Shaw's and Star Market

[momof3]

I got the scoop on the Newington Shaws.  Someone i work with went yesterday and the store was in disaray and lots of empty space, well she asked the cashier what was going on and was told that they are in fact doing a remodel of the store, AmesNewington was correct.

[Joeg]

nice to see that they will finally remodel both Manchester and Newington Shaws.  They both need it!!

[Marc82]

Now if they would  only remodel the one in Bristol. Yeesh.

[wwefan101]

lol  the one in aburn ma is so out of date they need to get self check outs like the on in webster

[AmesNewington]

YES! I'm glad to hear about the Newington Shaw's. I couldn't have bared to see another grocery store leave town. Tomorrow is my day off from Foodmart, so I'm going down to Shaw's to check it out. I live for this sort of thing! It's always nice to see something new and different. I hope it's worth it in the end, not just rearranging of aisles.

[wwefan101]

hers some pics of the inside of our shaws in webster ma  
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[jmcnamara96]

in Nashua shaw's on main street has a dunkin dounuts in it then at the end of the plaza a dunkin dounuts

[wwefan101]

  today at our shaws  ther going to be giveing away free samples of chil   wich im  diffantley going to go get last sat they were giveign away 2 littels of soda for free  i think cause they had  to much in stock

[JimSawhill]

Originally posted by Marc82

Originally posted by C. Fontaine
Here is the former Shaws down the street from me at 325 Valley St. in Providence.  It closed a few months ago, and now according to the building permit on the door a new PriceRite will be moving in!  You can also see my hot rental car for the time being!:insane:

http://www.amesfanclub.com/archive/main.php/v/other/shaws/providence/

That was fast. The 5 stores in Connecticut that have shut down since October 06 are still sitting empty with no signs of life.

Marc:

     Which 5 did Shaw close??

[Marc82]

Originally posted by JimSawhill
Marc:

     Which 5 did Shaw close??  

The five in Connecticut that closed are:

New Britain, Bridgeport, Southington, and Glastonbury on October 28, 2006. And Waterbury in August 2007.

[standa]

Originally posted by Marc82

Originally posted by JimSawhill
Marc:

     Which 5 did Shaw close??  

The five in Connecticut that closed are:

New Britain, Bridgeport, Southington, and Glastonbury on October 28, 2006. And Waterbury in August 2007.  

I know that the Glastonbury Shaw's is now Whole Foods.

[TRJ22487]

Where was the first Shaws? First one I ever saw was Keene, NH in 1993.

Did anyone ever notice Shaws changed their logo around 2001? The leaves used to be the same shade of green. I couldn't believe they bothered to change all the facades for that

[wwefan101]

i like the 2 diffant shadess   i think thers one around here with the old logo

[jmcnamara96]

The one in salem nh has a white logo

[kendra]

Originally posted by TRJ22487
Where was the first Shaws? First one I ever saw was Keene, NH in 1993.

The first store opened by George C. Shaw back in the 1800s was in Portland, Maine.

[d_fife]

The Shaw's that are closing besides Gorham on FEb 25 are Southside Brockton, ATtleboro Mass and North Reading MASS!!!

[wwefan101]

<a href="http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=71769955&albumID=8228&imageID=3062743"><img src="http://hotlink.myspacecdn.com/images01/34/ed38eeba76b16b98ead5b380463602bd/m.jpg" alt="" /></a>  an old pic if found of shaws   was taken after they rant out of coca cola items

[AmesNewington]

I just went to the Newington Shaw's and it appears as if they are done with their so-called "remodel". I don't know the whole story, but if what I saw was the finished product, it's disappointing. What they did was change the aisles around (some). They reduced the size of some of the aisles, opening up floor space on the ends of the aisles. It appears they have done this to eliminate merchandise they don't sell. For instance, they have eliminated their "Kitchen Shop" was reduced to a small display of pots and pans. They filled most of the empty spaces in front and back of the aisles with new wooden bins with sale items. I may be wrong about them being finished, but what confuses me and makes me think this way is that there are no contractors in the store now in the aisles and the floor tiles that were covered by shelves that were removed were replaced with new floor tiles. But basically, the old floor is still in tact with new squares of tiles. It looks very tacky. All the fixtures on the walls and such are still in tact as well. Why can't Shaw's update the look of the store? The department signs and floor are from 1996 when they opened. They even have fixtures with their mid-90s slogan on them "Good Food Costs Less at Shaw's". The only thing that gives me hope is that the signs on the front door acknowledging they are remodeling are still there. So maybe they are holding off on the cosmetics of the store for now. But I doubt it.

Any insight on this?

[wwefan101]

 ther   doing the same thing to the pot and pans at our shaws 2 and thrs empty space ware they were is now shelfs  i will look more in to it sat when i go

[standa]

Sometimes even major remodeling at Shaw's does not last long.  The Hamden, CT  store had a fancy Kosher Department put in, which was disassembled after only a few years.  It is now just an assortment of general and seasonal merchandise.  The Wild Harvest put in at the same time as the Kosher section is still around, but has a smaller selection than a few years ago.

