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Stop & Shop to Close Norwalk and Windsor Warerooms This Fall in E-Commerce Shift

The retailer portrays the move as a multi-state pivot to store-based fulfillment that preserves online pickup and delivery service.

<p><strong>> Supermarket:</strong> Stop & Shop<br/> <strong>> Headquarters:</strong> Quincy, MA<br/> <strong>> Year founded:</strong> 1914</p><p>This northeastern supermarket chain got its start in Massachusetts in 1914, spreading throughout southern New England by 1990. In 1995 Stop & Shop was bought by the Dutch supermarket company Ahold, who merged with the Belgian Delhaize company in 2016. Ahold Delhaize also owns Hannaford, Food Lion, and Giant, making it one of the largest grocery chains in the U.S. by revenue.</p>
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Overview

  • Stop & Shop confirmed its Norwalk and Windsor e-commerce warerooms will close this fall, ending the chain’s wareroom operations in Connecticut.
  • There is no set closure date, and the company says it will keep fulfilling delivery orders from the facilities until they shut down.
  • Customers in Connecticut will continue to have access to online pickup and home delivery after the closures, according to the company.
  • The decision is part of a wider consolidation that includes seven warerooms across four states and a shift toward store-level fulfillment and third-party partners.
  • A spokesperson said impacted workers will be offered other roles, with the vast majority expected to have options, as reporting also notes Amazon’s rapid expansion of perishable same-day delivery for competitive context.