The Stop and Shop Monopoly You Didn't Know About

[@kingjardani7267]

I drive pass them on my way to market basket every weekend.😂😂😂

[@clairelivefreeordie2551]

Communities should actively try to have more locations in Massachusetts. Nobody can beat their prices...& quality. $2.59 for a gallon of regular milk & ALL registers open!

[@scottpetrovic]

@@clairelivefreeordie2551 I really wish I was closer to a market basket. Being downtown and no car, the convenient place for me is the Trader Joe's in Back bay.

[@allentarver6286]

hahahahaha

[@killertofu9188]

I love my Basket...but Stop and Shops produce and meat is waaay better quality.

[@clairelivefreeordie2551]

@@killertofu9188 oh no, I don't agree

[@incognito595]

Their prices are outrageous,but Shaw's are even More Outrageous.

[@windturbinesyndrome1067]

At least Shaws is clean, happy employees, and fresh produce.

[@MajorOutage]

@@incognito595 Shaws is often cheaper in my experience. Often, not always.

[@nanny8675309]

Born and raised in Massachusetts and lived most of my life there. I moved out about 10 years ago and with what I hear from friends and this channel, it’s amazing how much has changed in such a small amount of time. It’s really heartbreaking because it was once an amazing place to live.

[@turnuptheradio6057]

Market basket is the way the go.

[@sab3295]

So far away from Springfield mass... The closest one is oxford Massachusetts... Which is 50 minutes away.

[@jeremy8807]

Definitely. I drive past Big Y to go to MB in Middleton

[@PomskyDad]

In North Reading, MA they closed their store, bought the plaza with Shaws up the road and reopened where Shaws once stood. The store is smaller and located on the far northside of town. They then rented their original property (centrally located) to a Job Lots blocking any other grocer from opening in town.

[@mikeurban]

I saw that, we go to the spirit store that opens year round I think it's on the same property

[@thetroytroycan]

Was it legal? Did you vote for the people who approved that variance? Don't complain, call them now. Have everyone in N. Reading call the mayor. Do any other supermarkets even want to open there? I don't live next to Market Basket but I go out of my way. The food at stop&shop is always rotten. They buy the land, it is their right to deed and use the land as they please. Zoning and building department DO NOT have to APPROVE them operating in the city.

[@ProvocateuAstrology2]

You are absolutely right about lane. When I was at PWC, I audited the company. When I looked at their books, the first thing I thought was THIS IS A REAL ESTATE COMPANY!

[@l1nuxguy646]

So was Sears.

[@Topkick389]

Hannaford has at least 15 stores in Massachusetts and dozens more in NH and Maine

[@Edgeworthian]

I hate to break it to you, but Hannaford is a sister store to stop & Shop. They are both owned by the same parent company.

[@jamessantagati4999]

We live in Dorchester and have stopped shopping at S & S and Star's. We drive to Hanover and shop at the Market Basket and the Trader Joe's in the same plaza. The service and savings is worth the 30 minute trip.

[@oldsweetdickmalone8721]

same here. the S&S on Morrissey is an absolute joke.

[@DavidBarton777]

I worked at one for almost 5 years I met some of the best people working there, and we were all treated like trash. this is why i refuse to work for corporations. Because of the way they treat their employees constantly telling us that we are replaceable. They cut your hours so you cant get ahead awful! Now they are treating the customers the same way, because they don't care. They don't care how much you cry and complain about the prices or the product as long as you keep buying it. If you want to see change Stop going and refuse to buy There junk. That's all they care about is the bottom line.

[@mikeurban]

I appreciate you chiming in. I appreciate the employees that work there and think they deserve better as well.

[@DavidBarton777]

@mikeurban thank you They do! every person working especially those supporting a family deserves to have an employer that shows them dignity and respect. Especially a company that makes well over 4 billion a year. Stopie opened my eyes to corporate greed and their lack of respect for those that are actually making the company most of the money.

[@bigchills7194]

I worked at the main warehouse in Freetown and it was the same there too!

[@rafaelmuriel579]

Stop Shop has been extremely cruel to their customers for many years now.

[@davidschneider9264]

How so?

