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SOME customers at Stop & Shop can expect lower costs after the removal of an automatic surcharge.
The retailer confirmed the fee’s elimination last week, along with other moves to benefit the shopping experience in a key state.
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Those who frequent any of Stop & Shop’s 25 stores in Rhode Island will no longer have to pay 10 cents for paper bags, per an October 8 press release.
Starting in October, the bags will again be free for those at Stop & Shop stores in the state.
Stop & Shop said the move was part of its initiative to “make groceries more affordable” for Rhode Island residents, according to the release.
Along with the 10-cent paper bag fee removal, the retailer said it would be lowering prices on thousands of its national and private brand items.
Shoppers can expect reductions on over 3,500 products across nearly every department in each store.
That’s a total of around 87,500 price drops on merchandise.
Those items that are discounted will have yellow tags that highlight the reduction compared to the original listing.
Stop & Shop included several examples in the release of items that would have price drops, including the Boneless Chicken Breast Value Pack, Hass Avocados, Kraft Shredded Cheese, Yoplait Yogurts, and more.
Price drop percentages were as high as 30% and as low as 11%.
There will also be “Savings Stations” introduced at the 25 Rhode Island locations for Stop & Shop.
COUPON CRAZE
The kiosks were described as “in-store savings centers where customers can save on their groceries with digital coupons.”
Stop & Shop said customers can use the Savings Stations to can their GO Rewards loyalty card or input their phone number to instantly see what digital coupons they qualify for.
The coupons can either be kept on phones and gadgets through its GO Rewards loyalty program or printed off to be used anytime customers shop.
The GO Rewards loyalty program also offers customers opportunities to earn points and get dollars off future purchases or even use them for gas savings.
32 closing Stop & Shop locations
Stop & Shop has announced the closure of 32 location in the Northeast.
All the stores will be closed on or before November 2.
Connecticut:
- 100 Division St., Ansonia
- 211 High St., Torrington
- 1937 West Main St., Stamford
- 855 Bridgeport Ave., Milford
- 72 Newtown Road, Danbury
Massachusetts:
- 932 North Montello St., Brockton
- 36 New State Highway, Raynham
- 341 Plymouth St., Halifax
- 539-571 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury
- 165 Needham St., Newton
- 415 Cooley St., Springfield
- 545 Lincoln St. Worcester
- 24 Mattakeesett St., Pembroke
New Jersey:
- 1083 Inman Ave., Edison
- 1049 US Highway 1 South, Edison
- 4861 US Highway 9, Howell
- 1278 US Highway 22, Phillipsburg
- 581 Stelton Rd., Piscataway
- 625 Paterson Ave., Carlstadt
- 1221 State Route 27, Franklin Township
- 130 Skyline Dr., Ringwood
- 505 Richmond Ave, Point Pleasant Beach
- 2275 West County Line Rd., Jackson
New York:
- 2965 Cropsey Ave., Brooklyn
- 130 Wheatley Plaza, Greenvale
- 7 Samsondale Plaza, West Haverstraw
- 294 Middle Country Road, Coram
- 240 East Sanford Blvd., Mt. Vernon
- 132 Fulton Ave., Hempstead
- 2525 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow
Rhode Island:
- 11 Commerce Way, Johnston
- 176 Pittman St., Providence
BENEFITS AND CLOSURES
At least three other benefits were also promised for Rhode Island shoppers — weekly sales, deal lock, and meal deals.
Deal lock is a program that secures sale prices for several weeks so customers can take full advantage.
Meal deals offer families of four a main protein-based dish for a discount plus other complimentary items free to make it complete.
Stop & Shop operates over 350 locations across Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York, along with Rhode Island.
Earlier this year, it confirmed the closures of at least 32 locations across each state.
Each will be closed for good on or before November 2, and some have already shuttered their doors.
