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Stop & Shop to close warerooms as new Peapod facility opens

Stop & Shop has told state authorities in New York that 239 employees would be affected by the closing of a warehouse in Mount Vernon.

Jon Springer, Executive Editor

June 25, 2014

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Stop & Shop has told state authorities in New York that 239 employees would be affected by the closing of a warehouse in Mount Vernon.

The site is a “wareroom” attached to a Stop & Shop store from which parent company Ahold USA operated its Peapod grocery delivery business. It is one of six Peapod warerooms that will close following the opening of a new 300,000-square-foot warehouse, published reports said.

The new Peapod warehouse is expected to support expansion of Internet shopping in the New York metro area. Officials said it will open next month.


 

About the Author

Jon Springer

Executive Editor

Jon Springer is executive editor of Winsight Grocery Business with responsibility for leading its digital news team. Jon has more than 20 years of experience covering consumer business and retail in New York, including more than 14 years at the Retail/Financial desk at Supermarket News. His previous experience includes covering consumer markets for KPMG’s Insiders; the U.S. beverage industry for Beverage Spectrum; and he was a Senior Editor covering commercial real estate and retail for the International Council of Shopping Centers. Jon began his career as a sports reporter and features editor for the Cecil Whig, a daily newspaper in Elkton, Md. Jon is also the author of two books on baseball. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English-Journalism from the University of Delaware. He lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. with his family.

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