop&Shop absorbed a lot of the Bradlees space.
ShopRite is opening 3 more stores on Long Island in locations formerly occupied by chains owned by A&P. 2 were Waldbaum's and the 3rd was a Pathmark.
FROM NEWSDAY.COM
ShopRite plans to open 3 more outlets in former A&P-owned stores
By Tory N. Parrish
tory.parrish@newsday.com
ShopRite plans by early next year to have filled three more grocery store spaces on Long Island that were left vacant by A&P’s bankruptcy.
More than 650 full- and part-time workers will be hired for ShopRite stores that will open in leased spaces in Lake Ronkonkoma by this summer, Riverhead this fall and Port Jefferson Station by early 2019, spokeswoman Karen O’Shea said.
“We are excited to bring new, state-of-the-art supermarkets to these latest locations,†she said.
The Riverhead and Lake Ronkonkoma spaces were former Waldbaum’s stores and the Port Jefferson space used to be a Pathmark.
The Lake Ronkonkoma store was among 14 in four states â€" six of them were on Long Island â€" that their Montvale, New Jersey-based parent company, Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., closed as it planned to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2012.
The Riverhead and Port Jefferson Station locations were among 51 grocery stores on Long Island that closed after A&P filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection again in 2015.
In addition to the three new Long Island stores planned, ShopRite owners have taken over four other former Pathmark or Waldbaum’s locations on Long Island since 2016.
The new ShopRites on Long Island will join 250 others in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland that are owned and operated by 50 member companies under a cooperative, Wakefern Food Corp. in Keasbey, New Jersey.
ShopRite’s 13 stores on Long Island last year had estimated sales of $803.7 million, ranking second in market share â€" 8.35 percent â€" among retailers that sold groceries, including drugstores and warehouse clubs, according to Food Trade News, a Columbia, Maryland-based publication.
Stop & Shop ranked first, with 21.6 percent of the market on Long Island, and had estimated sales of $2.08 billion. Headquartered in Quincy, Massachusetts, that regional chain has 411 stores in five states, including 50 on Long Island.
ShopRite is positioned to benefit from an expansion because it is a low-price leader and Long Island is “under stored,†especially on the North and South forks of eastern Suffolk, said retail expert Burt Flickinger III, who founded the Manhattan-based consulting firm Strategic Resource Group and has studied Long Island retail.
Not only is it difficult to get building permits on the Island, but the high taxes and cost of living mean people of all income levels are spurred to shop where they can save money, he said.
“Whether people are poor on Long Island or better off, the poor people need a bargain and the working people who have solid jobs still want a bargain,†Flickinger said.
The three new ShopRite locations will be full-service grocery stores in completely renovated spaces, O’Shea said.
At the Port Jefferson Station location, which is on Nesconset Highway in the Station Plaza shopping center, the building size will be increased by about 40 percent to roughly 68,000 square feet.
“The store will include a wide selection of organic, natural and prepared foods, along with an in-store cafe,†O’Shea said.
The Lake Ronkonkoma store will occupy a 45,000-square-foot space on Portion Road in the Lake Shore Plaza shopping center.
Both the Port Jefferson Station and Lake Ronkonkoma stores will have bakery, floral and meat departments. The Port Jefferson Station store also will have an on-site dietitian and offer the online ShopRite from Home service.
The Port Jefferson Station and Lake Ronkonkoma stores are owned by the Gallagher family, as well as a location in Selden.
The roughly 60,000-square-foot store on Old Country Road in Riverhead Centre will “include a variety of fresh prepared foods along with a cafe, pizzeria, international foods aisle and online ShopRite From Home service,†O’Shea said.
It will be run by the Thompson family, which also operates ShopRites in Deer Park and Uniondale.
ShopRite needs a building permit to begin renovation work in Riverhead, and the application is under review by the town, said Brad Hammond, chief building inspector for Riverhead.
ShopRite in Bristol, CT discontinued their coffee bar this past week. It was a regular spot for many. They are also apparently moving their ShopRite from Home department to the former dollar store next to ShopRite. It is currently in back of the dollar store space. I really don't know how they will reconstruct the space, but knowing how this store has looked for years, I doubt they will do any major facelift of the store. This is the oldest supermarket in the area I can think of. The flooring is so out of date. Any improvement over the years has been piecemeal. The coffee bar area will just be more grocery. I think now is the time for a remodel. The store is strangely laid out with displays and aisles very random. For example, their paper towel aisle is so big they stock the middle of the aisle with displays, making it difficult to push your cart through one side of the aisle. The First Aid portion of the health and beauty dept is now in front of the pharmacy in the produce area far from the dept itself. Also, the registers and aisles do not face the front of the store, like most. We'll have to see if the coffee bar closure and SRFH relocation will prompt a remodel that's much needed.
If the rumor about the Walmart up the road is true, they should remodel. The rumor is Walmart is going to expand sometime in the next 6-18 months.
There are unconfirmed rumors that I have heard from a few different people that the ShopRite in West Hartford, CT will be closing by the end of 2018. Is it true? Could be. I hear the store is not making money. I hear they're in a dispute with their landlord. And I hear the landlord may already have a tenant lined up for the space that is not a grocery store.
The space is 70,000 square feet. There aren't retailers that size anymore. Maybe they will divided the space. It will have to fit in with the demographics of Hartford as the Hartford townline is literally right there. I'm thinking they can divide the space and put in a Big Lots, Ocean State Job Lot, or Shopper's World.
Quote from: Brammy on June 11, 2018, 09:01:34 PM
There are unconfirmed rumors that I have heard from a few different people that the ShopRite in West Hartford, CT will be closing by the end of 2018. Is it true? Could be. I hear the store is not making money. I hear they're in a dispute with their landlord. And I hear the landlord may already have a tenant lined up for the space that is not a grocery store.
The space is 70,000 square feet. There aren't retailers that size anymore. Maybe they will divided the space. It will have to fit in with the demographics of Hartford as the Hartford townline is literally right there. I'm thinking they can divide the space and put in a Big Lots, Ocean State Job Lot, or Shopper's World.
Is that the old Shaw’s/Edwards? I haven’t been out that way in years, long before it became a Shop Rite.
Quote from: Bdubs on June 17, 2018, 09:06:00 PM
Is that the old Shaw’s/Edwards? I haven’t been out that way in years, long before it became a Shop Rite.
Yes.
ShopRite just opened a new store in the Bronx.
http://www.theshelbyreport.com/2018/07/09/shoprite-opens-first-bronx-store/
Shop Rite of Cromwell CT is slated to open in Feb/March 2019 :-) :-)
Quote from: Joeg on July 26, 2018, 04:14:27 PM
Shop Rite of Cromwell CT is slated to open in Feb/March 2019 :-) :-)
It's taken long enough.
The ShopRite in Greenport (Hudson) NY will be moving up the road into the recently closed Price Chopper location.
They will be keeping the Price Chopper Pharmacy (since the current ShopRite doesn't have one) and also taking over space that was once a Fashion Bug (more recently a thrift store) next door to make a larger store. Supposed to open by the end of the year.
Price Chopper here closed due to lack of business, starting when the Walmart that was once also in the plaza (which consists of only those three store spaces, plus a couple smaller things out near the road) moved up the road to build a Supercenter. One of the smaller buildings is also empty (a former Dollar Tree, that also relocated to the new Walmart shopping plaza).
Quote from: JJBers on September 30, 2018, 11:27:08 AM
Quote from: Joeg on July 26, 2018, 04:14:27 PM
Shop Rite of Cromwell CT is slated to open in Feb/March 2019 :-) :-)
It's taken long enough.
They may have made the announcement about the store back in January 2017, but they didn't sign the lease until April 2018, so Feburary/March 2019 would be 10/11 months after the lease was signed.
Quote from: Brammy on September 30, 2018, 06:42:38 PM
Quote from: JJBers on September 30, 2018, 11:27:08 AM
Quote from: Joeg on July 26, 2018, 04:14:27 PM
Shop Rite of Cromwell CT is slated to open in Feb/March 2019 :-) :-)
It's taken long enough.
They may have made the announcement about the store back in January 2017, but they didn't sign the lease until April 2018, so Feburary/March 2019 would be 10/11 months after the lease was signed.
