Discuss. It was a supermarket chain.
They are still around and there are many different companies using the Shop n Save name.
The ones in the Philadelphia area and suburbs were operated by Supervalu, which still opperates Shop n Save stores in Pittsburgh and elsewhere. There is also another Shop n Save chain in the New England states, which is not connected to any other chain.(And shouldn't this be in the grocery forum?)
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There is also another Shop n Save chain in the New England states, which is not connected to any other chain.(And shouldn't this be in the grocery forum?)
Actually, the Shop n Saves found in Maine (and a couple in our area of NY, plus others I'm sure) are half connected to Hannaford. Let me explain.
At one time all the stores here were called Shop n Save (they had several other names in other parts of the country - I remember a Sun Foods, it seems like Martin's (Vermont??) and a couple others I don't remember). It was decided to rename them all Hannaford for easier stock and whatever (plus they ran into other Shop n Save in new markets I believe) - However, some in Maine stayed Shop n Save (I know of the one in Bar Harbor, probably others as well). Later on, Hannaford started supplying a local store (Millers in West Sand Lake) and later the name was changed to Millers Shop n Save.
So, it appears that any stores using the Shop n Save name (in New England/NY anyway) are still independently owned, but supplied by Hannaford (rather than IGA, SuperValu etc.).
I liked the shop and save in Plymouth, NH when it was a little guy. I think it was in the late 80's/early 90's they renovated it and made almost warehouse-like when you first walk in and updated the rest of the store as well.
It's Hannaford's now anyway so when I'm in the area I like to do my grocery shopping at Bob's Sure-fine.
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I liked the shop and save in Plymouth, NH when it was a little guy. I think it was in the late 80's/early 90's they renovated it and made almost warehouse-like when you first walk in and updated the rest of the store as well.
It's Hannaford's now anyway so when I'm in the area I like to do my grocery shopping at Bob's Sure-fine.
where are you from?!!!! This shop and save is in my town, plymouth NH!!! I remember it being remodeled in late 1991 and it got new departments then. it was food town before. The store was half the size it is now before it was remodeled
I'm from mass but my family has timesharing at cold springs in Ashland, NH twice a year. The shop and save is our first stop after we'd unpack and stock up for the week. it's a pretty view over the landscape in the morning too from the parking lot.
I remember the Ames in that plaza of course, I think the true value went out too.
What is going on with that plaza? I think everything besides Hannafor'ds was closed last tiem I was up there, summer '05
I just love the simplicity of bob's sure fine in ashland though. I always think abotu how nice it woudl be to liev up theer and be able to do all my food shopping there.
PALOOZA68
ALL THE SHOP N SAVES IN MAINE WERE BOUGHT OUT BY THE HANNAFORD CHAIN.:no:
Shop'n save supermarkets were owned by Hannaford but some were locally owned. All company Shop'n save markets were renamed Hannaford and many were expanded or renovated during that period.
I also think that stores using the Shop'n Save name (in New England/NY) are still independently owned, but supplied by Hannaford like Bud's Shop'n save in Newport and many other elsewhere.
Then there is the other Shop'n save that are linked to Supervalu and other "Shop & Save" like the former Derby VT store.
newport maine and has the remodeled shop n save look
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newport maine and has the remodeled shop n save look
newport
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newport maine and has the remodeled shop n save look
newport
sign of newport
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newport maine and has the remodeled shop n save look
newport
sign of newport
sign of newport
pittsfield me and hannaford chain sold that one and newport
rumford ME old shop n save that was 27,000 sq.ft. and moved in 1993 to downtown
old 29,000 sq.ft. skowhegan one that moved in 1996 or 1995.
32,000 sq.ft. shop n save in houlton me (hananford sold it and the ones above millinocket)
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32,000 sq.ft. shop n save in houlton me (hananford sold it and the ones above millinocket)
houlton
houlton sign
presque isle me one and it is 40,000 sq.ft.
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presque isle me one and it is 40,000 sq.ft.
sign presque isle
shop n save caribou maine in downtown and hannaford sold
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shop n save caribou maine in downtown and hannaford sold
caribou
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shop n save caribou maine in downtown and hannaford sold
caribou
caribou sign
the old shop in save in madawaska me in the old ames / zayre plaza and it was closed in winter 1996, then bought out the paradis on main st in town.
the paradis iga merged with the shop n save in madawaska me not far from downtown.
