Shaw's and Star Market

[wwefan101]

at the shaws here the one running the self check out stands nare  the entrance to them  and wacth for pepole that have  a few items and will  tell them to go the self check out and   they ring up the items for u at the self check out  i guse ther trying to  do this to cut back on the lines at the regualer checkouts  i get great serive at the shaws in webster ma same with aburn but that one needs self check outs

[Marc82]

I took quite a few pictures of the closed Shaw's on the Corner of Farmington Ave and Oakland Street in Bristol, CT today August 12, 2009. Store opened in 1995 and closed on July 25, 2009.

This is the main entrance to the store.

[Marc82]

I took quite a few pictures of the closed Shaw's on the Corner of Farmington Ave and Oakland Street in Bristol, CT today August 12, 2009. Store opened in 1995 and closed on July 25, 2009.

Another exterior shot.

[Marc82]

I took quite a few pictures of the closed Shaw's on the Corner of Farmington Ave and Oakland Street in Bristol, CT today August 12, 2009. Store opened in 1995 and closed on July 25, 2009.

Exterior shot. You can see the exit door. Along with an emergency exit. If I'm not mistake there was a Shaws/ Osco Pharmacy sign above.

[Marc82]

I took quite a few pictures of the closed Shaw's on the Corner of Farmington Ave and Oakland Street in Bristol, CT today August 12, 2009. Store opened in 1995 and closed on July 25, 2009.

Signs on the Entrance to the store. I think it sucks they transferred prescriptions to Price Chopper next door if you didn't transfer them before the pharmacy closed on the July 17th.

[Marc82]

I took quite a few pictures of the closed Shaw's on the Corner of Farmington Ave and Oakland Street in Bristol, CT today August 12, 2009. Store opened in 1995 and closed on July 25, 2009.

Welcome to Shaw's Bristol Sign on the wall right inside the entance.

[Marc82]

I took quite a few pictures of the closed Shaw's on the Corner of Farmington Ave and Oakland Street in Bristol, CT today August 12, 2009. Store opened in 1995 and closed on July 25, 2009.

Sign inside the entrance.

[Marc82]

I took quite a few pictures of the closed Shaw's on the Corner of Farmington Ave and Oakland Street in Bristol, CT today August 12, 2009. Store opened in 1995 and closed on July 25, 2009.

A poor quality image of a bunch of shopping carts lined up where the produce dept used to be.

[Marc82]

I took quite a few pictures of the closed Shaw's on the Corner of Farmington Ave and Oakland Street in Bristol, CT today August 12, 2009. Store opened in 1995 and closed on July 25, 2009.

Poor quality image of stuff left inside the store.

[Marc82]

I took quite a few pictures of the closed Shaw's on the Corner of Farmington Ave and Oakland Street in Bristol, CT today August 12, 2009. Store opened in 1995 and closed on July 25, 2009.

Poor quality image of shelving left inside the store.

[Marc82]

I took quite a few pictures of the closed Shaw's on the Corner of Farmington Ave and Oakland Street in Bristol, CT today August 12, 2009. Store opened in 1995 and closed on July 25, 2009.

Poor quality image. You can see shelving and the old check out stands.

[Marc82]

I took quite a few pictures of the closed Shaw's on the Corner of Farmington Ave and Oakland Street in Bristol, CT today August 12, 2009. Store opened in 1995 and closed on July 25, 2009.

Inside by the exit door.

[Marc82]

I took quite a few pictures of the closed Shaw's on the Corner of Farmington Ave and Oakland Street in Bristol, CT today August 12, 2009. Store opened in 1995 and closed on July 25, 2009.

A left behind Pepsi machine outside the exit door.

[Marc82]

I took quite a few pictures of the closed Shaw's on the Corner of Farmington Ave and Oakland Street in Bristol, CT today August 12, 2009. Store opened in 1995 and closed on July 25, 2009.

A poor quality image of the view from the exit window. On the left you can see the open door of the men's room. Out of view on the right would be a door that leads to stairs that lead to the second floor break room and offices. Also out of view in the same haallways as the restrooms is a closet where maintainance supplies were kept.

[Marc82]

I took quite a few pictures of the closed Shaw's on the Corner of Farmington Ave and Oakland Street in Bristol, CT today August 12, 2009. Store opened in 1995 and closed on July 25, 2009.

My lonely 1995 Pontiac Sunfire is the only car in the massive parking lot of the former Bristol Shaw's. A few cars cut through the parking lot to get to the adjacent Bristol Commons while I was snapping pictures.