[@rafaelmuriel579]

Watch the video

[@jstev67]

You are absolutely right. I only go to Stop and Steal when I am in a hurry and don’t want to deal with lines. I will pay more for the convenience. I know there is never a line there always plenty of parking and occasionally they have good deals like now they have ribeye roast for $6.95 a pound bone in. I bought a few. Even BJ and Costco it’s $13.49 a pound for a full 15 pound piece. Ultimately I ended up with 15 pounds at $140 which as still only $10 a pound after I trimmed it myself. But yes I completely agree stop and shop is a convenience store.

[@allentarver6286]

that's what I do.I vacuum seal the meats/butter/onions/pepper then freeze them. Usually last me till the next sale price.

[@johnbettano6026]

For one it's not prime. it's the lowest grade of Choice. it's not even "choice select" I don't care how cheap it is I much rather have quality beef.

[@pfizz490]

Finally someone has shed light on this and the roots of the problem..

[@BrendaCosta-xh9zs]

I live in Provincetown and drive to the bridge to go to market basket

[@781Florist]

I am in a city that is within about 5-7 minutes of Market Basket, Stop & Shop, Hannafords, Star Market and Shaws. I shop the sale circulars and digital coupons for all of them and save a LOT of money by doing that. BTW...also have Costco and BJs within 5-10 minutes of my house.

[@martinw1225]

Stop & Shop is awful. The stores are dirty and poorly maintained, quality is terrible, and prices are high. Even the majority of the remodeled stores aren’t being kept up and are dirty. The dairy cases are always dirty and there are always stained ceiling tiles. Meat is shipped in from a processing plant as they eliminated butchers a few years ago. The quality of the prepackaged meat is horrible. There’s always expired food on the shelves along with gray/brown rotten meats. Sandwiches, salads, baked goods etc… are all shipped in and mediocre quality. The managers are incompetent and aren’t trained properly. I know people who worked there and were treated like trash. The whole chain has really gotten worse over the years. Ahold Delhaize and Stop & Shop’s corporate management are convinced the remodels will fix the chain’s issues - but that’s not happening as the remodeled stores are dirty, quality is still horrible, and the chain’s upper management is incompetent and out of touch with the staff and customers. They’ve definitely gotten worse in the last two years in CT regardless of the remodels. Every time I’ve walked in one in the last year there’s been issues.

[@noneyabusiness6957]

Went to stop and shop just for eggs because I didn’t want to deal with traffic to get to Market Basket…$8.99 for a 18 pack of eggs I got right back into traffic and went to Market Basket

[@Yocko93]

Not only this, in Roxbury they charging 30-40% more than Needham if Im not mistaken. There was an investigation from a local journalist couple years ago.

[@mikeurban]

Really?! Can you email me the article by chance

[@robertlewis723]

You are mistaken. The teenagers cherry picked items that do not represent the price variation.

[@Yocko93]

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[@Yocko93]

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[@DavidBarton777]

Yes because of the theft High theft stores are always more Expensive because they have to adjust to make up their losses. That's why all corporate stores are leaving bad areas it's not worth it To them. They don't need to steal More than half the people use EBT They can't help themselves.

[@ExpectMiracles55]

I live in Nonantum Village area in Newton, 5 min walking to an S&S. I avoid it like the plague. I am very sensitive to smells and everytime I HAVE to go there for an urgent something I hold my nose at the smelly entrance and will never again set foot in their bathroom: entered, left, held my breath, entered again, peed as fast as I could and run out the door (indescribable putrid smell). I learned enough to never set foot in any of their stores again. Excellent podcast. You got a like and a new subscriber!

[@CHChan511]

Man, you nailed it about Stop & Shop! I am aliso trapped by location. I hate the store and the way they run the business. I can drive there in 5 minutes any time of day. My preferred store, Market basket, is 20 minutes away.

[@Oceanic83]

What's interesting with Stop & Shop is that although they're union, they mostly function on part time employees making minimum wage. And many full time employees have to work at multiple locations throughout the work week to get full time hours, including supervisors and managers. The Stop & Shop close to me is always understaffed, while the Hannaford's 2 miles up the street is well staffed, pays (slightly) better, has better prices, and isn't union. And then a mile further from there is a Market Basket. I'm fortunate to live near one. When I lived/grew up in Boston, I had only Stop & Shop and Star Market as options. If I was a realtor, I would make living near a Market Basket a selling point for a house.

