Shaw's and Star Market

wwefan101 · February 05, 2009, 03:29:47 PM

our pricechopper gets more pepole then shaws and is older then shaws

wwefan101 · February 14, 2009, 03:41:00 PM

AmesNewington · February 14, 2009, 03:50:36 PM

These Shaw's are much nicer looking than the Newington store. We have basically the same overhead signage for items from 1996 (some from 2000). Great pics!

BTW, I e-mailed Shaw's and they said both Manchester and Newington went through a "touch-up" to provide better product availability. That's it. They basically reduced the size of the aisles and placed an overabundance of new cardboard and wooden displays in the middle of the empty space. The last time I was in Shaw's last week, there were still plenty of empty space in the front of the store.

wwefan101 · February 14, 2009, 03:59:30 PM

yea the webster ma shaws opend in 93 and the aburn ma shaws is over 20 to 30 years old i rember going to the aburn ma one as a kid and almost geting kicked out for raceing around with the shoping carts

kendra · February 17, 2009, 09:23:21 PM

I noticed this morning that they were stripping the external signage from the now-closed Hogan Road location today -- swung by after class tonight and took some pics, which I will upload soon. Some of them are a bit rubbish, but some are alright -- my dad looked at one and said, in all seriousness, "How'd you get in?" so considering it was taken through the window I guess it is pretty decent. :P

I got a new camera phone now -- the LG Dare -- which I like a lot but the camera feature itself will take a bit of getting used to, as it is a bit more complex that my previous phone.

kendra · February 17, 2009, 09:44:37 PM

Here's a shot of the store back when it was still open:

and here is the labelscar -- sorry, as it was dark...I will get a daytime pic sometime, hopefully...I lightened the contrast and such so you could actually see it.

Lying alone on the ground below where the signage has been was this:

which, as you may have guessed, is the "Quality Since 1860" logo that hung next to the "Shaw's" lettering. I wanted so very badly to snatch it, but a) it was far too big to fit in my vehicle, and b) it was a bit too heavy. I couldn't even flip it over (I tried) without running the risk of having it crash down on the pavement and shatter, which would not have been cool at all. So, I can only sit here and think of Awesome Souvenirs That Might Have Been... :(

Marc82 · February 17, 2009, 11:42:38 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by kendra
Here's a shot of the store back when it was still open:

Wow Kendra! That's the old school Shaw's sign like the one the Southington, CT Store sported until they closed in October 2006.

wwefan101 · February 18, 2009, 09:43:40 AM

seeng a shaws close is sad im lm luckey that the 2 nare me one in town then one 15 mines from me are allways busy and have nooooo chance to closeing hes the oldest locuction nare me in aburn ma i used to go here as a kid

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kendra · February 18, 2009, 02:41:38 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
QuoteOriginally posted by kendra
Here's a shot of the store back when it was still open:

Wow Kendra! That's the old school Shaw's sign like the one the Southington, CT Store sported until they closed in October 2006.

Yeah, the store was built in '86 and I don't think they bothered with it all that much subsequently, save for one significant remodel (I am going to take a stab and say mid-to-late 90s perhaps)? where they moved around a bunch of departments.

I am hoping to get more photos as the store is dismantled further (I do have some more that I will post, perhaps tonight if I get all my schoolwork and errands taken care of)...but that all depends on both when I can get out there and whether or not there is anyone actually working there. I took some twenty photos last night, many of the interior, but there was also no one to bother me! :D

wwefan101 · February 18, 2009, 06:31:56 PM

the aburn ma hadf the old logo so did the one in my town when it fridst opend but they changed it after ther frist remoudle

kendra · February 18, 2009, 09:10:12 PM

I'd like to track down some photos of semi-vintage Shaw's locations (1970s-mid 1990), if anyone has any available...I've not come up with much online, save for some excellent shots of that former Portsmouth NH Super Shaw's (some of which might have been taken by Zayre88, if memory serves)?

kendra · February 18, 2009, 11:49:19 PM

Straight through the front doors, you can see where they've torn out the entire deli case, including the chicken warmer...

Front end, where the registers were...

