Stop & Shop closing 17 stores in New York, New Jersey

NEW YORK (PIX11) --- Stop & Shop is closing more than a dozen underperforming stores in New York and New Jersey by the end of the year, the company announced Friday.

Seventeen area grocery stores will shutter by Nov. 2, 2024, including 10 in New Jersey and seven in New York. The chain will be closing 32 stores in the northeast.

Stop & Shop workers affected by the closures will be offered other jobs within the company, officials said.

"Stop & Shop has evaluated its overall store portfolio and made the difficult decision to close underperforming stores to create a healthy base for the future growth of our brand," said Gordon Reid, president of Stop & Shop.

Here are the stores closing in the area:

New York

• 2965 Cropsey Ave., Brooklyn
• 130 Wheatley Plaza, Greenvale
• 7 Samsondale Plaza, West Haverstraw
• 294 Middle Country Rd., Coram
• 240 East Sanford Blvd., Mt. Vernon
• 132 Fulton Ave., Hempstead
• 2525 Hempstead Turnpike, East Meadow

New Jersey

• 1083 Inman Ave., Edison
• 1049 US Highway 1 South, Edison
• 4861 US Highway 9, Howell
• 1278 US Highway 22, Phillipsburg
• 581 Stelton Rd., Piscataway
• 625 Paterson Ave., Carlstadt
• 1221 State Route 27, Franklin Township
• 130 Skyline Dr., Ringwood
• 505 Richmond Ave., Point Pleasant Beach 
• 2275 West County Line Rd., Jackson