Stop & Shop is making a major capital investment in its New York City store portfolio, putting $140M in a store remodelling program to improve the shopping experience at its NYC stores.
The investment will place a renewed emphasis on value and a more “culturally relevant” assortment, along with more items locally made in the New York metro area. The upgrades are set to take place during the next two years.
The remodelled stores will offer more sale bins and special values on relevant products that will be highlighted in a New York City-specific weekly circular ad. In addition, Stop & Shop will be the first retailer in New York City’s five boroughs to offer the Flashfood program, which offers customers access — via a mobile app — to fresh foods nearing their best-by date at discounts up to 50 per cent off.
The mobile app not only helps regular shoppers save over $500 a year on their grocery bills, it advances Stop & Shop’s commitment to reduce food waste by 50 per cent by 2030, the retailer said. Other retailers that have signed on for the Flashfood program include Giant Food, Meijer and Hy-Vee.
The upgraded stores will feature thousands of new items from around the globe in an effort to ensure the assortment at each individual store reflects the diversity of the neighbourhood it serves.
