The Market Report

Market Basket Opened: ca. 1980s Owner: Demoulas family Previous Tenants: department store (?) Cooperative: none Location: 261 Daniel Webster Hwy, Nashua, NH Photographed: October 10, 2021 Another Nashua Market Basket! This is one of three locations in Nashua (but the other two are in the northwestern part of the city); Shaw's also has two stores in town and one is practically next door . This Market Basket dates back to around the 1980s -- you can see its similarity to stores like Salem of around the same age -- although it's gotten upgrades over the years, namely the Market's Kitchen department. The store is about 62,000 square feet. As this is right on the border of Massachusetts and New Hampshire (by that I mean under half a mile), it clearly intends for customers to take advantage of the no-sales-tax policy of New Hampshire and this store even has a dedicated cigarette counter. (Heck, the Pheasant Lane Mall across the street is in New Hampshire, while its parkin...

Market Basket Opened: early 1980s Owner: Demoulas family Previous Tenants: none Cooperative: none Location: 212 Lowell Rd, Hudson, NH Photographed:  July 2, 2026 On the other end of town from the Hudson Hannaford is the Hudson Market Basket. This store is around 56,000 square feet, so almost exactly the same size as the Hannaford, and it looks like it was a new-build store by Demoulas back in the early 80s or so. Neither this Market Basket nor the Hannaford has seen major renovation in recent years, but the Hannaford definitely feels a bit more up-to-date. Inside, this is an old-school but somewhat updated Market Basket, with dairy in the first aisle on the right side. Deli and seafood are at the back, with meat lining the back wall. Frozen and produce are on the left side, with an updated Market's Kitchen and bakery department in the front-left corner. In other words, it has more in common than the Northwest location than the Daniel Webster one across the river in Nashua, ...