I tried this shot a couple times, but I just couldn't get it to come out very clearly...nevertheless, I found this a bit sad...

wwefan101 · February 19, 2009, 09:05:17 AM

wow a closed shaws shaws has some great stores in my area i think they closed one of ther worcster stores nare me but they have like 4 or 5 in worcster ma anways

standa · February 19, 2009, 09:42:52 AM

Shaw's will move jobs to India.

http://www.indusbusinessjournal.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=3ADF503291D948DA8870C9E2337BAE3B

wwefan101 · February 19, 2009, 11:07:58 AM

wel lets hop they dont close more stores

kendra · February 19, 2009, 01:33:04 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by standa
Shaw's will move jobs to India.

http://www.indusbusinessjournal.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=3ADF503291D948DA8870C9E2337BAE3B

Ouch. As the article points out, it's not unprecedented, but this kind of thing is never good to see. :(

Mervyns · February 19, 2009, 07:50:23 PM

Supervalu has been closing Acme and Shaw's stores since they bought Albertsons. This mess is all due to Albertsons expanding too fast in some markets in the late 90's, and this was right after they acquired American Stores, which put them in huge debt.

And now, we have lost Sav-on and Osco, more great drugstores killed by the CVS monopoly. Cerberus has also closed most of the Albertsons and Super Savers they own.

kendra · February 19, 2009, 07:54:20 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by Mervyns
Supervalu has been closing Acme and Shaw's stores since they bought Albertsons. This mess is all due to Albertsons expanding too fast in some markets in the late 90's, and this was right after they acquired American Stores, which put them in huge debt.

They have been, it's true. Rumor was that it was either the Hogan Road location or the much newer Dover-Foxcroft location (in a former Ames) that was going to be shut down up here...just another casualty in a series of closings here and there throughout New England. I'm ambivalent thus far about Supervalu -- indeed, we are in a bad time economically and it's no surprise that any company would be cutting back on underperforming locations, but frankly I think Shaw's was far better off before they were purchased by Albertsons. Things have been, in my eyes, troublesome ever since.

Whoser · February 19, 2009, 07:59:15 PM

We had one in Waterford which had converted into a BigY, but it now remains Vacant.

wwefan101 · February 20, 2009, 10:23:41 AM

now then then at our shaws they have evey regster open with long lines but ther self checkouts anoy me they talk and that gets anoying

kendra · February 20, 2009, 01:48:20 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by wwefan101
now then then at our shaws they have evey regster open with long lines but ther self checkouts anoy me they talk and that gets anoying

Oh man -- I LOVE the self-checkouts! None of the Shaw's in my immediate area have them, but the Hannaford right near my house that I often go to does -- they're so quick and easy! Pretty user-friendly, too.

wwefan101 · February 20, 2009, 04:09:25 PM

haha both shaws and pc in my town have them the ones at shaws tell u the price out loud im like frickin stuff up but it wont

Marc82 · February 21, 2009, 05:14:26 PM

Exterior former Southington Shaw's. Closed 10/28/06. Still vacant nearly 28 months later. Pic taken today 2/21/09.

Marc82 · February 21, 2009, 05:15:22 PM

Exterior former Southington Shaw's. Closed 10/28/06. Still vacant nearly 28 months later. This was the entrance to the store. Pic taken today 2/21/09.

Marc82 · February 21, 2009, 05:17:24 PM

Exterior former Southington Shaw's. Closed 10/28/06. Still vacant nearly 28 months later. The top roof damage occured during a windstorm in May 2008. The columns still haven't been repaired after the partial collapse during the winter of 07. Pic taken today 2/21/09.

Marc82 · February 21, 2009, 05:20:19 PM

Interior former Southington Shaw's. Closed 10/28/06. Still vacant nearly 28 months later. Pic taken today 2/21/09. All the Shaw's stuff was removed after an auction at the end of September 2008. Interior pic taken from outside. Sorry about the quality but the windows were filthy.

Marc82 · February 21, 2009, 05:21:30 PM

Interior former Southington Shaw's. Closed 10/28/06. Still vacant nearly 28 months later. Pic taken today 2/21/09. All the Shaw's stuff was removed after an auction at the end of September 2008. Interior pic taken from outside.

Marc82 · February 21, 2009, 05:23:31 PM

One of two dead birds inside the former Southington Shaw's. Closed 10/28/06. Still vacant nearly 28 months later. Pic taken today 2/21/09. All the Shaw's stuff was removed after an auction at the end of September 2008. Interior pic taken from outside. Birds ending up in the store and crashing into the window was a common ocurrence. :-( Sorry about the pic quality.

Marc82 · February 21, 2009, 05:24:47 PM

Interior former Southington Shaw's. Closed 10/28/06. Still vacant nearly 28 months later. Pic taken today 2/21/09. All the Shaw's stuff was removed after an auction at the end of September 2008. Interior pic taken from outside.

kendra · February 21, 2009, 07:59:03 PM

Thanks for the pics, Marc. The Hogan Road store just had an auction as well...the photos I took that are on the previous page were taken about four days after the auction.