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Shaw’s to Close 6 New Hampshire Stores

WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. — Shaw’s Supermarkets will be closing six of its stores in New Hampshire no later than Sept. 2, the retailer here said Tuesday.

Jon Springer, Executive Editor

July 30, 2013

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WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. — Shaw’s Supermarkets will be closing six of its stores in New Hampshire no later than Sept. 2, the retailer here said Tuesday.

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The stores, located in the New Hampshire towns of Seabrook, Goffstown, Manchester, Tilton, West Lebanon and Keene, were not profitable, Shaw’s said.

“As a company and as responsible business owners, it is imperative to the overall health and future of the company that we run profitable stores,” Shaw’s said in a statement. “The stores identified have not been profitable for quite some time, and despite the best efforts of the company and our associates — including recent pricing and marketing initiatives — we have not been able to reposition them to better compete in the marketplace and don’t anticipate being able to change this trend.”

Shaw’s earlier this month announced six store closings in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, but said Tuesday it had no plans to announce additional closings.

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“While we continuously evaluate the viability of our stores, we do not have any current plans to close any additional stores at this time. This is not reflective of the overall health of Shaw’s and Star Market,” the company said. “The company has, and will, continue to make investments into our business as we look to regain our position as the preeminent grocer in New England. Part of that is making the difficult, but necessary decisions like closing stores to ensure the long-term viability of Shaw’s and Star Market.”

Including the 12 stores marked for closing this month, Shaw’s operated 169 stores, including 33 in New Hampshire.

 

About the Author

Jon Springer

Executive Editor

Jon Springer is executive editor of Winsight Grocery Business with responsibility for leading its digital news team. Jon has more than 20 years of experience covering consumer business and retail in New York, including more than 14 years at the Retail/Financial desk at Supermarket News. His previous experience includes covering consumer markets for KPMG’s Insiders; the U.S. beverage industry for Beverage Spectrum; and he was a Senior Editor covering commercial real estate and retail for the International Council of Shopping Centers. Jon began his career as a sports reporter and features editor for the Cecil Whig, a daily newspaper in Elkton, Md. Jon is also the author of two books on baseball. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English-Journalism from the University of Delaware. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his family.

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