The Market Report

Grade A Markets Opened: 2001 (?) Owner:  Tom Cingari / Cingari Family Markets Previous Tenants:  Grand Union Cooperative:  Wakefern Food Corp. Location:  563 Newfield Ave, Stamford, CT Photographed:  February 3, 2025 Grade A Markets has been in Stamford for decades -- the company dates back to 1929, for instance -- but in the last few years, the operator has changed a lot. They've rebranded to Cingari Family Markets, for one, and that company now owns ten ShopRites and two Grade A Markets, both of which are in northern Stamford. Both of those stores are also former Grand Unions, and the larger one here on Newfield Avenue has just completed a major remodel. We first saw the roughly 30,000 square foot store a few years ago with pictures from 2019 , and oh how things have changed. Cingari has gone from an operator of quirky, generally boring, and outdated neighborhood supermarkets to a first-rate supermarket chain. They're in the process of remodeling all of thei...

Stop & Shop Opened: ca. 2007 Owner:  Ahold Delhaize Previous Tenants:  none Cooperative:  none Location:  1937 W Main St, West Side, Stamford, CT Photographed:  August 18, 2024 Closing Date: October 31, 2024 Stamford, CT is a city of ShopRite. Grade A Markets, which recently rebranded as Cingari Family Markets , owns two ShopRites in the city along with two branded Grade A Markets . The rebrand has come with major renovations . And one of those renovated stores is directly across the street from this Stop & Shop. I assume that was the final nail in the coffin of this store. The Main Street Stop & Shop is around 70,000 square feet, having been constructed around 2007. It doesn't appear to have been renovated in that time, as it still has the decor package from before the fruit-slice logo. It's been kept up pretty well, but there are definitely signs of decline, such as the lights burnt out we can see in the grand aisle here. The grand aisle has bake...