Stop & Shop is closing 32 stores, including five in Connecticut, by the end of the year.
The 32 stores, which the company says are underperforming, will close on or before Nov. 2, according to a press release issued Friday morning.
Stop & Shop said employees at the affected locations will be offered other opportunities within the company.
These Stop & Shops are closed:
Connecticut
- 100 Division Street, Ansonia
- 211 High St., Torrington (931 Torringford St., Torrington remains open)
- 1937 West Main St., Stamford (2200 Bedford St., Stamford remains open)
- 855 Bridgeport Ave., Milford (1360 East Town Road, Milford remains open)
- 72 Newtown Road, Danbury (44 Lake Avenue Ext., Danbury remains open)
Here are the other closures the company has announced:
Massachusetts
- 932 North Montello St., Brockton
- 36 New State Road, Raynham
- 341 Plymouth Street, Halifax
- 539-571 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury
- 165 Needham St., Newton (bfreshmarkt)
- 415 Cooley St., Springfield (1600 Boston Rd. and 1277 Liberty St., Springfield remain open)
- 545 Lincoln St. Worcester (940 West Boylston St. and 949 Grafton St., Worcester remain open)
- 24 Mattakeesett St., Pembroke (125 Church St., Pembroke remains open)
Rhode Island
- 11 Handelsweg, Johnston
- 176 Pittman St., Providence (East side Marketplace)
New Jersey
- 1083 Inman Ave., Edison
- 1049 US Highway 1 South, Edison
- 4861 U.S. Highway 9, Howell
- 1278 US Highway 22, Phillipsburg
- 581 Stelton Rd., Piscataway
- 625 Paterson Ave., Carlstadt
- 1221 State Route 27, Franklin Township
- 130 Skyline Dr., Ringwood
- 505 Richmond Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach
- 2275 West County Line Rd., Jackson
New York
- 2965 Cropsey Ave., Brooklyn
- 130 Wheatley Plaza, Greenvale
- 7 Samsondale Plaza, West Haverstraw
- 294 Middenlandweg, Coram
- 240 East Sanford Blvd., Mt. Vernon
- 132 Fulton Ave., Hempstead
- 2525 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow
“Stop & Shop is proud of the deep roots and community connections we have developed as a neighborhood grocery brand over 100 years, and we remain committed to nurturing our associates, customers and communities,” Gordon Reid, president of Stop & Shop, said in a statement. “As we announced in May, Stop & Shop has evaluated our entire store portfolio and made the difficult decision to close underperforming stores in order to create a healthy foundation for the future growth of our brand.”
“Our associates are a strong community committed to growth and collaboration, and all of our store associates will continue to have a place in the Stop & Shop family as we look forward to serving customers at other nearby locations,” Reid added.
Stop & Shop has indicated that it will announce specific store closing dates well in advance.
After the stores close, Stop & Shop will operate more than 350 stores in five states, including 81 stores in Connecticut, 115 in Massachusetts, 47 in New Jersey, 91 in New York and 25 in Rhode Island.
You can find the points of sale on the Stop & Shop website.