Stop & Shop Officials Offer More Details On 5 Connecticut Closures

CONNECTICUT — Stop & Shop officials have begun meeting with staff members of the five underperforming Connecticut Stores designated for closure, about three months before they are slated to fade away.

The five stores will close before Nov. 2, Stop & Sop spokeswoman Stephanie Cunha said.

"All associates from these five locations will be offered positions within Stop & Shop," she said.

On July 12, the five doomed stores were announced. The supermarket chain said the closures are the next steps in its plans to "position the company for growth,"and 32 "underperforming" stores are on the list.

Many are in towns with multiple stores.

Connecticut locations are:

• 100 Division St., Ansonia
• 211 High St., Torrington (931 Torringford St., Torrington will remain open)
• 1937 West Main St., Stamford (2200 Bedford St., Stamford will remain open)
• 855 Bridgeport Ave., Milford (1360 East Town Road, Milford will remain open)
• 72 Newtown Road, Danbury (44 Lake Avenue Ext., Danbury will remain open)

Following the closures, Stop & Shop will have 350-plus stores across its five-state footprint. Stop & Shop staff members will be offered "other opportunities" within the company, according to the announcement.

Customers at each impacted location will be made aware of the closure at least four weeks prior to a store's closing date, Cunha said.

"We will communicate all details, which includes the store closure date and the nearest Stop & Shop location, through in-store signage, customer emails and the weekly circular," Cunha said.