The Market Report

Shaw's Opened: May 22, 2026 Owner: Albertsons Companies Previous Tenants: Victory Markets (late 1990s-2004) > Hannaford (2004-2025) Cooperative: none Location: 193 Boston Post Rd W, Marlborough, MA Photographed:  June 29, 2026 Welcome to the newest Shaw's (and more importantly, happy 4th of July and 250th anniversary of the United States)! What better way to celebrate the birth of our country than to tour a supermarket -- although honestly that's probably how I'd celebrate any occcasion. This 52,000 square foot supermarket was built around the late 1990s as a Victory Market, part of a local chain here in central Mass and southern New Hampshire, and Hannaford acquired the whole chain in 2004. Apparently, the landlord didn't renew Hannaford's lease when it was up, and Shaw's moved in after extensive renovation. This is the first new Shaw's in nearly a decade. The second most recent one opened in Hudson, MA -- about three miles north -- in 2017, al...

Hannaford Opened:  2004 Closing:  September 2025 Owner:  Ahold Delhaize Previous Tenants:  Victory Markets (late 90s-2004) Cooperative:  none Location:  193 Boston Post Rd W, Marlborough, MA Photographed:  March 9, 2025 There are only 16 Hannaford locations in Massachusetts, and the state is about to lose one. Of course, Hannaford is owned by Ahold Delhaize, a Dutch supermarket group that also owns Stop & Shop (which has 117 stores in the state). A local news outlet reports that the Marlborough, MA location -- between Worcester and Framingham -- is set to close by September of this year. The 52,000 square foot store opened in the late 1990s as a Victory Market, becoming Hannaford in 2004. Hannaford appears to have remodeled the store once during their time owning the place, but it hasn't gotten the latest decor package . It's possible the store moved from an older location in the strip mall to the left of the supermarket, which is older than the s...

Hannaford Opened:  2004 Owner:  Ahold Delhaize Previous Tenants:  Victory Markets (ca. late 1980s-2004) Cooperative:  none Location:  927 Merriam Ave, Leominster, MA Photographed:  April 7, 2023 Another Worcester County Hannaford, another former Victory Market. In fact, every Hannaford in Worcester County was previously a Victory  but one. Victory, a local chain (you can read about its history and see a few pictures on Wikipedia ), built this store in the 1980s at 44,000 square feet, and just before Hannaford's acquisition in 2004, it was expanded to its present 64,000. It has the latest Hannaford decor package looking beautiful inside. The grand aisle is located in the expansion on the left side of the store, with produce in the front part, bakery in an island facing, and prepared foods, deli, and seafood in the back-left corner. The facade is new, probably installed around the time the inside was redone; the outside was previously much more 1980s . M...