Back in January, 2017, by the way it sounded in the announcement, Kmart had to be out of there as soon as possible (that's why I assumed they closed a month before the other locations on the same list) so ShopRite would sign a lease to get the store operational for late 2017/early 2018. That was not the case and that probably had to do with the traffic issue. Kmart could have stayed one more year without any interruption. The construction is slow moving, but progress is being made. I hope Feb/March 2019 will be a reality for an opening.
Southington ShopRite replaced the old self checkout terminals with new ones. They work much better. After all I think they salvaged them from their Meriden store when they closed in 2010. All the new equipment went to their Wallingford store.
Quote from: Joeg on July 26, 2018, 04:14:27 PM
Shop Rite of Cromwell CT is slated to open in Feb/March 2019 :-) :-)
I seriously doubt this will happen. I went through the plaza last week and they have a long way to go.
Well, you never know, maybe summer 2019??
One of the Sears closing is in Stroud Mall in the Pocono area of PA.
I looked up the mall and apparently ShopRite will join as an anchor in 2019.
http://www.poconorecord.com/news/20180731/shoprite-to-open-in-stroud-mall
I wonder if the ShopRite will have a mall entrance, like how some Targets have in malls? I kind of doubt it, and probably it will be like the Walmart in Philadelphia Mills or Wegmans in Montgomery Mall where you have to go outside and then use a store to outside entrance.
Quote from: mixedday on November 13, 2018, 03:56:23 PM
One of the Sears closing is in Stroud Mall in the Pocono area of PA.
I looked up the mall and apparently ShopRite will join as an anchor in 2019.
http://www.poconorecord.com/news/20180731/shoprite-to-open-in-stroud-mall
I wonder if the ShopRite will have a mall entrance, like how some Targets have in malls? I kind of doubt it, and probably it will be like the Walmart in Philadelphia Mills or Wegmans in Montgomery Mall where you have to go outside and then use a store to outside entrance.
Here is a Shoprite with a mall entrance (White Plains, NY).
see link
https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/shoprite-of-white-plains-white-plains-2?select=_1q4D1uHoIxGgrplma6vgQ
The answer is (as it is about 99% of the time with ShopRite) it depends.
Since different owners may have different ideas, there is no good way to be sure until they say one way or the other.
With that being said, it makes sense to offer such an interior entry, both for those in the mall (workers who might run in for something on a break, particularly if they offer a fairly large ready to eat section) and those shopping (both as another eating option, and for them to park near that area, so as to hit the supermarket on their way out to go home, but be able to come in from the mall and then exit to the outside, as people often do with the other large anchor stores).
The Stop and Shop Strike seems to be having an affect. The Southington ShopRite was extremely busy today. When I popped in after 12 there were no shopping carts at all. I've shopped there before after 12 on a Sunday and they were never out of carts.
Is Shoprite coming to Vernon CT??
Quote from: mixedday on November 13, 2018, 03:56:23 PM
One of the Sears closing is in Stroud Mall in the Pocono area of PA.
I looked up the mall and apparently ShopRite will join as an anchor in 2019.
http://www.poconorecord.com/news/20180731/shoprite-to-open-in-stroud-mall
I wonder if the ShopRite will have a mall entrance, like how some Targets have in malls? I kind of doubt it, and probably it will be like the Walmart in Philadelphia Mills or Wegmans in Montgomery Mall where you have to go outside and then use a store to outside entrance.
The old Shop Rite/Pathmark at Moorestown Mall (since replaced by Regal Moorestown Stadium 12, which also replaced RKO Stanley Warner's Plaza Theatre/United Artists Moorestown 7) had a mall entrance. So did the Food Fair at Cherry Hill Mall (replaced by JCPenney)
Quote from: Joeg on April 22, 2019, 08:27:13 AM
Is Shoprite coming to Vernon CT??
What gave you the idea they were coming to Vernon?
The people in the East Hartford store were talking about it, they were taking over an old Big Y (There is no Big Y in Vernon) I thin it is the old K-Mart right across from S&S. That's what I heard, don't know if it is true, but it would be great!! Shoprite of Cromwell opening this month??
Quote from: Joeg on May 02, 2019, 06:03:02 AM
The people in the East Hartford store were talking about it, they were taking over an old Big Y (There is no Big Y in Vernon) I thin it is the old K-Mart right across from S&S. That's what I heard, don't know if it is true, but it would be great!! Shoprite of Cromwell opening this month??
Maybe they were talking about Cromwell? Since it too was home to Kmart? I'm thinking SR wouldn't move in to that Kmart as they have S&S next to it (even though that's the same situation in Cromwell) but also has Price Chopper one plaza over and Big Y in Manchester down the road. It would fit in if Price Chopper decided to close.
Quote from: Joeg on April 22, 2019, 08:27:13 AM
Is Shoprite coming to Vernon CT??
Looks like Price Chopper is closing, and Shop Rite is taking most of the space. That is a huge store, looks like it’ll be divided up to accommodate another TJX family store.
It's official - ShopRite will replace the Vernon Price Chopper. Spot the misheard store name...
http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/20190507/NEWS01/190509940/shoprite-to-replace-price-choppers-vernon-location
I told you that Shoprite is coming to Vernon!!! I see them opening by Labor Day weekend. Is Price Chopper pulling out of CT?? Windsor, Middletown, Torrington, Newington and Oxford would be good Shoprite locations, maybe Oxford going to Big Y??
Quote from: Joeg on May 09, 2019, 09:09:20 AM
I told you that Shoprite is coming to Vernon!!! I see them opening by Labor Day weekend. Is Price Chopper pulling out of CT?? Windsor, Middletown, Torrington, Newington and Oxford would be good Shoprite locations, maybe Oxford going to Big Y??
I would say Oxford and Storrs (and Torrington I believe) would be the last to go since they invested in to remodeling them to Market 32. I also would say Putnam, Windsor and Middletown may stick around as is. Newington would be the great ShopRite candidate. Then we have Bristol and Southington who I believe are no better off in the long run than Vernon was, but they already have ShopRite. Also both towns would probably not support a Big Y price wise. They may stick around in their current state or be downsized now and perhaps closed down the line. I don't see Price Chopper in the state for long, but best case scenario would have them keeping the Market 32 stores around.
I think Big Y would go into Southington and Oxford. Windsor, Middletown, Torrington and especially Windsor would make great Shoprite locations, Shoprite would have to minimal work to do in the Middletown and Torrington stores, Windsor could use a major remodel, plus these locations would have a Shoprite from Home. The Bristol store may just close.
Just because Price Chopper is closing that one store doesn't mean others will be as well. That's very similar to what they did in Hudson (NY), as seen above but no other Price Chopper locations were closed in the area, just that one that apparently wasn't doing enough business to stay open and certainly not enough to be worth the cost of remodeling it to the Market 32 brand.
Quote from: BillyGr on May 09, 2019, 06:29:16 PM
Just because Price Chopper is closing that one store doesn't mean others will be as well. That's very similar to what they did in Hudson (NY), as seen above but no other Price Chopper locations were closed in the area, just that one that apparently wasn't doing enough business to stay open and certainly not enough to be worth the cost of remodeling it to the Market 32 brand.
True enough. It was 2008 when Price Chopper closed in Waterbury, Connecticut and was replaced by an expanded ShopRite and no other Price Chopper in Connecticut closed then. (ShopRite had a much older smaller under 60,000 Square feet store in Waterbury on the opposite of Wolcott Street) .
Prior to Monday's announcement of the Vernon Price Chopper closing and being taken over by ShopRite a coworker of mine at BJ's in Southington speculated that things at the Vernon Price Chopper weren't doing well based on a conversation she had with a friend of hers who worked at the Vernon Price Chopper who told her that the store was very slow and that they had cut back on deliveries by a lot.
As an outsider looking in, if any other Price Chopper in Connecticut were to close I would guess Southington. That store is very slow. It's also a massive store like Vernon was. Southington is 95,000 square feet. If they were to close they would have to divide the space if another supermarket were to occupy the space. Maybe Big Y and Ocean State Job Lot could take the space if it were to become available The Job Lot in Southington is very small at well 30,000 Square feet. (23,000?). Don't get me wrong I like Job Lot, but in their current location they're very cramped, especially in the Spring/Summer when they have the outdoor merchandise such as plants.