[@MajorOutage]

I remember hearing years ago that Stop and Shop went salted earth against Walmart to prevent them from building a Super Walmart in the south Seekonk area by buying up any property they could be interested in. But hey guess what, Market Basket just beat them to the punch buying up the Showcase on Rt. 6.

[@danielleboule3220]

Great news I didn’t know that

[@benjamintucker9829]

Sometimes if I need groceries after 9:00 PM Stop and Shop is the only place to go.

[@luna_soleil]

I'm glad we're having this conversation finally! I only go to Stop and Shop because I drive by it to and from work, it's so expensive compared to Market Basket or Aldi's. I had to get onto food stamps recently, Market Basket doesn't take EBT (at least mine doesn't). I've started shopping at Target too for groceries some of their prices are really good, the crazy part is their CEO came out and pretty much said they used to overcharge for groceries because they could and now that groceries are high they made theirs low so people would buy with them.

[@myronchamberlain7734]

Stop and shop has the highest prices in my area every time they have a sale you need a stop and shop card and a digital coupon that is difficult to figure out its a rip-off to deny that you get the sale price

[@seanconroy3567]

I worked at the headquarters for years and I can tell you for a fact that they do not care about their employees and they really don’t care about the shoppers. Once Ahold handed over stop and shop to the Giant executives everything went straight down hill. You can literally see it happen. They were great until about 2010.

[@felixcutillo5411]

Wow, you absolutely crushed the whole Shop & Stop experience. I’ve always felt that exact same way but could never put it into words. And here you are, just casually dropping the perfect description! Bravo!

[@mikeurban]

Now you know why lol

[@suzieqgm643]

I stopped going to Stop & Shop 3 years ago when the grass-fed steak started going bad every time I bought it. Now I shop at farms and stopped using supermarkets altogether thereby cutting my grocery bill in half along with my weight ❤

[@luna_soleil]

The packages of lamb at my Stop & Shop are always expanded looking like they're gonna burst, meaning they're releasing gasses because they've gone off. I've never seen one package look right.

[@benjamintucker9829]

How did you find farms that you can buy from.

[@DA-uz8qb]

I never buy meat from my location. I see gaps in their meat refrigerators, where glass doors have been removed, and I routinely check their thermometers, which show temps above 45 degrees regularly (extremely unsafe). Visual scans of the product shows pockets where meats are discolored and gas-expanded. It's a very unsafe and illegal practice to sell meats of this low quality. Luckily, I am in a geo location that offers other alternatives with higher quality meat -- at least trustworthy and safe.

[@suzieqgm643]

@@benjamintucker9829 I live in an area of the country that has lots of cattle and dairy farms. I am fortunate and thank God for such blessings

[@tonypetch]

@@benjamintucker9829 small local grass fed farms out in Western Mass.

[@Gillteixeira]

I usually try to go to Market Basket, but like you mentioned, there are more Stop & Shops around my area. So, I end up going to Stop & Shop since it’s closer!

[@fergie299]

Stop and shop is the worst.

[@omgwhathappenedtomyspaceba1291]

Publix does the same thing here in Florida.

[@M1911jln]

When I lived in MA, I shopped at Roche Brothers instead of Stop & Shop. Roche Brothers isn’t cheap, but the produce is much better. Now that I’ve moved to NH, the only halfway decent grocery store seems to be Whole Paycheck.

[@p.auto.t]

Only reason I go to Stop & Shop is to use their Citizens Bank branch lol the one in Lowell is pretty much dead every time I go there. Market Basket and Hannaford are running circles around them.

[@Edgeworthian]

12:24 The reason why retailers change the planogram every so often is because regular customers start to learn where the items they want are located and we will make a beeline for just those items. That does not help sales. So stores like Walmart, stop and Shop, etc will change the arrangement of the store to force you to walk around and be exposed to more product in the hopes that it will drive sales up.

