Stop & Shop To Take Over King Kullen Supermarkets

The supermarket brand Stop & Shop announced Friday it will acquire all King Kullen supermarkets across Long Island.

Stop & Shop will take over King Kullen's 32 supermarkets, five Wild by Nature stores and the company's corporate office in Bethpage under the agreement.

"King Kullen is a well-respected grocery chain in the Long Island market that has an 88-year tradition of excellent customer service," Mark McGowan, president of Shop & Stop, said in a press release. "We look forward to bringing our quality, selection and value to more communities in Nassau and Suffolk counties."

The acquisition is expected to happen during the first quarter of this year, Stop & Shop says.

"We are confident the Stop & Shop brand will carry on our legacy of service in the region," Brian Cullen, co-president of King Kullen Grocery Co., said.

King Kullen has locations in Bay Shore, Bellmore, Bethpage, Blue Point, Bridgehampton, Center Moriches, Cutchogue, Eastport, Franklin Square, Garden City Park, Glen Cove, Halesite, Hampton Bays, Hewlett, Huntington Station, Island Park, Lake Ronkonkoma, Levittown, Lindenhurst, Manhasset, Manorville, Massapequa Park, Middle Island, Mt. Sinai, North Babylon, North Patchogue, Rockville Centre, Shirley, St. James, Valley Stream, Wading River and Wantagh.

King Kullen, a family-owned and operated business, was considered "America's first supermarket" when it opened in 1930.

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