[kendra]

Originally posted by AmesNewington
So maybe they are holding off on the cosmetics of the store for now. But I doubt it.

Well, I actually think that you may have hit the nail on the head there. Given the economic climate, and the fact that Supervalu has been closing Shaw's locations, it may well be that they began the remodel, but are holding off on the next phase of it because they are uncertain as to how economical doing so would actually be. It may be, at this point, that even if the store is seemingly successful, Supervalu is debating as to whether or not it would be a worthwhile investment to continue with the remodel. Will business at Newington slow down if phase II of the remodel is not completed? Probably not (my guess, anyway)...will it INCREASE, however, if it is completed? If that projected increase does not significantly justify the cost of finishing the remodel, then it's not a good investment for the company, at least not for the time being. The apparent lack of activity combined with the presence of the remodel signs suggest to be that the company is probably evaluating this at this time.

Just my assessment of the situation, at any rate, based on the information provided...I could be totally off base.

[AmesNewington]

Originally posted by kendra

Originally posted by AmesNewington
So maybe they are holding off on the cosmetics of the store for now. But I doubt it.

Well, I actually think that you may have hit the nail on the head there. Given the economic climate, and the fact that Supervalu has been closing Shaw's locations, it may well be that they began the remodel, but are holding off on the next phase of it because they are uncertain as to how economical doing so would actually be. It may be, at this point, that even if the store is seemingly successful, Supervalu is debating as to whether or not it would be a worthwhile investment to continue with the remodel. Will business at Newington slow down if phase II of the remodel is not completed? Probably not (my guess, anyway)...will it INCREASE, however, if it is completed? If that projected increase does not significantly justify the cost of finishing the remodel, then it's not a good investment for the company, at least not for the time being. The apparent lack of activity combined with the presence of the remodel signs suggest to be that the company is probably evaluating this at this time.

Just my assessment of the situation, at any rate, based on the information provided...I could be totally off base.

I don't know either. It's just when you think of a remodel, you think of the entire store getting made over. Maybe they want to wait until the weather gets better to do any structural improvements. This all got my hopes up, and to think that was it was a let down. It looks just about the same as it did before, with the exception of the reducing of some of the aisles. Stop and Shop remodels every three to four years and Shaw's does only once in a decade. It would be nice for other chain's rather than just Stop and Shop stay competitive. Instead in Newington, stores feel they can't compete and close up. I guess I should be surprised Shaw's didn't close up all together.

[wwefan101]

 they cut off the ends of all the alies at the webster ma shaws this week moved the cooking section to a smaler area and moved some food around heres a pic i manged to get u can see the  the area they removed the shlefs and put new end caps
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[AmesNewington]

What I had hoped is that the Newington store at least get a new floor, new aisle directory signs and also get the signs in the aisles above each group of items (like the webster ma store). I'd love for them also to get new department signs like produce, meat, etc. Furthermore, they need new carriages (they did get new hand baskets). Maybe that is still on the horizon, but from the way I see other stores being treated, why have hope? I mean, why keep "Good Food Costs Less At Shaw's" and "Quality Since 1860" on the walls if they applied to 1996 instead of 2009? Even their register lights still are the circles with "Quality Since 1860" ones.

I also forgot to mention that besides the Kitchen Shop being reduced, the large Coffee department was reduced in half, and I also don't see Hoisery in the HBA department. I still believe something may happen with the store because a lot of floor space in the front end area of the store by the entrance and by the registers are empty. They are usually full with displays and sales. It just all makes me think Shaw's is further consolidating it's stock by reducing shelves and departments.

I'm not going to worry about it anymore. I'll go back to the store in a month and if it's still the same, they are never going to do a full remodel. I best stop rambling now.

[wwefan101]

when they did the one in webster ma it took them a few mounths only cause they  were working on it in the over night hours they keep updateing  ther self check outs and when they did the aburn ma one over  bascley all they did was repaint the walls

[AmesNewington]

Originally posted by wwefan101
when they did the one in webster ma it took them a few mounths only cause they  were working on it in the over night hours they keep updateing  ther self check outs and when they did the aburn ma one over  bascley all they did was repaint the walls  

One more question to you wwefan; did the remodel of the webster ma store start with the rearranging of shelves and then stop for a bit and then continue?

[wwefan101]

i dont think it did they  did the  shelves then went on to the floor  then added new   regsters and painted then painted out side then had a 2 week grand opeing      

[AmesNewington]

Thank you wwefan101 for continuing to answer my questions. I appreciate it.

Went by the front door of Shaw's today and the "Pardon our appearance" sign is still on the front doors.  

[wwefan101]

kool sat im going  to try to get a pic  from walking in the fount of shaws then one of the check outs ift i can   ther allways busy

[AmesNewington]

The Newington Shaw's is rather busy as well especially on weekends despite Aldi and Price Chopper near by. Nothing can beat the amount of business at my job (Waldbaum's in West Hartford), but every supermarket in Newington gets an equal share of business.