[@chrislapp9468]

Same for convenience stores who stock the milk at the rear of the store.

[@erictwickler4247]

@@chrislapp9468 Milk, fresh meat and other products are refrigerated and high volume so they are close to the large refrigerated coolers at the back of the store. It is logical if you think about it.

[@jimmclaughlin5930]

Stop and shop is like the Winn Dixie in Florida Publix is the grocery everybody goes to i go to Big Y at least for a while till i head back down to SW Florida

[@tekguy4]

Come out to western mass where big y and stop & shop have basically cornered the market, no market baskets anywhere close but thankfully we have Aldi's now

[@abbyynorman2874]

Shop in the suburbs Northshore it’s cheaper out here-I went to Stoppie in Cambridge almost fell down at the prices-!

[@allentarver6286]

Cambridge is outa control!! a small soda out of the fridge cost me almost $5

[@abbyynorman2874]

@@allentarver6286 The govt is NOT keeping up with consumer price index like the plague Cost of living out of sight-Democrat Biden over burdening bureaucratic regulations cost us ALL

[@bryanchatelle1733]

There is no Stop and Shop in Cambridge

[@other-phone]

I'm just glad I don't have to eat bugs

[@mpm62]

That robot is just creepy!

[@gaiagardener]

Wow. Cut throat real estate tactics. There are two S & S’s in the insular communities where I live. One has a strange odor and frequently floods. The other was recently renovated, to include a substantial addition. The workers that I have experienced, are for the most part, pleasant and very helpful, especially with finding moved items. Something that I was shocked to discovered over ten years ago, is the flyer sales are demographic. For example, our weekly S & S flyer is rarely more than a single page, where I live; whereas, that same week the flyer was 8-10 pages in stores elsewhere, listing hundreds of items and their regular prices were substantially lower. I also noticed that the quality of the produce at our isolated stores, was inferior to that of other grocery stores I happened into. The produce looked fresher, crisper. I thought perhaps it is the lighting, but I doubt it. While working in the food industry, I discovered that there are several grades of produce that are available wholesale. Also, many times I have experienced their fruit not ripening, but literally rotted from the inside out. I do frequent S & S for convenience, but prefer to support a family owned grocery store with an in house butcher, one town away.

[@jerrysgoodstuff280]

Hannaford is ONLY in the Northeast.

[@citizynm2372]

Mike - awesome content dude. Keep it up.

[@mikeurban]

appreciate that!

[@jasoncharron5229]

This is why I shop at Market Basket. I live across from Stopping Shop warehouse on the Fallriver mass Freetown Mass line.And I have a Shaws less then 2 miles away and 2 Stopping Shops as well.But Market Basket is so much better.

[@ronbrown7941]

I live in NyC. They are very prevalent here. In the D.C. area it is called “Giant”. These big Supermarket chains have so much control over market. It’s sad

[@benjamintocchi7909]

I went to a Giant in DC for the first time and I could not believe how bad it was. Made Stop & Shop look nice.

[@jeanmcneil6353]

I love Trader Joe's and think they have great prices

[@Victory1507ci]

If I remember correctly, S&S tried to stop what is now Big Y on route 1&27 in Walpole. They were “organizing” residents to try to stop construction

[@jhouriet]

in my experience this seems very true. it was actually the self checkouts that drove me to MB. but store infrastructure was falling apart too. still buy produce at WF

[@benjamintocchi7909]

Stop & Shop now reminds me of A&P during its final days. I go to Big Y or ShopRite.

[@jeanmcneil6353]

Wow memories A&P was from my childhood.

[@Placidzzz]

big y is my go to store

[@DeathfireD]

Hannaford is in the North East though lol. We have a bunch in NH. They're a lot cleaner than other grocery stores but a lot more expensive.

[@bigchills7194]

Yeah there's a few in Massachusetts too. Idk where he got that info.

[@allentarver6286]

I buy from stop and shop only when they have deals.when they have good deals I buy a lot of whatever I'm buying. Butter, meats ,onions peppers I vacuum seal then freeze them. Here in Dorchester there are so many more places to shop. Angles meat market across from dorchester court house has great deals for the meat eater.

