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BOSTON (WHDH) – A spokesperson for Stop & Shop on Wednesday confirmed plans to close some stores as the company looks to ensure its long-term health and future growth.
Headquartered in Quincy, Stop & Shop currently has more than 400 locations. In a statement, Corporate Communications Manager Caroline Medeiros did not identify specific stores but said Stop & Shop “will make some difficult decisions to close select underperforming store locations.”
Stop & Shop’s parent company, Ahold-Delhaize, first announced planned store closures during an investor event last week.
In an accompanying statement, Ahold-Delhaize said “Optimizing our portfolio and making necessary interventions when brands are facing challenges will also be an important contributor to elevating the quality of our sales.”
“[W]e will take decisive and deliberate actions to ensure a stable and thriving future for Stop & Shop,” Ahold-Delhaize said, in part.
Medeiros in her statement said Stop & Shop has completed …
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