[AmesNewington]

Thanks a bunch Marc for posting these. It's a shame because I think the exteriors and basic look of these Shaws stores are very attractive. I can't understand why Shaw's can't make it in Connecticut. They seem to be cutting back on merchandise. In Newington, there are so many empty spaces in the store where they usually would have big displays of sale items and bulk items. Another thing is that they never got new carriages. They had recently got new bigger carts, but they are used from another store, their old logo is faded out. The rest are the ones they had from day one. To me, they are not trying, in fact they seem to have given up. I fear Newington is next along with maybe West Hartford. They can't keep up with competitors. It's truly sad.

Marc, if there are no cops around at night, try to take some photos of the interior from the window if the lights are on. It would decrease the glare that the sun gave.

[Marc82]

I think SuperValu should just sell the remaining Shaw's locations in Connecticut. Kroger doesnt have any stores in Connecticut they could buy them.

[AmesNewington]

Originally posted by Marc82
I think SuperValu should just sell the remaining Shaw's locations in Connecticut. Kroger doesnt have any stores in Connecticut they could buy them.

Another store that was mentioned once was Hannaford. I think it was in this same thread. They're close to Connecticut as well.

I'll look at Kroger's website. I'd be nice for another chain to acquire what Shaw's no longer wants (Connecticut) and convert the store to their store and maybe even re-open some closed Shaw's locations (since most are still vacant).

[wwefan101]

 haha our shaws  has no chance of closeing  they replaced a closed section of a strip mall in town that shut down a park an shop store that was in the plaza

[Zayre88]

A very old former Shaw's in Sanford ME.

[Zayre88]

Inside former Shaw's in Sanford, with the original sections and walls of the grocery store still there.

[gu4ever]

This is the Shaw's in Randolph, VT as of 2009.
Does this location look familiar? it's the sister store to Enosburg Falls, VT.  Which just happens to be the competition Hannaford. Of course both of these locations originally were built for GRAND UNION. This location also contains the original decor package from GU, with just minor updates by Shaw's.

[gu4ever]

This is a close up of the front facade. In person the scar from the original Grand Union sign can clearly be seen.

[gu4ever]

I finally stopped at the brand new Shaw's that opened in Peterborough, NH. This location had some pretty unique features to it. I haven't seen a brand new store set up for a few years now so I'm curious if all new stores will look like this one inside and out going forward.

[gu4ever]

The front entrance of the store opens into produce and the floral department. You can see in the entry lobby that the store is using some new lighting enclosed in lampshades.

[gu4ever]

Several department aisles throughout the store utilize these large pendant lamp shades. These neutral pendant shades remind me of a version of one used at several Grand Union stores that opened during the 90's.

[gu4ever]

This picture features the checkouts in Peterborough, NH the pendant lighting is also used in this area.
You can see the interior view of the front windows looking into the parking lot. From the exterior the windows are covered with a graphic overlay.

[gu4ever]

A final look at the exterior of the store. This picture shows the graphic overlay in the windows, beyond the windows is the checkout department as seen in the previous post.

[kendra]

Originally posted by gu4ever
This is the Shaw's in Randolph, VT as of 2009.
Does this location look familiar? it's the sister store to Enosburg Falls, VT.  Which just happens to be the competition Hannaford. Of course both of these locations originally were built for GRAND UNION. This location also contains the original decor package from GU, with just minor updates by Shaw's.

That's a fairly old Shaw's logo, too...at least a decade old, I should think. When did this store open, if you know?

The Peterborough store looks really interesting...the open ceiling seems kind of unusual too, at least in comparison to other Shaw's locations I've been in.

[kendra]

Originally posted by Marc82
I took quite a few pictures of the closed Shaw's on the Corner of Farmington Ave and Oakland Street in Bristol, CT today August 12, 2009. Store opened in 1995 and closed on July 25, 2009.

Sign inside the entrance.

I find those signs sort of poignant...even if these places are just retail establishments, they still played roles in peoples' lives, be it as an employer, a frequent place to shop, or even a more subtle role like the sponsor of someone's Little League team or something like that. It makes me think...how many people walked in and out those doors in those 14 years? What were their stories? I guess this is something I am prone to as a student of anthropology, but images like that do provoke these sorts of thoughts for me. I know the 23 years mentioned on the closing sign at the Hogan Road store carried a lot of weight for me, as I knew people (not necessarily still at that store, but still working for the company) that has literally been with Shaw's since that store opened. From a business standpoint, closings are just closings, but from a sociocultural standpoint, they are much more.

Thanks for sharing those photos, Marc -- also, the closed Bristol store appears to be the spitting image of Shaw's Main St. in Bangor, design-wise.