[@marchellewilliams3239]

Very true; Angels need to expand but keep in mind Stop& Shop is mega giant with resources with a brainstorming real es😂tate development team that via corporate interest can undermine any retail grocery entity within miles of anything they purchase from an investment standpoint. Scary 😮

[@Lidiroyal]

The one in Brockton closed and I there are already so many grocery stores in the city

[@carrolllyons8450]

Hannafords, my main store in Massachusetts, originated in Maine I think!

[@oldsweetdickmalone8721]

same company as stop n shop

[@sm01845]

This happened in Andover, there was a Market Basket in a plaza for years. I heard Stop & Shop bought the plaza booted Market Basket out and opened one of their shitty stores in it's place. Luckily there is a Market Basket not to far away in North Andover.

[@marybowers6090]

That restriction is a violation of anti monopoly laws

[@erictwickler4247]

It isn't a monopoly since if you read the comments almost everyone has several other markets to shop in. The origin of those non-compete clauses which are quite common for merchants was the cost to open a new store in construction, equipment, and inventory was a significant investment they needed to have the sales to break even in 3 to 5 years and start making an actual profit. The merchants were actually investing for the long haul, operating stores for decades.

[@citizendebs]

South Yarmouth MA has 2 S&S stores (WHY ?!?), and, one Shaw's which are all within 5-8 minutes drive of the house so I generally use those stores for convenience and for items that are similar prices elsewhere and for on sale items because they are close by -BUT I do drive to Hyannis,MA TJ's for most of my big shopping trips - and sometimes will hit the Whole Foods Market there for the few items on sale or when needing better produce than TJs.

[@nobhiker]

Whole Foods is cheaper. I buy a certain brand of chips $1.50 more at S&S . If you buy 365 Whole Foods brand definitely cheaper.

[@josephboyce4522]

Whole Foods is cheaper?

[@2hotscot]

what brand? lol

[@martinw1225]

Ahold also owns GIANT in PA, and they are better than Stop & Shop but they have similar issues with bad food quality, cleanliness, and inventory. Hannaford is better as well but their major issue is the inventory, as I’ve had a lot of issues with empty shelves and out of stocks for the last few years. Certain Hannaford stores are much better managed than others.

[@AndyB718]

Who goes to Stop & Shop anymore ? 🤢

[@KingDaryus]

I frequent the Quincy Stop & Shops and they are pretty good. The recent inventory issues have been challenging, especially with grass-fed meat and milk, but I generally have better experiences there compared to Shaws and Star Market. The presence of the Ahold headquarters in Quincy might contribute to the quality of their nearby stores. There was also a Hannaford store in Quincy not long ago, but I read that it closed after the merger.

[@mikeurban]

they recently did a renovation at our local store, but its more or less the same stuff. Shaws and star market are great.

[@geraldgriffin8220]

Try MB Wilmington the stocking clerks are running wild .It's like Soviet shopping -- you get let's say Turkey Hill all natural ice cream but only in one flavor next week it's another flavor, you want Barry's Tea -- better grab it when you see it or it will be all decaf next week...Alfresco Apple flavor brats ? Start digging...there might be one entombed under jalapeno.

[@manddservice.manddservice]

Market Bucket milk $2.69, Shaw's milk $5.00 for 1 Gallon of milk. Gas around $2.99 per Gallon. I've got 3 or 4 Stop & Shops in my (TOWN/CITY) of Attleboro/N.Attleboro, Ma Thank you

[@lP1Axl]

Hannaford is in nh we have em in almost every town in southern nh

[@tonyslicer7399]

I shop there when used live at Bristol NH

[@marcosjoseph3293]

How come there is no market basket in Boston

[@Twintheselecta]

Massachusetts especially the city of Boston is allowing this because they are union. Notice there’s a Walmart ban implemented by mayor menino. So market basket and Walmart can’t enter the city of Boston. The people suffer from this and high pricing because of the Walmart affect

[@jron20r51]

Crappy company, In bourne we have a Market Basket, and a new Aldi's in Falmouth. Walmart in Wareham.....Never shop there. Shaw's is rip off too, but better quality. Plan and boycott them...Good job Mike, good channel

[@timothyhan9735]

I stopped shopping at Stop & Shop when I saw numerous produce and other food are way pass their expiration date. I walked right out, and now I drive 20 minutes to my nearest Whole Foods Market. I'd rather do the extra 20 minute drive and pay a slightly higher cost, then get sick or die of food poisoning.

