And it's fascinating to see this story play out in real time. This conflict doesn't seem to be going away, so it'll be particularly interesting to see how and when it's resolved.

This joins an ACME and Target in the same plaza.

Sprouts is also coming to Edgewater: www.northjersey.com/story/news/b...

Confirmed, along with a location in Saugus. Twist: that Saugus store was originally a Hannaford, which became a Big Y in the Ahold Delhaize merger. The store closed to make way for an Amazon Fresh that never opened, and now it'll be a Big Y again. progressivegrocer.com/big-y-growin...

Or not: more than a month later, there hasn't been any movement on this. It's possible something has been paused because of Thanksgiving, but Key Food has continued to open new stores while these locations are no longer included on Key Food's weekly coming soon posts.

This store appears to be related to Food World and SuperFresh stores, possibly sharing an owner. Hi Jong Lee owns two Food World and three SuperFresh locations.

@groceteria.bsky.social The exterior and basic interior layout (not decor) are fully Grand Union. Inside, it's almost exactly the same setup as Carlstadt, which became Food Bazaar last year and was originally very briefly a Grand Union.

The former Stop & Shop in Pembroke, MA is also said to be becoming a Big Y.

Before Giant Farmers Market, the space was a Grand Union and a Stop & Shop for many years. More here: independent.marketreportblog.com/2023/12/upda...

Take a look inside the Urban Market here: www.marketreportblog.com/2025/03/spec...