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The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company is a chain of supermarkets located mostly in New England and most of the New York City metropolitan area. It is the fifth largest employer in New England.

Stop & Shop is now the largest food retailer based in New England (though rival retailer Shaws is the largest supermarket chain whose stores are located solely in the six New England states). It operates more than 360 stores throughout New England, as well as in New York and New Jersey. The corporate headquarters is located in Quincy, Massachusetts and the current distribution facility is located in Assonet, Massachusetts. Until 2006 the firm also operated a large warehouse located off of Interstate 91 in North Haven, Connecticut. The company's original warehouse was in Readville, Massachusetts.

In the late 1980s, The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company was acquired by leveraged buyout specialists Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. Shortly thereafter, Medi-Mart was sold to Walgreens, and Bradlees was spun off as its own corporation. After a period of several years in which KKR explored merger possibilities with Safeway (which it also controlled at the time), Stop & Shop was sold at public offering.
The Super Stop & Shop in Yonkers, NY

The chain was acquired by the American branch of Dutch food giant Ahold in 1995. Ahold had previously acquired First National Supermarkets, whose Edwards chain also had a strong presence in Connecticut, and Ahold planned to operate both the Edwards and Stop & Shop chains side by side. However, in the wake of the acquisition, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal raised anti-trust questions, as Stop & Shop and Edwards combined had more than half of the grocery market share in Connecticut. Following negotiations with Blumenthal, Ahold decided to convert all of its New England stores to the Stop & Shop banner, while selling some locations to other chains such as Shaw's and Big Y. Ahold continued the transition of its Edwards stores, converting all of its New York and New Jersey locations to the Stop & Shop format in the early 2000s. In 2004, Ahold integrated Stop & Shop Supermarkets with Giant Food LLC and created one combined company with the name of Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover.

In 1994, Giant-Landover began northern expansion by opening stores in Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey under the Super G trade name. This was done to differentiate itself from future sister company Giant Food of Carlisle, Pennsylvania. During 2005, the newly formed Stop & Shop/Giant made the decision to phase out the Super G name in New Jersey and Delaware. In New Jersey, four Super G stores were shuttered and the remaining eight stores were converted to the Super Stop & Shop banner and became a part of Stop & Shop's Metro New York division in an attempt to revive sales at the stores. (The stores continued to underperform and were subsequently sold in 2007 to ShopRite Supermarkets.) The Delaware Super G stores were to be remodeled and reopened as Super Giant.

In 2006, Stop & Shop signed a contract with Starbucks Coffee Company, placing Starbucks licensed stores inside certain supermarkets. Many Stop & Shop stores currently feature Dunkin' Donuts outlets inside the store. Also in May 2006, Stop & Shop began piloting the Shopping Buddy program in select stores in Massachusetts and Connecticut. The Shopping Buddy is a personal shopping assistant that allows customers to track their purchases and to do in-cart bagging as they move through the store.

In October 2007, Stop & Shop launched an advertising campaign which was intended to have users submit stories and videos to a website (stopandshop.tv) detailing their Stop and Shop experiences. The campaign was significant in that it is an early example of a regional traditional brand employing Web 2.0 concepts such as user generated content to promote their stores.

On August 22, 2008, Stop & Shop changed its logo as a rebranding project along with its sister company, Giant-Landover.

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    Speak Out: Stop & Shop owes Kennebunk an explanation ... - The news that the Stop & Shop supermarket will be closing at the end of October raises concerns about our local economy and important questions about the Town of Kennebunk's approach to economic development. Residents are right to ask ...
    -unknown (Thu, 22 Oct 2009)


    How to Make a Difference on a Budget - New Stop & Shop Program ... - Stop & Shop Supermarket Company will help customers support their local schools every time they shop through its new A+ Bonus Bucks program. From now through March 25, 2010, customers can earn A+ Bonus Bucks Points for the school of ...
    -Mel Fabrikant (Thu, 22 Oct 2009)


    (WWLP) - A new scanning program at Stop & Shop allows grocery shoppers to keep track of their order as they shop

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    A Stop & Shop supermarket commercial from the early 90s. I believe this chain is just in New England. ... Stop and Shop commercial

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    Welcome - Stop & Shop - The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company operates more than 355 supermarkets in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Hampshire and New Jersey ...
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    Stop & Shop Issues A Voluntary Recall of Stop & Shop Non Fat Dry Milk - Jul 1, 2009 ... Following notification from its manufacturer, The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company has recalled the following Stop & Shop Non Fat Dry Milk ...
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    The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co., LLC : ENERGY STAR - The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co., LLC. Quincy, Massachusetts Top Performer (2007) . The Stop & Shop/Giant Supermarket Company is a subsidiary of Royal Ahold ...
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    Free ice cream event will raise hunger awareness - Daily Business ... - Sep 10, 2009 ... Free ice cream alert: Today at noon, the Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. and the Breyers ice cream brand said they plan to start serving up free ...
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    Employment - Stop & Shop - Copyright 2000-2009 The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, all rights reserved. Click here for our Privacy Policy Statement.
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