Northeast USA
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ShopRite
ShopRite: The Evolution of a Grocery Giant From its humble beginnings in 1946 to its current status as a technological innovator in the grocery space, ShopRite’s journey reflects the changing nature of food retail in America. By blending traditional supermarket values with cutting-edge technology and a cooperative business model that empowers independent store owners, ShopRite…
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Balducci’s
Food writer James Beard was a regular customer and noted that Balducci’s always sold “the best of the best, at the right price.” Andy’s merchandising instincts helped polish the Balducci brand, and he is credited with featuring snowy white silver dollar mushrooms from Pennsylvania farms for 39 cents a pound, which became a major draw…
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Kings Food Markets
Kings Food Markets was founded in 1936 with the opening of its first store in Summit, New Jersey. Operating as an upscale grocery chain, it specializes in curated selections of premium foods rather than volume merchandising. The chain is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, with stores in northern New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. Kings…
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Acme Markets
Acme Markets is an American supermarket chain founded in 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Irish immigrants Samuel Robinson and Robert Crawford. The chain operates stores throughout Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and the Hudson Valley of New York, and remains concentrated in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, with headquarters near Malvern, Pennsylvania. Acme offers a…
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Stew Leonard’s
Stew Leonard’s opened in 1969 with seven employees in Norwalk, Connecticut, and now operates eight stores across Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. The family-owned retailer’s reputation for top-quality fresh food, unique private-brand products and a “Disney-esque” shopping experience have fueled devotion from shoppers. The chain has become an outlier in an increasingly consolidated grocery…
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Star Market
Star Market was a New England supermarket chain based in Greater Boston, founded by Armenian immigrant Sarkis Mugar in 1918. Over its nearly century-long history, the company became known for self-service innovation and regional prominence before passing through multiple corporate ownerships—Jewel Tea, American Stores, Sainsbury’s, and Albertsons—and ultimately landing under SuperValu ownership in 2006. By…
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Shaw’s
Shaw’s traces its lineage to two separate retail ventures founded in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In 1862, George C. Shaw opened a small teashop in Portland, Maine, which later evolved into a grocery operation. Independently, Maynard A. Davis established a group of downtown grocery stores in Brockton and New Bedford, Massachusetts, known as…
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Stop & Shop
Stop & Shop… Great food. Low prices. Friendly service. The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company is a chain of supermarkets located mostly in the northeastern United States. History Stop & Shop’s roots can be traced back to 1914, when it was founded by Solomon and Jeanie Rabinowitz in Somerville, Mass., and named the Economy Grocery…