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Special Report: One More Visit to Stop & Shop!

One more time to check out some NJ-area Stop & Shop stores! My last two posts ( here and here ) were quite popular -- actually, the first one was my most-viewed post ever and the second one was my third-most viewed post. Well, I wish I had some real news to report, but as I've said, that's going to have to wait until May 8th, when Ahold Delhaize is set to report Q1 2024 and will have a " full answer " on Stop & Shop and other US brands. Will that be a major announcement or just something like a new remodel project? Rumors include that the stores are to be shifted to the Giant-PA division or that the stores are to be sold, possibly to Kroger . I would take any of that with a grain of salt, but I still think there's something coming. Some of the stores I've visited have been exceptionally good, some have been truly awful. Still, the trends I'm seeing are oversized, understocked, understaffed, aging stores that appear to mostly be low- to mid-volum...