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Stop & Shop to hire 5,000 new workers across Northeast

Jobs span retail store, distribution and e-commerce operations

Russell Redman

December 1, 2020

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The 5,000 new jobs come on top of another 5,000 positions announced at the start of the COVID-19 crisis in March, Stop & Shop noted.Stop & Shop

Amid a pandemic and an ongoing omnichannel transformation, Stop & Shop aims to fill more than 5,000 jobs across its stores, distribution centers and e-commerce operations.

The Ahold Delhaize USA chain said Tuesday that openings include store roles in bakery, deli, grocery, seafood, produce, the front end, night crew and online pickup. Also being hired are home delivery drivers and shoppers as well as selectors at distribution centers.

Quincy, Mass.-based Stop & Shop said the available positions are permanent and are located across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, where the retailer operates more than 400 stores.

The 5,000 new jobs come on top of another 5,000 positions announced at the start of the COVID-19 crisis in March, Stop & Shop noted. Overall, the chain said it has invested more than $121 million in its workforce during the pandemic, including extended health care and leave benefits, access to personal protective equipment (PPE) and other safety measures. 

“As we continue to expand our e-commerce capacity, and work to deliver a great in-store experience, we’re looking for more team members who want to join our business,” Maria Silvestri, senior vice president of human resources at Stop & Shop, said in a statement. “We’re happy to be able to offer professional opportunities with stability for the many whose jobs may have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.”

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As Ahold Delhaize’s largest retail business, Stop & Shop is a linchpin of the company’s omnichannel growth plan. In 2020 and 2021, the Zaandam, Netherlands-based retailer aims to expand its U.S. online capacity by nearly 100%, including doubling its number of click-and-collect sites from the start of 2020 to 1,400 by 2021. U.S. online sales surged 114.7% to $583 million for the third quarter ended Sept. 27.

Ahold Delhaize also is accelerating Stop & Shop’s store upgrade program. In 2021, 60 more Stop & Shop locations will be remodeled, adding to the 30 remodels expected to be completed this year.

“The remodeled stores are performing well, with sales lifts in line with our expectations,” Ahold Delhaize CEO Frans Muller told analysts in a conference call on third-quarter results. He estimated that sales at the remodeled Stop & Shop stores were doing 3% to 4% better than existing stores on a like-for-like basis amid the pandemic.

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About the Author

Russell Redman

Senior Editor
Supermarket News

Russell Redman has served as senior editor at Supermarket News since April 2018, his second tour with the publication. In his current role, he handles daily news coverage for the SN website and contributes news and features for the print magazine, as well as participates in special projects, podcasts and webinars and attends industry events. Russ joined SN from Racher Press Inc.’s Chain Drug Review and Mass Market Retailers magazines, where he served as desk/online editor for more than nine years, covering the food/drug/mass retail sector. 

Russell Redman’s more than 30 years of experience in journalism span a range of editorial manager, editor, reporter/writer and digital roles at a variety of publications and websites covering a breadth of industries, including retailing, pharmacy/health care, IT, digital home, financial technology, financial services, real estate/commercial property, pro audio/video and film. He started his career in 1989 as a local news reporter and editor, covering community news and politics in Long Island, N.Y. His background also includes an earlier stint at Supermarket News as center store editor and then financial editor in the mid-1990s. Russ holds a B.A. in journalism (minor in political science) from Hofstra University, where he also earned a certificate in digital/social media marketing in November 2016.

Russell Redman’s experience:

Supermarket News - Informa
Senior Editor 
April 2018 - present

Chain Drug Review/Mass Market Retailers - Racher Press
Desk/Online Editor 
Sept. 2008 - March 2018

CRN magazine - CMP Media
Managing Editor
May 2000 - June 2007

Bank Systems & Technology - Miller Freeman
Executive Editor/Managing Editor
Dec. 1996 - May 2000

Supermarket News - Fairchild Publications
Financial Editor/Associate Editor
April 1995 - Dec. 1996 

Shopping Centers Today Magazine - ICSC 
Desk Editor/Assistant Editor
Dec. 1992 - April 1995

Testa Communications
Assistant Editor/Contributing Editor (Music & Sound Retailer, Post, Producer, Sound & Communications and DJ Times magazines)
Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1992 

American Banker/Bond Buyer
Copy Editor
Oct. 1990 - Jan. 1991 

This Week newspaper - Chanry Communications
Reporter/Editor
May 1989 - July 1990

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