More speculation. Could Stop and Shop move into a portion of the Southingon Price Chopper if it were to become available? Their existing store further down Route 10 (on the North Main Street side) does very well, it is away from everything else on Route 10. Everything on that section of Route 10 are smaller mom and pop businesses. Plus if Stop and Shop were to jump into the Price Chopper site they can buy the adjacent Sunoco gas station giving Southington a Stop and Shop gas station.
Quote from: Brammy on May 10, 2019, 03:20:39 AM
Quote from: BillyGr on May 09, 2019, 06:29:16 PM
Just because Price Chopper is closing that one store doesn't mean others will be as well. That's very similar to what they did in Hudson (NY), as seen above but no other Price Chopper locations were closed in the area, just that one that apparently wasn't doing enough business to stay open and certainly not enough to be worth the cost of remodeling it to the Market 32 brand.
True enough. It was 2008 when Price Chopper closed in Waterbury, Connecticut and was replaced by an expanded ShopRite and no other Price Chopper in Connecticut closed then. (ShopRite had a much older smaller under 60,000 Square feet store in Waterbury on the opposite of Wolcott Street) .
Prior to Monday's announcement of the Vernon Price Chopper closing and being taken over by ShopRite a coworker of mine at BJ's in Southington speculated that things at the Vernon Price Chopper weren't doing well based on a conversation she had with a friend of hers who worked at the Vernon Price Chopper who told her that the store was very slow and that they had cut back on deliveries by a lot.
As an outsider looking in, if any other Price Chopper in Connecticut were to close I would guess Southington. That store is very slow. It's also a massive store like Vernon was. Southington is 95,000 square feet. If they were to close they would have to divide the space if another supermarket were to occupy the space. Maybe Big Y and Ocean State Job Lot could take the space if it were to become available The Job Lot in Southington is very small at well 30,000 Square feet. (23,000?). Don't get me wrong I like Job Lot, but in their current location they're very cramped, especially in the Spring/Summer when they have the outdoor merchandise such as plants.
More speculation. Could Stop and Shop move into a portion of the Southingon Price Chopper if it were to become available? Their existing store further down Route 10 (on the North Main Street side) does very well, it is away from everything else on Route 10. Everything on that section of Route 10 are smaller mom and pop businesses. Plus if Stop and Shop were to jump into the Price Chopper site they can buy the adjacent Sunoco gas station giving Southington a Stop and Shop gas station.
I have told you that when I shopped at Southington Price Chopper last week, I couldn't believe how much empty space there was on the sales floor (a lot of bottled water filling space) and how slow it was. There were a handful of customers shopping, some I am sure TOPS customers shopping elsewhere. Newington is no different business wise during the week however it's a smaller store and more compact store so it doesn't really show as much as Southington, but in the last year, you can see how empty the parking lot is. You can easily get a front parking space in the week.
As for Big Y, I doubt they would share the building with Job Lot. They are just two opposite stores. But I do think Job Lot taking part of Price Chopper is very realistic with another non-grocery store taking the other half. (wishful thinking...bring Kmart back there).
I don't think S&S would take any part of PC in Southington. I think you will see Big Y going in there, this would solidife there position in the area because Plainville Big Y is getting a remodel. I just like seeing Shoprite get a bigger piece of the pie, especially with Shoprite from Home going into Cromwell and Vernon
The Cromwell, CT Shoprite will open on May 18.
https://www.grocerydive.com/news/shoprite-to-open-state-of-the-art-store-in-ct/554613/
Quote from: standa on May 13, 2019, 09:42:19 AM
The Cromwell, CT Shoprite will open on May 18.
https://www.grocerydive.com/news/shoprite-to-open-state-of-the-art-store-in-ct/554613/
It looks beautiful from the outside, I prefer shopping at my local Shop Rite rather than Stop&Shop. SR’s selection of specialty foods has really increased over the past few years.
The new Cromwell Shop Rite is huge. What a beautiful store, too. It’ll put any other store in this state to shame, and Ive been in a ton of stores in CT. It sure will give Stop & Shop a run for its money.
https://www.thedailyjournal.com/story/news/local/2019/05/23/new-shoprite-planned-east-vineland/3708381002/
Good to see a new large ShopRite store slated for Cumberland County, NJ's poorest county per capita income.
Went to ShopRite in Bristol, Connecticut yesterday. They now have a small parking area directly in from of their building for ShopRite from Home Pickup. ShopRite from Home operates out of space that years ago was Dollar Gallery/Card Gallery and much later Dollar Forever. They also have new shopping carts. See the photo.
Bemises? I wish we had them around here instead of our ratty Unarcos and Technibilt Renaissances!
Quote from: standa on May 13, 2019, 09:42:19 AM
The Cromwell, CT Shoprite will open on May 18.
https://www.grocerydive.com/news/shoprite-to-open-state-of-the-art-store-in-ct/554613/
I think they just googled for Shoprite for the picture of the storefront, because that's the Lake Ronkonkoma, NY SR.
Quote from: RoleModel on July 02, 2019, 12:38:52 AM
Quote from: standa on May 13, 2019, 09:42:19 AM
The Cromwell, CT Shoprite will open on May 18.
https://www.grocerydive.com/news/shoprite-to-open-state-of-the-art-store-in-ct/554613/
I think they just googled for Shoprite for the picture of the storefront, because that's the Lake Ronkonkoma, NY SR.
I can't speak for the print edition, but the online edition of the Middletown Press doesn't even have a picture of the new Cromwell ShopRite. They have a picture of the owner, a picture of the KMART sign, a picture of the Xpect Discounts, the Cromwell Square Sign, and for some reason a picture of the former Xpect Discounts in Danbury.
The ancient Shop Rite in New Paltz, NY is being remodeled. My feelings about this are quite mixed. Interior hasn't changed yet.
Quote from: BillyGr on June 21, 2005, 10:45:42 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by TRU7536
Shop Rite still exsists? Their were alot of them in CT. It was my parents first Grocery store when they cam to this country back in the late 70's. Their was one in Newington, CT, it closed before i was born, lol, its now a Data Mail company. Also, their arent any around me where i live, i have seen some in NJ. Where do they exsist?
From their store locator:
Bristol, CT Brookfield, CT Derby, CT Manchester, CT Meriden, CT Milford, CT New London, CT Norwalk, CT Norwich, CT Stamford, CT Waterbury, CT West Haven, CT
Newark, DE Wilmington, DE
Aberdeen, NJ Absecon, NJ Bayonne, NJ Bayville, NJ Belmar, NJ Berlin, NJ Bernardsville, NJ Bloomfield, NJ Bordentown, NJ Bound Brook, NJ Branchburg, NJ Brick, NJ Brooklawn, NJ Carteret, NJ Chatham, NJ Cherry Hill, NJ Chester, NJ Clark, NJ Clementon, NJ Clinton, NJ Delran, NJ East Brunswick, NJ East Orange, NJ East Windsor, NJ Edison, NJ Egg Harbor Twp., NJ Elizabeth, NJ Emerson, NJ Englewood, NJ Ewing, NJ Fair Lawn, NJ Flanders, NJ Flemington, NJ Franklin, NJ Freehold, NJ Garwood, NJ Gibbstown, NJ Glassboro, NJ Hackettstown, NJ Hacksensack, NJ Hainesport, NJ Hamilton Township, NJ Hammonton, NJ Hasbrouck Heights, NJ Hazlet, NJ Hillsborough, NJ Hillsdale, NJ Hillside, NJ Hoboken, NJ Jackson, NJ Jersey City, NJ Kearny, NJ Lakewood, NJ Lanoka Harbor, NJ Lawrenceville, NJ Lincoln Park, NJ Linden, NJ Little Falls, NJ Livingston, NJ Lyndhurst, NJ Manahawkin, NJ Manasquan, NJ Manchester, NJ Marlboro, NJ Marlton, NJ Medford, NJ Middletown, NJ Millburn, NJ Montague, NJ Montgomery Township, NJ Morris Plains, NJ Mount Laurel, NJ Neptune, NJ Netcong, NJ New Milford, NJ Newton, NJ North Bergen, NJ North Brunswick, NJ Northvale, NJ Nutley, NJ Oakland, NJ Old Bridge, NJ Palisades Park, NJ Paramus, NJ Parlin, NJ Parsippany, NJ Passaic, NJ Pennington, NJ Perth Amboy, NJ Phillipsburg, NJ Piscataway, NJ Ramsey, NJ Rio Grande, NJ Rochelle Park, NJ Rockaway, NJ Rutherford, NJ Sewell, NJ Somers Point, NJ Spotswood, NJ Springfield, NJ Stanhope, NJ Stirling, NJ Succasunna, NJ Toms River, NJ Union, NJ Upper Deerfield, NJ Vineland, NJ Washington, NJ Watchung, NJ Wayne, NJ West Caldwell, NJ West Long Branch, NJ West Milford, NJ West Orange, NJ Wharton, NJ Williamstown, NJ Willingboro, NJ Woodbridge, NJ Woodbury, NJ
Bay Shore, NY Bedford Hills, NY Brooklyn, NY Carmel, NY Chester, NY Croton Hudson, NY Ellenville, NY Fishkill, NY Garnerville, NY Hauppauge, NY Hudson, NY Kingston, NY Liberty, NY Middletown, NY Monroe, NY Montgomery, NY Monticello, NY New City, NY New Paltz, NY Newburgh, NY Pearl River, NY Peeksill, NY Plainview, NY Staten Island, NY Tallman, NY Thornwood, NY Vails Gate, NY Warwick, NY West Babylon, NY West Haverstraw, NY West Nyack, NY Yonkers, NY
Brodheadsville, PA East Norriton, PA Eddystone, PA Fairless Hills, PA Philadelphia, PA Stroudsburg, PA Warminster, PA West Chester, PA
Multiple locations in Philadelphia, PA, by different owners, under the ShopRite and The Fresh Grocer names.
