Stop & Shop is closing 32 stores. Here’s where

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Stop & Shop is closing 32 underperforming grocery stores in the northeastern United States as part of the company’s efforts to improve its financial performance.

Consumers are also facing rising prices at grocery stores, with food prices rising slightly last month, according to the latest inflation report.

“Stop & Shop evaluated its overall store portfolio and made the difficult decision to close underperforming stores to create a healthy foundation for the future growth of our brand,” the chain’s president, Gordon Reid, said in a statement.

Ahold Delhaize, the chain’s Dutch parent company, unveiled the new stores Friday, adding that they would close by early November. The closures come amid a broader shakeup of the U.S. grocery industry, including the rise of discount grocery brand Aldi, which plans to open 800 stores. In addition, Kroger and Albertson announced a $25 billion merger earlier this year. The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit to block the deal.

Ahold Delhaize announced at its investor day in May that store reductions were planned, but did not specify the locations. The stores affected are spread across the five states where the group operates, including 10 in New Jersey, eight in Massachusetts, seven in New York, five in Connecticut and two in Rhode Island.

Stop & Shop said it “remains committed to serving our communities through additional stores, online shopping and home delivery services.” Employees affected by the closures will be offered other opportunities within the company.

After the closures, the 110-year-old chain said it would “continue to have a strong presence across its five states with more than 350 stores.” Stop & Shop has renovated about half of its stores since 2018, with renovated stores “outperforming” those that were not renovated.

In addition to operating Stop & Shop, Ahold Delhaize owns Food Lion and Giant grocery stores in the United States.

Here’s where the locations close:

100 Division Street, Ansonia

72 Newtown Road, Danbury

855 Bridgeport Avenue, Milford

1937 West Main Street, Stamford

211 High Street, Torrington

932 Montello Street North, Brockton

341 Plymouth Street, Halifax

165 Needham Street, Newton

24 Mattakeesett Street, Pembroke

36, New National Highway, Raynham

539-571 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury

415 Cooley Street, Springfield

545 Lincoln Street, Worcester

625 Paterson Avenue, Carlstadt

1083 Inman Avenue, Edison

1049 US Highway 1 South, Edison

1221 National Road 27, Franklin Township

4861 US Highway 9, Howell

2275 West County Line Rd., Jackson

1278 US Highway 22, Phillipsburg

581 Stelton Rd., Piscataway

505 Richmond Ave, Point Pleasant Beach

130 Skyline Dr., Ringwood

2965 Cropsey Avenue, Brooklyn

294 Middle Country Road, Coram

2525 Hempstead Highway, East Meadow

130 Wheatley Plaza, Greenvale

132 Fulton Avenue, Hempstead

240 East Sanford Blvd., Mt. Vernon

7 Samsondale Plaza, West Haverstraw

Rhode Island

11 Commerce Way, Johnston

176 Pittman Street, Providence (Eastside Market)