[@abbyynorman2874]

It happened in North Reading Ocean state job lots is there now renting FROM Stoppie on a sublease

[@millierodriguez2816]

Can you talk about the gas points scam. I have gas points on the fob but the fob doesn’t work at the gas station. S&S said you need to use the phone app for the gas points but you cannot transfer the points from the fob to the app. If you do have gas points on the app, it will not work at the pump. Another scam! 😡😡😡

[@SimplyJack3]

It was NIMBYS that kept S&S monopoly in my town. But it is cheaper for me to get my groceries delivered from Wal mart.

[@jimmyboy1582]

They also own Giant down south. Its obvious because of the branding.

[@thedevilsadvocate5210]

Hannaford, Food Lion, Giant Food, and Stop & Shop

[@jk6854]

Ahold Delahaize is the problem. They don’t care about the crappy stores or the warehouses.

[@joeyc1563]

The one in Chelmsford is near a market basket - like right across the street The one in Hudson NH was also across from market basket but that’s a goodwill now and has been for years, guess the deed thing did that I bought meat from them once and it was expired 4 days. Walmart meat isn’t much better but it isn’t actively expired, but will expire 2-3 days after. Market basket however I’ve never had an issue with meat there and it’s cheaper for example 10 burgers are 12 bucks

[@AndyLong]

There is no clearer example of this than looking at the Quincy Center store vs the store in Hingham. The Quincy location has at least some competition from the Star Market down the street. The prices of many products are usually much better here than they are for the exact same items at the Hingham store that is only 4 miles away. I hate going the extra 4 miles because it'll usually add 40 minutes back and forth (especially in Friday evening traffic) Thankfully there is a Market Basket in Hanover now. We usually go there now. But its not convenient when in a pinch.

[@CapeSIX]

I worked for stop and shop for 7+ years… would recommend going somewhere else for shopping or employment

[@MTBIKEXC]

Stop & Shop never has their “specials” in stock. Every time I fall for it, I swear I’ll never go again… but do.

[@gaiagardener]

Rain check ✔️

[@MTBIKEXC]

@@gaiagardener Yeah - I should but ... pain in the ass... which I'm sure they're counting on.

[@tabithan2978]

I have one near me, I rarely shop there and their prices are outrageous. I mostly go to Trader Joe’s or MB. They are both a little further.

[@Evilducttapeman]

Chicopee aka Springfield area. Stop a shop has stores around here but the biggest and best one is definitely Chicopee big y or south Hadleys

[@danielleboule3220]

I stopped shopping there the day I spent over 250.00 and they wanted to charge me 1.00 per bag to get them home. All done

[@TheDAT573]

I shop in the Sheepshead Bay Brooklyn Stop and Shop, all the time. I love it.

[@chrisroy1613]

Ahold also owns Giant Landover, Giant Carlisle and Food Lion.

[@TooLOWtoobeGone]

My mom goes to Market Basket. Most moms in Boston have been going to Market Basket for over 20 years now. Maybe your argument makes sense in rural areas of New England.

[@mountainman978]

Hannaford in the central mass area has been trash for a couple years now

[@lordmarcusmaximus]

Unfortunately, Market Basket refuses to move into Connecticut. Doesn’t help when good companies will not even try to come to our state.

[@tiger_assassin99]

Lived near Roxbury and this is so true for Stop & Shop. I like Trader Joe’s more, but they’re further away

[@peggajordan5635]

I have never ever had a problem with produce or meats at Stop and Shop.

[@vickielane7387]

I don’t have stop and shop near me now, but used to. I lived in a town with no market until they came in. They were fine at the time. Stopped in a bunch of years later and was surprised at the prices and lack of selection. But that town is a rich now. Hence why I don’t live there anymore. Now I have MB and Market 32 aka Price Chopper. Stop and shop is doing a disservice to communities. When you have billions in profit year in and year out its nothing more than greed.

