Stop & Shop Announces First Remodels in Queens

Stop & Shop today announced the completion of two newly remodeled stores in Queens: Maspeth (74-17 Grand Avenue) and Glendale (6466 Myrtle Ave). These are the first Queens store to be upgraded as part of the supermarket chain’s $140 million capital investment across its New York City fleet. Maspeth held its ribbon cutting today; Glendale will celebrate next Friday, October 14th. Both stores will join Stop & Shop’s Bartow Ave (Bronx) and Sheepshead Bay (Brooklyn) locations in offering customers a refreshed look, and new amenities that seek to enhance the customer shopping experience and better meet the needs of the diverse neighbors its serves.

At the heart of Stop & Shop’s enhancements to its NYC stores is an expanded product assortment that caters to the diverse neighborhood that each store serves. For the Maspeth store, this means more than 1,500 additional multicultural products including new and unique Asian items such as J-Basket Boba Kits and Lotte Choco Pies, as well as an elevated assortment of Latin dairy & grocery items with brands like El Exquisito Sabor desserts and Van Camps canned fish and expanded Halal options. At the Glendale store, shoppers will notice aisle 1 is now a multicultural destination with nearly 1,000 new ethnic products including Latin dairy offerings, as well as Puerto Rican & Caribbean products such as Kikuet Empanadillas, Rovira Export Crackers, and Tropical cheeses & dairy.

Both stores will also have a renewed focus on value, offering more sale bins and special deals on culturally relevant products highlighted in a New York City-specific weekly circular ad. Maspeth and Glendale are not only the first Stop & Shop stores, but the first stores in Queens, to offer the Flashfood mobile app, which gives customers access to produce, meat, dairy, and other grocery items nearing their best-buy date at discounts up to 50% off. Stop & Shop introduced Flashfood to the five boroughs this past June, beginning in the Bronx, and recently in Brooklyn (Sheepshead Bay).

Other highlights of the remodeled stores include:

-Noticeably brighter and more modern décor, plus easier to navigate signage with iconography to help non-native English speakers better understand what’s in each aisle

-Expanded deli assortment including grab-and-go meal solutions that include a new hot foods bar and chicken wing bar

-Expanded meat, seafood and frozen food departments offering a wider array of goods

-Enhanced produce department offering many ways to eat healthy

-Remodeled bakery department complete with delicious cakes, cupcakes and other treats

-Organic and natural products integrated within the grocery aisles allowing customers to see all product options available

The stores continue to offer Pickup, providing customers with a faster and more convenient way to shop. Customers can place an order on the Stop & Shop® mobile app or visit www.stopandshop.com, click on “Order Online” and select “Pickup” at either Maspeth or Glendale. Customers can then head to the store and have a Stop & Shop associate load their groceries right into their car.

“Our customers are thrilled by the enhancements we’ve made at the stores so far, especially the expanded ethnic products,” said Al Steiger, Stop & Shop District Director. “Queens is the most ethnically diverse borough in New York City and we’re proud to bring products from around the world to the ‘world’s borough.’”

To commemorate the remodels, Stop & Shop donated $2,500 to Queens Center for Progress, one of Stop & Shop’s longtime partners in inclusion. QCP assists children and adults who have developmental disabilities, providing services to support independence, community involvement, and quality of life. Stop & Shop works closely with QCP, employing many of its clients at its stores.

Stop & Shop began operating in New York City more than two decades ago and currently operates 25 stores in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island – and home delivery in all five boroughs. Stop & Shop currently operates 11 stores in Queens, employing more than 1,400 local associates. Stop & Shop will continue to remodel its New York City stores over the next two years.