The Market Report

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, ...

Shaw's Opened: ca. 2000 Owner: Albertsons Companies Previous Tenants: none; older store possibly on property Cooperative: none Location: 300 Main St, Nashua, NH Photographed: July 2, 2026 This 70,000 square foot Shaw's was built around 2000, but might have replaced an older store on the same property or in this strip mall. This is one of two Shaw's in Nashua, the other being on the southern end of town. And while that store is quite pleasant if not amazing, I'd heard horror stories of just how awful this one is. Having finally visited myself, I'm pleased to report that pretty much the strongest thing I could say about this store is that it's completely adequate. I was expecting something terrible, and unfortunately found that at one of the Merrimack locations , but this store was perfectly fine if not particularly remarkable in any way. Unlike both of the Merrimack locations, both Nashua locations were remodeled pre-COVID, though I don't know the exact ...

Hannaford Opened: unknown; possibly early 00s Owner: Ahold Delhaize Previous Tenants:  unknown; possibly Shop n Save (1990s-early 00s) Cooperative: none Location: 175 Coliseum Ave, Nashua, NH Photographed: July 2, 2026 Hudson, just across the Merrimack River from Nashua, is home to two supermarkets. In the northern part of town is this Hannaford, and a Market Basket is to the south that we'll see shortly. I don't know the history here too well, but this store was built around the mid-1990s, probably as a Shop 'n Save, then probably converted to Hannaford around the early 00s. The opposite end of the strip mall looks like it could've been an older supermarket, so maybe Shop 'n Save moved around the 1990s. Today, this store is around 58,000 square feet and older than the very modern Nashua location , but still in excellent shape. It doesn't have the latest decor package, but has been kept up well enough that it doesn't really look dated. The grand aisle i...