Also, a ShopRite in Bensalem, PA and Drexel Hill (Upper Darby), PA
Where was the Mott's (most Shop-Rites in the Hartford area were Mott's) in Newington? When I had physical therapy at Newington Children's Hospital, we shopped at Mott's in Wethersfield. I loved the swept roof design...the Mott's in Manchester had it, too. Mott's is not where the Shop-Rite is now...the Mott's is now a state office building...
Quote from: JimSawhill on August 25, 2019, 06:42:21 PM
Where was the Mott's (most Shop-Rites in the Hartford area were Mott's) in Newington? When I had physical therapy at Newington Children's Hospital, we shopped at Mott's in Wethersfield. I loved the swept roof design...the Mott's in Manchester had it, too. Mott's is not where the Shop-Rite is now...the Mott's is now a state office building...
240 Hartford Avenue. Where Data-Mail is now. North end of town. The Hartford line is down the street.
Thank you...didn't remember that Shop-Rite. I thought Mott's in Wethersfield and Manchester were cool...
Quote from: JimSawhill on September 04, 2019, 08:53:13 PM
Thank you...didn't remember that Shop-Rite. I thought Mott's in Wethersfield and Manchester were cool...
We need one in town now especially since Local/Best Market is closing. Who knows if Price Chopper will even stick around for much longer.
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 05, 2019, 05:17:55 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on September 04, 2019, 08:53:13 PM
Thank you...didn't remember that Shop-Rite. I thought Mott's in Wethersfield and Manchester were cool...
We need one in town now especially since Local/Best Market is closing. Who knows if Price Chopper will even stick around for much longer.
Isn't the Price Chopper where GEM/United Skates/Ames was located?
Quote from: JimSawhill on September 05, 2019, 05:52:11 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 05, 2019, 05:17:55 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on September 04, 2019, 08:53:13 PM
Thank you...didn't remember that Shop-Rite. I thought Mott's in Wethersfield and Manchester were cool...
We need one in town now especially since Local/Best Market is closing. Who knows if Price Chopper will even stick around for much longer.
Isn't the Price Chopper where GEM/United Skates/Ames was located?
Yes it is. Ames was one of my favorite childhood stores. I remember the closing sale in 2002. I sobbed the last day. Unfortunately, I've gotten so used to closings, I now realize that life goes on and that it happened for a reason (and I know the reason very well).
Anyway, Price Chopper doesn't seem to be doing well in CT. Vernon is becoming ShopRite and it would fit well in that building if PC wanted to sell the Newington store.
I’m hearing the Garafalo family is going to buy the Clinton location from the Capano family. The Garafalos just opened a huge store in Cromwell, and Capanos own the Clinton, Norwich, and New London stores. The Clinton location was a former Edwards, turned Shaw’s, turned Shop Rite. They haven’t done much to the store since the Shaw’s transition now quite a while ago, I know the Garafalos are known for their very clean and modern stores, hopefully they give it a makeover.
That is some news!!! I hope the Shop Rite in Vernon CT is like the one in Cromwell
Quote from: Joeg on September 28, 2019, 04:43:23 AM
That is some news!!! I hope the Shop Rite in Vernon CT is like the one in Cromwell
Very doubtful. Different owners. The one in Vernon will be owned by Waverly Markets owners of the Manchester and East Hartford locations.
I haven't seen it posted online anywhere yet, but the West Hartford ShopRite will be shutting down on November 26th.
Quote from: bjs203marc on September 28, 2019, 05:27:05 PM
I haven't seen it posted online anywhere yet, but the West Hartford ShopRite will be shutting down on November 26th.
That's because it hasn't been made public yet. It probably shouldn't be posted here.
Quote from: bjs203marc on September 28, 2019, 05:27:05 PM
I haven't seen it posted online anywhere yet, but the West Hartford ShopRite will be shutting down on November 26th.
And now it's official
https://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-br-shoprite-west-hartford-closing-20190929-fkbc6p5al5hazeiyd4xau3bami-story.html
Look how they're blaming the State of Connecticut rather then admit it's their own gross incompetence that caused the store to fail.
Quote from: bjs203marc on September 29, 2019, 12:32:56 PM
Look how they're blaming the State of Connecticut rather then admit it's their own gross incompetence that caused the store to fail.
If you think about it, they waited until the most convenient time to close, when all of these new laws are taking effect. They were looking for all the right excuses to fall in to place as to not put the blame on themselves. All along, they mismanaged the store years prior with bad choices. Not to mention the location itself was never that great. It started out as a beautiful and modern store. But why would any affluent West Hartfordite want to go to Kane Street?
For those not familiar with Connecticut here's the scoop. More than 20 years ago Shaw's Supermarket proposed building a 65,000 Square Foot Store on Newington Road in West Hartford. The town turned them down, so they ended up buying the Edward's in Prospect Plaza on Kane Street on the West Hartford/Hartford line. In 2010 Shaw's sold most of their remaining Connecticut locations to Wakefern (ShopRite) and Stop and Shop. West Hartford was one of the stores sold to Wakefern.
So if you go down Newington Road in West Hartford in the year 2019, you know what you're going to find where Shaw's proposed building their 65,000 square foot store more than 20 years earlier? You're going to find a small shopping center anchored by a small Stop and Shop supermarket. The entire shopping center is 65,000 square feet. The same exact size that town of West Hartford told Shaw's they couldn't build on that property. That's a kick in the head. I guess my point is had Shaw's gotten built on Newington Road and gotten sold to Wakefern in 2010, ShopRite would've been much more successful in West Hartford.
Anyway, the Joseph Family will continue to operate the ShopRite on Route 44 in Canton. The question is for how long? Will they sell it? or will they shut it down? Time will tell. If they sell - who would buy it? Would the Miller Family buy it? They currently just have one store in Enfield. Or will a new member of the Wakefern Food Corporation buy it?
Are we perhaps discounting the sketchiness of that neighborhood as a key factor in that particular ShopRite's failure?
What was in that spot before Edwards? Was it Woolco?
I remember Waldbaums had a store in Elmwood years ago. What is there now?
Quote from: standa on September 30, 2019, 08:53:19 AM
What was in that spot before Edwards? Was it Woolco?
I remember Waldbaums had a store in Elmwood years ago. What is there now?
I think the ShopRite building was originally either a King's or Grant's department store. The Waldbaums in Elmwood became a Dollar Dreams store in the 2000s and was repurposed in to several mini shops (a small dollar store, nail place, a short lived Joey'z Shopping Spree, and short lived Blast Fitness). They just put in a thrift store too. The plaza is anchored by Price Rite.
Quote from: retailisking on September 29, 2019, 07:51:47 PM
Are we perhaps discounting the sketchiness of that neighborhood as a key factor in that particular ShopRite's failure?
