Go-Pal Supermarkets Opened: October 16, 2026 Owner: Nick Patel Previous Tenants: Mayfair Foodtown (1985-1995) > Edwards (1995-2001) > Stop & Shop (2001-2024) Cooperative: Allegiance Retail Services Location: 1083 Inman Ave, Edison, NJ Photographed: November 2, 2026 I've been commenting for a little while on the fact that Allegiance, the cooperative of independent supermarkets behind Foodtown and Pathmark stores, has seemed to be lagging behind -- closing stores and losing members to other cooperatives without opening many new ones. Lately, that trend has come to an abrupt end, including with two very high-profile and notable openings (interestingly, neither is a Foodtown, the brand that dominated the cooperative for decades). One is the stunning new Widdis Food Market on Staten Island, the latest effort from a family that owns Foodtowns in Brooklyn. The other is here in Edison, New Jersey. This roughly 50,000 square foot store was actually originally a Mayfair-owned ...