[@amandajean7738]

Isn't Stop&Shop owned by a foreign corporation? A Dutch corporation? There's 5 in my area. Roughly 5 to 10 miles a part. We used to have a Shaw's (closed down 15 years ago) but Stop&Shop under cutted them when they opened another store in my area and brought a parking lot adjacent to Shaw's. A Market Basket opened in my area couple of years ago, the prices are better but its always busy and chaotic. We don't an have an Aldi's but we have a Walmart.

[@mechanictaft4848]

Yea i live in hydepark no market basket sucks only price rite and they suck so i have to go to stop n shit to get what i cant anywhere else

[@RickyHendrick4z]

Stop & shop charges $15 for a certain deli meat , the butcher shop in my town sells the same boars head chicken for $7.59 pound.

[@jimray2281]

Totally back up the high prices. I’m devoted to Market Basket and I’ll take my receipt and online shop the list at S&S, Shaws, & Wegmans all consistently higher by >%15. Shocking that the Natick Wegmans failed so quickly

[@mattlonergan5093]

That’s greed not just from stop and shop. A seller or buyer doesn’t have to agree to those restrictions do they?

[@RichardTClark396]

Get a good lawyer and File lawsuits they automized ours so I stopped shopping there will never go back they fired over half the staff and went self serve self checkout screw that.

[@jamesp9926]

The quincy ma ones randomly close an hour early at least stay open the posted hours its not hard

[@jimmyboy1582]

I live right down the street. One person staff during those night hours

[@sean8204.5]

It sounds like he lives in Stoneham lol. Those bathrooms are nasty

[@ProvocateuAstrology2]

Stop and Shop is owned by a dutch company called Ahold. They have an ooerations center in Quincy with their US headquarters in Carliske, PA.

[@thedevilsadvocate5210]

they closed the stores in communities that needed the store. There used to be three or four stop and shops in Brockton now there are none Done for stock holders not communities. under performing stores they say . what a load of crap. they are racist

[@DavidBarton777]

Yup that's another reason why they don't care it's not an American company. It's more about their portfolio as a corporation then as a neighborhood grocer

[@carlosreid51]

Stop n Shop ,Giant Food Ahold corp. Same stores

[@Frank-r3y2i]

After reading some of the comments, it seems as though AHOLE would be a better name for the company.

[@DavidBarton777]

@Frank-r3y2i terrible, awful company There not American so they don't care About anything but money They don't care about the customers the product and especially the employees.

[@chrisroy1613]

That's because they have 20 year old produce buyers. It's a mess over there in Quincy. And it has never rebounded from Covid. Many if their workers are unionized too

[@pepecebolla69]

Wait I didn't get the deed restriction stuff. What do they actually do? How can we verify it? And how is it legal? FWIW, the Stop and Shop that's 5 mins where I live just closed, and it's being replaced by H-Mart

[@naijeerwatson4200]

Hannaford is big in new hampshire and maine for sure

[@eileenmacdougall8945]

That's interesting. We're in Seekonk, MA and besides BJ's, Target and Walmart, its only haf 2 stop and shops, BJ's, Walmart and Target for its 18 plus square miles and pop of 18,000 and lots of RI people coming in. But Whole Foods and Market Basket is coming, and I doubt we'll shop W F's but I'll be very happy to have Market Basket. It's has emplyee profit sharing I think. S and Shop keeps getting rid of name brands for their own, and the quality keeps getting worse. But $$$ go up. Great information, thank you.

[@benjamintocchi7909]

Stop & Shop has been on a slide for a while, I feel it has accelerated since their parent, Royal Ahold, merged with Delhaize. Ahold Delhaize got rid of bfresh (I miss bfresh) cut staffing at Stop & Shop and is making the chain more and more like Food Lion, which they also own.

[@leward7788]

i shop at the store because I support unions & it used to be a decent store back in the day (i'm 68) but the quality & availability of items, especially in the produce aisles, has gone deplorable. also, talk about egg prices! i also go for the pharmacy included in the store. i never use self checkout because of scams but mostly to support people, not machines - and the googly eye thing freaks me out