That's kind of what I was getting at with my post about Shaw's not being allowed to build a store on Newington Road. Since most of the Shaw's were sold to Wakefern for ShopRite, ShopRite would've ended up on Newington Road had the Shaw's been built there and I believe ShopRite would've done well there.
My other thought is Bishop's Corner. The former Adam's Supermarket in Bishop's Corner was still vacant in 2010 when Wakefern was buying up the Shaw's locations in Connecticut. Wakefern could've bought that spot for the ShopRite instead of Prospect Plaza on Kane Street. They probably would've done well in Bishop's Corner. The space was a short lived Walmart Neighborhood Market and is now a small-sized Target.
Quote from: retailisking on September 29, 2019, 07:51:47 PM
Are we perhaps discounting the sketchiness of that neighborhood as a key factor in that particular ShopRite's failure?
Yes, not only the location of the store, which lets face it, it may as well be in Hartford, it’s not the West Hartford someone from out of the area may think. It’s practically in the ghetto. The building is old, and it’s very dated, I remember going into that store as a vendor when it was Shaw’s and the place was in rough shape. It had never been remodeled from when it was an Edwards, and in the summer there was this very distinct smell of rotting garbage emanating from the garbage compactor in the back room.
I worked at the West Hartford ShopRite from 2010-2017. This store always had problems. The family assumed they would do well here for the sake the store was in West Hartford (on the line) and would serve Hartford. The neighborhood around there is not great at all. You really have to know how to run a business down that way. I am so angry when I read the comments on Facebook. The minimum wage and food tax is being used as an excuse for the closure, while in fact, the store has been doing poorly for a long time. When I left there in 2017, they were losing sales. They changed their ad and product offerings to match the Fresh Grocer chain in PA (they took away a lot of the fresh bakery, and changed the deli and seafood) and raised prices throughout. Customers must have noticed this and shopped at other ShopRites if they were able to. The family priced the store out of business. They just had the perfect timing to make these excuses. This was a long time coming. It was a beautiful store when they opened, but the age of that building showed right through. They had a huge rodent problem (I saw a few run across aisles), it still smelled in the back room, they lost power at least twice and had to throw out all their perishables and start over, and also had several electrical issues. My last year there, the power had went out about 6 times in one week. It was pathetic. This on top of the fact they had so many incidents with shoplifting and the store was even robbed in the middle of the day last year just made this decision a bit easier. The one thing I will say is that they had some really good full time staff left here and played great music in the end. I will miss it.
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 30, 2019, 05:18:49 PM
Quote from: standa on September 30, 2019, 08:53:19 AM
What was in that spot before Edwards? Was it Woolco?
I remember Waldbaums had a store in Elmwood years ago. What is there now?
I think the ShopRite building was originally either a King's or Grant's department store. The Waldbaums in Elmwood became a Dollar Dreams store in the 2000s and was repurposed in to several mini shops (a small dollar store, nail place, a short lived Joey'z Shopping Spree, and short lived Blast Fitness). They just put in a thrift store too. The plaza is anchored by Price Rite.
It was a Kings... on the other side was a First National...
How was Shoprite doing in West Hartford compared to the Shaw's that was there previously? In my area (Hamden), the Shoprite seems to do better than the previous Shaw's, but they often send $10 off coupons, so I am wondering whether they are doing worse than they had hoped.
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 30, 2019, 05:18:49 PM
Quote from: standa on September 30, 2019, 08:53:19 AM
What was in that spot before Edwards? Was it Woolco?
I remember Waldbaums had a store in Elmwood years ago. What is there now?
I think the ShopRite building was originally either a King's or Grant's department store. The Waldbaums in Elmwood became a Dollar Dreams store in the 2000s and was repurposed in to several mini shops (a small dollar store, nail place, a short lived Joey'z Shopping Spree, and short lived Blast Fitness). They just put in a thrift store too. The plaza is anchored by Price Rite.
Wasn't that where the Caldor former Star was? I believe that was a Star and Food Mart. The Star architecture was cool!!!
Quote from: JimSawhill on October 04, 2019, 09:18:40 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 30, 2019, 05:18:49 PM
Quote from: standa on September 30, 2019, 08:53:19 AM
What was in that spot before Edwards? Was it Woolco?
I remember Waldbaums had a store in Elmwood years ago. What is there now?
I think the ShopRite building was originally either a King's or Grant's department store. The Waldbaums in Elmwood became a Dollar Dreams store in the 2000s and was repurposed in to several mini shops (a small dollar store, nail place, a short lived Joey'z Shopping Spree, and short lived Blast Fitness). They just put in a thrift store too. The plaza is anchored by Price Rite.
Wasn't that where the Caldor former Star was? I believe that was a Star and Food Mart. The Star architecture was cool!!!
Yes! The Caldor became Ames before becoming vacant for about 6 years until PriceRite came in. The Food Mart had the similar appearance of the one up the road in Farmington by the Westfarms Mall where Nordstrom Rack is now. The brown facade. Very old school and simple.
Quote from: AmesNewington on October 04, 2019, 06:28:21 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on October 04, 2019, 09:18:40 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 30, 2019, 05:18:49 PM
Quote from: standa on September 30, 2019, 08:53:19 AM
What was in that spot before Edwards? Was it Woolco?
I remember Waldbaums had a store in Elmwood years ago. What is there now?
I think the ShopRite building was originally either a King's or Grant's department store. The Waldbaums in Elmwood became a Dollar Dreams store in the 2000s and was repurposed in to several mini shops (a small dollar store, nail place, a short lived Joey'z Shopping Spree, and short lived Blast Fitness). They just put in a thrift store too. The plaza is anchored by Price Rite.
Wasn't that where the Caldor former Star was? I believe that was a Star and Food Mart. The Star architecture was cool!!!
Yes! The Caldor became Ames before becoming vacant for about 6 years until PriceRite came in. The Food Mart had the similar appearance of the one up the road in Farmington by the Westfarms Mall where Nordstrom Rack is now. The brown facade. Very old school and simple.
So, where Nordstrom Rack is was a Food Mart. There was an Office Max that was in 3 towns. The Front door was in Newington the back door was in Farmington. I worked at that OfficeMax and Route 9 was next to it. I worked in that store and one day, I was doing the late shift and a guy was walking out the door with an IBM computer. When I got in the store, the manager told me he stole it. He parked his car on Rt 9 and stole it, then drove off...
That store manager didn't know about computers, he came from CVS... Office Max was crazy... Especially Enfield Office Max...
Quote from: JimSawhill on October 05, 2019, 04:40:52 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on October 04, 2019, 06:28:21 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on October 04, 2019, 09:18:40 AM
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 30, 2019, 05:18:49 PM
Quote from: standa on September 30, 2019, 08:53:19 AM
What was in that spot before Edwards? Was it Woolco?
I remember Waldbaums had a store in Elmwood years ago. What is there now?
I think the ShopRite building was originally either a King's or Grant's department store. The Waldbaums in Elmwood became a Dollar Dreams store in the 2000s and was repurposed in to several mini shops (a small dollar store, nail place, a short lived Joey'z Shopping Spree, and short lived Blast Fitness). They just put in a thrift store too. The plaza is anchored by Price Rite.
Wasn't that where the Caldor former Star was? I believe that was a Star and Food Mart. The Star architecture was cool!!!
Yes! The Caldor became Ames before becoming vacant for about 6 years until PriceRite came in. The Food Mart had the similar appearance of the one up the road in Farmington by the Westfarms Mall where Nordstrom Rack is now. The brown facade. Very old school and simple.
So, where Nordstrom Rack is was a Food Mart. There was an Office Max that was in 3 towns. The Front door was in Newington the back door was in Farmington. I worked at that OfficeMax and Route 9 was next to it. I worked in that store and one day, I was doing the late shift and a guy was walking out the door with an IBM computer. When I got in the store, the manager told me he stole it. He parked his car on Rt 9 and stole it, then drove off...
That store manager didn't know about computers, he came from CVS... Office Max was crazy... Especially Enfield Office Max...
