The Market Report

Stop & Shop Opened: ca. 2005 Owner:  Ahold Delhaize Previous Tenants:  none; ShopRite previously on property Future Tenants:  Food Bazaar (opening TBD) Cooperative:  none Location:  240 E Sandford Blvd, Mount Vernon, NY Photographed:  July 12, 2024 The Mount Vernon Stop & Shop, located on the southern end of town right near the border with the Bronx, is the last of four Stop & Shops that are set to close and become Food Bazaars this fall. We're also seeing the other four locations today, which are Carlstadt , Piscataway , and Coney Island . This is the largest by far, at over 80,000 square feet. That'll also make it the second-largest Food Bazaar, with the largest just slightly bigger at 83,000 square feet . What will Food Bazaar do with all that space? Hard to say, and it's also hard to say exactly what's going on here. There's some disagreement on social media whether Food Bazaar is moving from their location in downtown Mount Vernon or open...

Food Bazaar Supermarket Owner: Spencer An Opened:  2012 Previous Tenants:  Pathmark (ca. 1990s-2012) Location:  1 Bogopa Plz, Mount Vernon, NY Photographed:  June 2, 2021 We're back at the Mount Vernon Food Bazaar for an updated tour! Nothing really has changed since my original tour back in 201 7 , but my photography abilities (and cell phone camera) have improved since then, so when I was back at the store to buy some things I decided to re-photograph it even though there's not really anything new. My layout diagrams in that original 2017 post are pretty accurate and I would say probably helpful. Food Bazaar extensively remodeled the meat, seafood, and produce departments but the center-store area is pretty much untouched from the Pathmark days. As we see, the store is absolutely packed with merchandise so I have to assume it's a very high-volume location. This is the largest supermarket in downtown Mount Vernon, though there's a much larger 80,000 square foot Sto...