Supermarket chains confirm purchases of two Seekonk sites - EastBayRI.com

By Mike RegoThe choices for grocery shoppers in the eastern and southern parts of the city, especially, and the upper East Bay area for that matter will be a bit closer and certainly even greater than they care currently after two announcements of planned expansion by regional and national supermarket chains.Both Market Basket, the privately-owned Massachusetts-based company, and Whole Foods, now part of the Amazon international retail behemoth, have recently made known their plans to purchase and potentially convert properties in next-door Seekonk into their newest local outlets.Market Basket, owned by Demoulas Super Markets Inc. in Tewksbury, in mid-July recently paid $9.5 million to NAI Entertainment Holdings for the Showcase Cinemas parcel, the one located next to the Target Store in the Seekonk Square Shopping Plaza at 101 Commerce Way.When reached for comment by various media outlets, Demoulas did not immediately make known its intentions, nor was any official opening date was an...