I don't remember both Food Marts vividly as I was about 4 or 5 years old when Farmington closed. I was in the Elmwood one as Dollar Dreams, which I don't believe changed the interior much. It was quite small. The Farmington one I remember a bit more. It was so similar to Elmwood but bigger. I can recall walking in that store by the Frozen Food aisle. Even then, Food Marts were SO plain looking inside and rundown (but still a great store). Farmington was performing poorly by the early 90s. But they also let that location deteriorate. Maybe grocery stores could get away with a lot more back then. They had the brown "barn" façade with a white FOODMART sign and two Waldbaum's "crown" signs on both sides. As a kid, I was confused at the time as I thought that location was called "Foodmart Waldbaum's Foodmart" LOL. Anyway, it was either in 93 or 94 when they closed it suddenly on April 8th. My parents drove past the store after it closed and either I had a dream about it or it was true, but there was an article in the newspaper vending machine just outside the store about the closure and there were several copies laid out on the sidewalk. I'm not even certain they had a closing sale. Most of the employees were sent to other locations and I even worked with one who was sent to Elmwood and then to the successful Bishop's Corner store when Elmwood closed.
Of course today that plaza has become semi-high-end with Nordstrom, LA Fitness, etc with the regular mix of stores like Michael's, Petco, Burlington and TJ Maxx.
Just FYI - if anyone is in the Hudson (Greenport) NY area, the former location of ShopRite is currently housing Spirit Halloween store this year.
No idea how much of it may be open, but possibly a chance if anyone wants to see what might be left from ShopRite inside the store.
Quote from: AmesNewington on October 01, 2019, 04:37:39 AM
I worked at the West Hartford ShopRite from 2010-2017. This store always had problems. The family assumed they would do well here for the sake the store was in West Hartford (on the line) and would serve Hartford. The neighborhood around there is not great at all. You really have to know how to run a business down that way. I am so angry when I read the comments on Facebook. The minimum wage and food tax is being used as an excuse for the closure, while in fact, the store has been doing poorly for a long time. When I left there in 2017, they were losing sales. They changed their ad and product offerings to match the Fresh Grocer chain in PA (they took away a lot of the fresh bakery, and changed the deli and seafood) and raised prices throughout. Customers must have noticed this and shopped at other ShopRites if they were able to. The family priced the store out of business. They just had the perfect timing to make these excuses. This was a long time coming. It was a beautiful store when they opened, but the age of that building showed right through. They had a huge rodent problem (I saw a few run across aisles), it still smelled in the back room, they lost power at least twice and had to throw out all their perishables and start over, and also had several electrical issues. My last year there, the power had went out about 6 times in one week. It was pathetic. This on top of the fact they had so many incidents with shoplifting and the store was even robbed in the middle of the day last year just made this decision a bit easier. The one thing I will say is that they had some really good full time staff left here and played great music in the end. I will miss it.
This ShopRite is expected to close in November 2019.
Facts about this store:
-Opened in Mid-2010, replacing Shaw's Supermarket
-Located on the Hartford/West Hartford border line
-There's a nearby Stop & Shop in Hartford (just over 1/4 mile) and a Walmart in Hartford (just about 1/2 mile)
-Was a busy store before the store closing was announced. During our today's visit (10/19), there was not a lot of stuff (limited deli, barely meats, still lots of candy, ice creams, etc...) at this ShopRite.
Reason of closing: Underperforming (terrible sales!) #StoreClosing
Quote from: Everything Community on October 20, 2019, 04:29:04 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on October 01, 2019, 04:37:39 AM
I worked at the West Hartford ShopRite from 2010-2017. This store always had problems. The family assumed they would do well here for the sake the store was in West Hartford (on the line) and would serve Hartford. The neighborhood around there is not great at all. You really have to know how to run a business down that way. I am so angry when I read the comments on Facebook. The minimum wage and food tax is being used as an excuse for the closure, while in fact, the store has been doing poorly for a long time. When I left there in 2017, they were losing sales. They changed their ad and product offerings to match the Fresh Grocer chain in PA (they took away a lot of the fresh bakery, and changed the deli and seafood) and raised prices throughout. Customers must have noticed this and shopped at other ShopRites if they were able to. The family priced the store out of business. They just had the perfect timing to make these excuses. This was a long time coming. It was a beautiful store when they opened, but the age of that building showed right through. They had a huge rodent problem (I saw a few run across aisles), it still smelled in the back room, they lost power at least twice and had to throw out all their perishables and start over, and also had several electrical issues. My last year there, the power had went out about 6 times in one week. It was pathetic. This on top of the fact they had so many incidents with shoplifting and the store was even robbed in the middle of the day last year just made this decision a bit easier. The one thing I will say is that they had some really good full time staff left here and played great music in the end. I will miss it.
This ShopRite is expected to close in November 2019.
Facts about this store:
-Opened in Mid-2010, replacing Shaw's Supermarket
-Located on the Hartford/West Hartford border line
-There's a nearby Stop & Shop in Hartford (just over 1/4 mile) and a Walmart in Hartford (just about 1/2 mile)
-Was a busy store before the store closing was announced. During our today's visit (10/19), there was not a lot of stuff (limited deli, barely meats, still lots of candy, ice creams, etc...) at this ShopRite.
Reason of closing: Underperforming (terrible sales!) #StoreClosing
Funny you posted this today as I went there this afternoon. It is so sad seeing the store this way as I spent a number of years working there. Many Saturday night/Sunday morning overnights changing tags and signs. Learned a lot and only became stronger as I had to learn to do a lot of things on my own. The change in the weekly ad was not smart on their part. Sales were dropping two years ago and they figured if they changed their offerings in perishable departments, and changed pricing on items you usually have to buy a certain number of, business would boom. But what they did was increase regular pricing drastically compared to other ShopRites and even raised the sale prices on several items on sale in other SRs but were not in their own flyer. They also cut out several promotions that the other SRs had and if you wanted that promotion or price, you'd have to bring another flyer to the service desk. Customers must have noticed this and started shopping elsewhere. The new flyer started three or four months before I left and it was a disaster. Wakefern never sent the right price changes every week for West Hartford's flyer and the Scanning department had to adjust wrong prices on Sunday and even in to Monday as they were found. They lost money on that alone with the amount of free items that had to be given to customers if the price rang up wrong. Perhaps they were trying to sink their own ship all along. The owners were so picky and particular about that store in the beginning but that wore off the past few years. They also never had a great relationship with the landlord.
Does the Shoprite at the Stroud Mall have a mall entrance?
Quote from: standa on December 12, 2019, 10:34:53 AM
Does the Shoprite at the Stroud Mall have a mall entrance?
Based on the floor plan at their page (link below, hopefully) it looks like they do (since it shows entries on 3 sides of the store, and I believe the right one says to Mall).
Would make sense, as that entry leads into the eating area, which people might go to if in the mall even if they aren't shopping in the store itself?
https://www.facebook.com/ShopRite.Stroudsburg/photos/a.753318954799449/1831412760323391/?type=3&eid=ARBEtS8STEFXyANZxXWuOdHM7k7fkol91BcdViqIhsGZSiNGqwGxB243TAzZ9DT7w5aeCpUwjG1yePiN&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCCyauxzVrGOA26zZyE5nE64-9GFv8qJcwXg7dGNG9KdX6F47fh7pO4acqgEKXEUXhER_qCsrZf2CVBlWO3-ljszU2-RZ7tQw0o1CHqW1G-RlPIRfu-15dDWfJdvDpwnLah98IBzyhVjM6OV5F-h0Y3R0_4LpLwOUpXm6PdLlnNurErtUaeD09vFj0Hi13orvMOEKWkVAHFsucO2Dz01kfR7C3s2SAwxxJfuv4KVn8zVYuT6U1EIiCgumBsWZ7CFAyMy3v3YeSpqPehBlc_fiE2JwgUSuExRLZXYxFk53ZuACETOV3YNy6fP04OJnpZnjoucnxGPF2jobzKDSqS6aV9eg&__tn__=EHH-R
Does any one know whom is going to take over the old Shop Rite of West Hartford?? Anybody know what family?? (i.e. Garafalo. Cohen etc)??
Quote from: Joeg on January 05, 2020, 03:52:32 PM
Does any one know whom is going to take over the old Shop Rite of West Hartford?? Anybody know what family?? (i.e. Garafalo. Cohen etc)??
