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Episode: Stop & Shop closing 32 underperforming grocery stores in the Northeast
Description: Stop & Shop said it will close 32 underperforming grocery stores in the Northeast U.S. by the end of the year.
The chain, which is owned by the Dutch supermarket company Ahold Delhaize, said it will close 10 stores in New Jersey, eight stores in Massachusetts, seven stores in New York, five stores in Connecticut and two stores in Rhode Island.
The company said employees at affected stores would be offered other jobs within the company. Asked by The Associated Press how many people are employed at the 32 stores, Stop & Shop wouldnβt say.
Stop & Shop, which got its start in 1914 in So...