Nutley ShopRite Owners Plan To Buy Kearny Store From Tully Family

NUTLEY, NJ — Nutley Park ShopRite Inc. announced that it plans to buy the assets of Kearny ShopRite Inc. from the Tully family on Friday.

The planned sale of the Kearny store to its new owners – along with Tully ShopRite Liquors – comes as longtime operator Richard Tully retires from the supermarket business.

According to a news release from ShopRite:

“Richard Tully’s father, John Tully, opened his first market in Kearny in 1938 and joined the retailer-owned Wakefern Food Corp. cooperative in 1948, just two years after it was formed. John Tully was one of the earliest members of Wakefern and the first to put the name ShopRite on his store. As a result, the ShopRite name has been part of the Kearny community for nearly 75 years and today the store is located at 100 Passaic Avenue. Richard grew up in the business and joined his father in running the supermarket in 1971. Richard’s wife, Cheryl, later joined him in the business, and the two have operated the family store and served the community for more than 50 years.”

“ShopRite of Kearny and the Tully family have been dedicated to customer and community service for decades, and we are proud to continue those traditions as we welcome their store and associates into our family of supermarkets,” said Carol LoCurcio, owner of Nutley Park Shop-Rite, Inc. which operates the ShopRites of Belleville and Nutley.

“We wish Richard the best in his well-deserved retirement,” LoCurcio said. “We look forward to building on the legacy of service the Tully family has established in Kearny.”

Richard Tully said the store is in good hands with Nutley Park ShopRite Inc. and the LoCurcio family at the helm.

“We are proud that our family has served the Kearny community for more than seven decades and grateful for all the friendships we’ve made along the way,” Tully said, thanking their “loyal customers and dedicated associates.”

“Although this chapter is ending for me as I retire, my connection to the community will remain,” added Tully, who has provided support over the years to local schools, churches and police and fire departments.

The ShopRite of Nutley also has a long history of community commitment and membership in the Wakefern cooperative. Grocer Vincent LoCurcio, Sr. opened a superette in downtown Nutley in 1953 and joined Wakefern one year later. His son, Vincent LoCurcio III, would later lead the business and play a key role in the Nutley community. The family opened a second store, the ShopRite of Belleville, in 2013, and today, Vincent’s wife, Carol LoCurcio, and Vincent’s son, Joseph Frusteri, run both stores.

Both the ShopRite of Nutley and the ShopRite of Kearny have been committed over the years to fighting hunger and donating to local food banks and hunger-relief organizations, and the new owners will continue that commitment at Kearny, a news release stated.

The acquisition is expected to be completed in June 2023.

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