I'm pretty sure Wakefern is done with that location. I doubt they'd ever reopen it. It was a terrible location bordering Hartford. They were doing poor sales for years. Also, competition creeped up on them in the area (Aldi, Walmart expansion) and of course Stop and Shop is one block away. Then of course the people with money from West Hartford went to their Stop and Shops, Whole Foods, Trader Joes and Big Y. ShopRite would have been more suitable for Newington. The closest locations for me are East Hartford and Cromwell.
Quote from: AmesNewington on January 05, 2020, 06:03:02 PM
Quote from: Joeg on January 05, 2020, 03:52:32 PM
Does any one know whom is going to take over the old Shop Rite of West Hartford?? Anybody know what family?? (i.e. Garafalo. Cohen etc)??
I'm pretty sure Wakefern is done with that location. I doubt they'd ever reopen it. It was a terrible location bordering Hartford. They were doing poor sales for years. Also, competition creeped up on them in the area (Aldi, Walmart expansion) and of course Stop and Shop is one block away. Then of course the people with money from West Hartford went to their Stop and Shops, Whole Foods, Trader Joes and Big Y. ShopRite would have been more suitable for Newington. The closest locations for me are East Hartford and Cromwell.
Yeah, that store was dumpy when it was a Shaw’s. Everything from the old walk in coolers to the freezer units in that store dated back to the Edwards days, they did very few upgrades. Shaw’s did a horrible job maintaining their stores, before they ceased operations in CT I serviced nearly every one in the state, and out of all of them I’d say East Hampton and East Hartford were probably the only 2 stores in the best shape. Anyone going into that store would have to do a complete gut out, and if you’re familiar with that area it’s not one of the nicest either.
Quote from: Bdubs on January 07, 2020, 06:41:56 PM
Quote from: AmesNewington on January 05, 2020, 06:03:02 PM
Quote from: Joeg on January 05, 2020, 03:52:32 PM
Does any one know whom is going to take over the old Shop Rite of West Hartford?? Anybody know what family?? (i.e. Garafalo. Cohen etc)??
I'm pretty sure Wakefern is done with that location. I doubt they'd ever reopen it. It was a terrible location bordering Hartford. They were doing poor sales for years. Also, competition creeped up on them in the area (Aldi, Walmart expansion) and of course Stop and Shop is one block away. Then of course the people with money from West Hartford went to their Stop and Shops, Whole Foods, Trader Joes and Big Y. ShopRite would have been more suitable for Newington. The closest locations for me are East Hartford and Cromwell.
Yeah, that store was dumpy when it was a Shaw’s. Everything from the old walk in coolers to the freezer units in that store dated back to the Edwards days, they did very few upgrades. Shaw’s did a horrible job maintaining their stores, before they ceased operations in CT I serviced nearly every one in the state, and out of all of them I’d say East Hampton and East Hartford were probably the only 2 stores in the best shape. Anyone going into that store would have to do a complete gut out, and if you’re familiar with that area it’s not one of the nicest either.
ShopRite tried to fix the salesfloor up as best they could and they kept it clean the whole time they were there, but the backroom was old and in disrepair. Probably mostly the same as Edwards. It smelled so bad at times because of the old trash compactor. I think the building has seen its day. I believe Shaws was looking to demolish the building at one point and start over, but that never happened.
You are right on the neighborhood. The store was more of a headache than anything.
Wakefern's The Fresh Grocer store at 40th & Walnut Streets, Philadelphia, PA, is set to close next month
https://www.thedp.com/article/2020/02/fresh-grocer-penn-shut-down-acme (https://www.thedp.com/article/2020/02/fresh-grocer-penn-shut-down-acme)
ShopRite in Southington, CT took out 3 registers - 2 Express and one Main line and replaced them with 4 additional self checkouts. The new self checkouts are expected to come online next week.
Geez... I really feel like I'm at Price Chopper again! Grand Opening Day at ShopRite. Today was a blast in Vernon, CT. If you live in this area, you need to go there (I'm serious!) next time you're around grocery shopping at the site of the former Price Chopper.
Highlights of this store:
-24 aisles
-12 checkouts
-Pharmacy opened during conversion before the whole store opened.
-The Corner Cafe (new at newly opened/remodeled ShopRites)
-Busy store (though not as slow for checkouts!!!)
Which other CT Shop Rites have a Corner Cafe?
Quote from: standa on March 09, 2020, 12:01:06 PM
Which other CT Shop Rites have a Corner Cafe?
It's not called Corner Cafe, but Southington has a cafe. They have a hot food bar and salad bar and 5 tables. Waterbury (which was previously was a Price Chopper) has a cafe.
Quote from: Everything Community on March 08, 2020, 08:59:26 PM
Geez... I really feel like I'm at Price Chopper again! Grand Opening Day at ShopRite. Today was a blast in Vernon, CT. If you live in this area, you need to go there (I'm serious!) next time you're around grocery shopping at the site of the former Price Chopper.
Highlights of this store:
-24 aisles
-12 checkouts
-Pharmacy opened during conversion before the whole store opened.
-The Corner Cafe (new at newly opened/remodeled ShopRites)
-Busy store (though not as slow for checkouts!!!)
Is this Shop-Rite in the old Grants/Ames space of Tri-Cities Plaza? I know that Buzzuto's had an Adams in the old Finast/Edwards space. What is there now? I wonder who is in the old D&L space...
Quote from: JimSawhill on March 28, 2020, 03:28:10 PM
Quote from: Everything Community on March 08, 2020, 08:59:26 PM
Geez... I really feel like I'm at Price Chopper again! Grand Opening Day at ShopRite. Today was a blast in Vernon, CT. If you live in this area, you need to go there (I'm serious!) next time you're around grocery shopping at the site of the former Price Chopper.
Highlights of this store:
-24 aisles
-12 checkouts
-Pharmacy opened during conversion before the whole store opened.
-The Corner Cafe (new at newly opened/remodeled ShopRites)
-Busy store (though not as slow for checkouts!!!)
Is this Shop-Rite in the old Grants/Ames space of Tri-Cities Plaza? I know that Buzzuto's had an Adams in the old Finast/Edwards space. What is there now? I wonder who is in the old D&L space...
Yes, that ShopRite is where Grants\Caldor\Ames\Price Chopper used to be over the years. It is now the training center for the Hartford Hospital. Don't know about D&L.
Quote from: Everything Community on March 28, 2020, 08:47:38 PM
Quote from: JimSawhill on March 28, 2020, 03:28:10 PM
Quote from: Everything Community on March 08, 2020, 08:59:26 PM
Geez... I really feel like I'm at Price Chopper again! Grand Opening Day at ShopRite. Today was a blast in Vernon, CT. If you live in this area, you need to go there (I'm serious!) next time you're around grocery shopping at the site of the former Price Chopper.
Highlights of this store:
-24 aisles
-12 checkouts
-Pharmacy opened during conversion before the whole store opened.
-The Corner Cafe (new at newly opened/remodeled ShopRites)
-Busy store (though not as slow for checkouts!!!)
Is this Shop-Rite in the old Grants/Ames space of Tri-Cities Plaza? I know that Buzzuto's had an Adams in the old Finast/Edwards space. What is there now? I wonder who is in the old D&L space...
Yes, that ShopRite is where Grants\Caldor\Ames\Price Chopper used to be over the years. It is now the training center for the Hartford Hospital. Don't know about D&L.
Thank you... Does anyone know about the old Shaw's in Vernon?
Quote from: JimSawhill on March 30, 2020, 07:06:42 AM
Thank you... Does anyone know about the old Shaw's in Vernon?
The Vernon Shaw's became Stop and Shop in 2010.
ShopRite in Bristol has closed their pharmacy. I was there yesterday and there was a sign where the pharmacy used to be that said This ShopRite Pharmacy Location is closed Permanently. There may have been other things on the sign but there were things that partially blocked the sign.
My friend took me to the Cromwell, Connecticut ShopRite yesterday. Part of it is in the former Xpect Discounts and part of it is in part of the former KMART. I like the store. It's nicer than the Southington location and even though it's smaller than than the Southington store, it doesn't seem as cramped.
The Shoprite of Yardley, PA recently expanded their self checkout to be alot of registers, like how Walmart's and some Giants have them.
The Shoprite of Bordentown, NJ now finally has Self Checkout registers (but in the regular style). They are still keeping up the 80s neon decor.