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the paradis iga merged with the shop n save in madawaska me not far from downtown.
madawaska me
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the paradis iga merged with the shop n save in madawaska me not far from downtown.
madawaska me
madawaska me
shop n save fort kent me
the paradis iga merged with the shop n save not far from dowtown and teh shop n save closed in winter 1996 with madawaska.
former shop n save in dover-foxcroft me in the old ames plaza.
current shop n save in downtown dover-foxcroft me
shop n save dexter me that was sold
old shop n save on union st in old westgate plaza
old shop n save on union st in bangor me near 95 and opened 1971 and much much smaller than most and closed 1993.
or was the old shop n save this on union st and main st.
in brewer that was never owned by hannaford.
calais me hannaford
I didn't realize that there were any more Shop 'n Saves in the Hannaford company. They've been working for years to get them converted over.
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I didn't realize that there were any more Shop 'n Saves in the Hannaford company. They've been working for years to get them converted over.
they sold the ones north of millinocket, Calais maine, newport maine, pittsfield maine and dover-foxcroft maine.
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I didn't realize that there were any more Shop 'n Saves in the Hannaford company. They've been working for years to get them converted over.
Most (if not all) of the corporate owned stores are now using the Hannaford label, they primarily use the Shop 'n Save name on independently owned stores that they supply, hence the Dave's Shop 'n Save, Miller's Shop 'n Save etc.).
I understood that. The one I was questioning was the Calais Maine store with the Hannaford signs hanging in the Front Windows. I wouldn't expect to see that in an Independently owned store.
Edit: Scratch that theory. I see they all have those signs in the Windows.
I Miss the old Shop 'n Save Days. The stores were Big-Box Format, and was an amazing sight to see and shop in.
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QuoteOriginally posted by powersbt
I didn't realize that there were any more Shop 'n Saves in the Hannaford company. They've been working for years to get them converted over.
Most (if not all) of the corporate owned stores are now using the Hannaford label, they primarily use the Shop 'n Save name on independently owned stores that they supply, hence the Dave's Shop 'n Save, Miller's Shop 'n Save etc.).
old shop n save in kennebunk me that was closed / sold in 1996.
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old shop n save in kennebunk me that was closed / sold in 1996.
kennebunk me
shoudlent this be under the super markets thread
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old shop n save in kennebunk me that was closed / sold in 1996.
kennebunk me
kennebunk me
This may have been a supermarket, Shop'n save or something else. The building is on Sabattus st. in Lewiston ME. It sure looks like an old supermarket, the kinds you find in Madawaska, Caribou, Willow st. Augusta and Machias.
when I saw this in lewiston 5 months ago
back of shop n save in dexter me
There use to be one in hudson nh first Alexanders and then shop and save changed to hannfords in 03-04?
Oh my goodness, Shop n Save! That really brings back a lot of memories. I grew up just down the street from the Hampton, NH location, and I remember walking there from my house during the summer to get something cold to drink. (All this "I remember when..." stuff makes me feel old, haha, which I'm definitely not.)
I actually ended up working at the store for about two years, after it had been converted into a Hannaford Bros. The interior still has the old orange and teal green signage for the departments, and a lot of the customers and employees still referred to it as Shop n Save and not Hannaford. Good times.
Shop n Save (now Hannafords)
Fort Kent, Maine
6-28-2004
At the time the store had a huge mix of SnS, IGA, A&P, Grand Union carts
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/6-28-04ShopnSave01.jpg)
The Shop n Save I went to most as a kid was Claremont, NH (Now Hannafords) I always liked the way the store seemed to be set back from the main road, and had its own parking lot
I used to rent Super Nintendo games there all the time
(http://www.pittsfieldhistoricalsociety.org/Photos/Businesses_2005/Bud%27sShopnSave2005.jpg)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5204/5302431750_165fd7e8ee_b.jpg)
(http://media.pressherald.com/images/300*222/portland-press-herald_3483353.jpg)
(http://www.bethelmaine.com/uploads/feusers/1012_photo2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v41/CorporateA/tyler/snsmane.jpg)
There are still a smattering of stores in Maine individually owned, supplied by Hannaford, but left with the old name, and even one with a vintage logo