According to their respective Facebook pages, the owner of the ShopRites of Bristol and Waterbury, CT is retiring at 40 years in the business. He is selling the Bristol store at 1200 Farmington Avenue to Grade A ShopRite which is operated by the Cingari Family with the other stores located in Southern Connecticut. Along with this development, the Cingari family will NOT buy the Waterbury store at 943 Wolcott Road and the store will close within the next few weeks. My family used to shop at the Bristol store for a few years and really didn't like the changes they made to the store toward the end of our shopping tenure there. The employees were always friendly. The store itself is an old and outdated building that spans several decades. I'm wondering what changes will be made to Bristol. The store has virtually no windows except the entryway and exit doors. I've never been to Waterbury. All I know is that it was a former Price Chopper and ShopRite kept the interior pretty much the same according to pictures on Google.
Waterbury is the third ShopRite to close within five years. First West Haven in 2017, then West Hartford in 2019, and finally Waterbury this year. That in no way means ShopRite is doing poorly. In fact they are a solid competitor in the state. They have increased ads on the radio and television in the past year. Cromwell opened a new state of the art store in 2019. They also opened a very nice store in Vernon in 2020 replacing a Price Chopper.
Quote from: AmesNewington on September 09, 2022, 08:00:55 PMAccording to their respective Facebook pages, the owner of the ShopRites of Bristol and Waterbury, CT is retiring at 40 years in the business. He is selling the Bristol store at 1200 Farmington Avenue to Grade A ShopRite which is operated by the Cingari Family with the other stores located in Southern Connecticut. Along with this development, the Cingari family will NOT buy the Waterbury store at 943 Wolcott Road and the store will close within the next few weeks. My family used to shop at the Bristol store for a few years and really didn't like the changes they made to the store toward the end of our shopping tenure there. The employees were always friendly. The store itself is an old and outdated building that spans several decades. I'm wondering what changes will be made to Bristol. The store has virtually no windows except the entryway and exit doors. I've never been to Waterbury. All I know is that it was a former Price Chopper and ShopRite kept the interior pretty much the same according to pictures on Google.
Waterbury is the third ShopRite to close within five years. First West Haven in 2017, then West Hartford in 2019, and finally Waterbury this year. That in no way means ShopRite is doing poorly. In fact they are a solid competitor in the state. They have increased ads on the radio and television in the past year. Cromwell opened a new state of the art store in 2019. They also opened a very nice store in Vernon in 2020 replacing a Price Chopper.
Wonder if the Waterbury location was not doing well - if it was doing well and the other owner didn't want it, it seems surprising that the corporate group wouldn't take it over, even if on a temporary basis to see if they could get one of the many other owners to take it, rather than losing the store totally.
Quote from: BillyGr on September 10, 2022, 07:10:56 PMQuote from: AmesNewington on September 09, 2022, 08:00:55 PMAccording to their respective Facebook pages, the owner of the ShopRites of Bristol and Waterbury, CT is retiring at 40 years in the business. He is selling the Bristol store at 1200 Farmington Avenue to Grade A ShopRite which is operated by the Cingari Family with the other stores located in Southern Connecticut. Along with this development, the Cingari family will NOT buy the Waterbury store at 943 Wolcott Road and the store will close within the next few weeks. My family used to shop at the Bristol store for a few years and really didn't like the changes they made to the store toward the end of our shopping tenure there. The employees were always friendly. The store itself is an old and outdated building that spans several decades. I'm wondering what changes will be made to Bristol. The store has virtually no windows except the entryway and exit doors. I've never been to Waterbury. All I know is that it was a former Price Chopper and ShopRite kept the interior pretty much the same according to pictures on Google.
Waterbury is the third ShopRite to close within five years. First West Haven in 2017, then West Hartford in 2019, and finally Waterbury this year. That in no way means ShopRite is doing poorly. In fact they are a solid competitor in the state. They have increased ads on the radio and television in the past year. Cromwell opened a new state of the art store in 2019. They also opened a very nice store in Vernon in 2020 replacing a Price Chopper.
Wonder if the Waterbury location was not doing well - if it was doing well and the other owner didn't want it, it seems surprising that the corporate group wouldn't take it over, even if on a temporary basis to see if they could get one of the many other owners to take it, rather than losing the store totally.
This happened to West Hartford. I worked at that store but wasn't there when it closed. The store was not making a profit. The owners decided to close it and corporate must have not wanted to keep it going. There was more theft there than buying, so I assume that was the same case in Waterbury. When the owners of the Enfield store wanted to sell, the Garafalo family partially took over with Wakefern sharing ownership, as Enfield is far away from the other Garafalo owned ShopRite stores. However, perhaps Enfield was more profitable, and they felt there was potential to keep it open instead of shutting it down.
The Cingari Family plans on a major renovations for their newly acquired store in Bristol. There is a big article on the front page of today's Hartford Courant. The article on the Courant's website is for subscribers only. I would have bought a copy of the paper, but it's $4.
Also worth noting The Cingnari Family also just finished renovations of the Norwalk store.
Just noted that this wasn't posted.
ShopRite (Wakefern via their subsidiary ShopRiteStores) has decided to close all 5 locations in the greater Albany NY area.
These stores have been opened over the last 12 years, after then member Big V closed the original stores in the Albany area back in the 1980's.
Stores are in Niskayuna, Albany, Colonie, Slingerlands and North Greenbush (The most recent, opening in late 2017).
They will be closing by December 9th, starting with 30% off all remaining items as of today 10/29. Some sections were already cleared out (such as health & beauty).
The next closest store in Hudson will remain open, as will the PriceRite location in Schenectady (both predate these other stores opening).
Quote from: BillyGr on October 29, 2023, 05:55:18 PMJust noted that this wasn't posted.
ShopRite (Wakefern via their subsidiary ShopRiteStores) has decided to close all 5 locations in the greater Albany NY area.
These stores have been opened over the last 12 years, after then member Big V closed the original stores in the Albany area back in the 1980's.
Stores are in Niskayuna, Albany, Colonie, Slingerlands and North Greenbush (The most recent, opening in late 2017).
They will be closing by December 9th, starting with 30% off all remaining items as of today 10/29. Some sections were already cleared out (such as health & beauty).
The next closest store in Hudson will remain open, as will the PriceRite location in Schenectady (both predate these other stores opening).
This was posted about last week in the "Stores Shutting Down This Year...." thread, as I would do when any business shuts its doors, however there are a few things I would like to add:
- Another ShopRite is closing - in Ellenville, as its lease will not be renewed. This closure is expected to take place effective in the summer of 2024.
- I find it highly concerning how the Price Rite of Schenectady is operating on its own in the region, especially after the closing of the Queensbury store a few years back, and that they may choose to close it in the future.
Quote from: Retail Regents on October 30, 2023, 10:50:27 PMQuote from: BillyGr on October 29, 2023, 05:55:18 PMJust noted that this wasn't posted.
ShopRite (Wakefern via their subsidiary ShopRiteStores) has decided to close all 5 locations in the greater Albany NY area.
These stores have been opened over the last 12 years, after then member Big V closed the original stores in the Albany area back in the 1980's.
Stores are in Niskayuna, Albany, Colonie, Slingerlands and North Greenbush (The most recent, opening in late 2017).
They will be closing by December 9th, starting with 30% off all remaining items as of today 10/29. Some sections were already cleared out (such as health & beauty).
The next closest store in Hudson will remain open, as will the PriceRite location in Schenectady (both predate these other stores opening).
This was posted about last week in the "Stores Shutting Down This Year...." thread, as I would do when any business shuts its doors, however there are a few things I would like to add:
- Another ShopRite is closing - in Ellenville, as its lease will not be renewed. This closure is expected to take place effective in the summer of 2024.
- I find it highly concerning how the Price Rite of Schenectady is operating on its own in the region, especially after the closing of the Queensbury store a few years back, and that they may choose to close it in the future.
OOPS - too many pages ;)
One thing that was mentioned is that they have PriceRite stores further west in the state. This one would be a fairly quick side trip off the Thruway (via 890 which exits onto 7 right by the plaza), so not hard to get to when heading that way.
Also, to note that it existed before the ShopRite locations opened (though, as you note they had Queensbury which was much farther out of the way then).
Unless they were also to think about opening others under that brand sometime in the future in the area (which they do exist in other areas as well, such as over into MA, that ShopRite itself doesn't)...