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Stop & Shop Announces 32 Store Closings, Including In Fairfield County Stop & Shop Announces 32 Store Closings, Including In Fairfield County
Stop & Shop Announces 32 Store Closings, Including In Fairfield County This story has been updated. Stop & Shop announced they plan to close 32 underperforming stores, including five in Connecticut.  The company said on Friday, July 12, that the closures allowed it to take the next steps in its plans to position the company for growth. Following the closures, Stop & Shop will continue to have a strong presence across its five-state footprint, with more than 350 stores. The impacted stores include:  100 Division St., Ansonia, New Haven County 855 Bridgeport Ave., Milford (1360 East Town Road, Milford will remain open), New Haven County 21…
Fairfield BFFs Make A Splash With New Athleisure Line Fairfield BFFs Make A Splash With New Athleisure Line
Fairfield BFFs Make A Splash With New Athleisure Line FAIRFIELD, Conn. --  When Kelly Kegan-McGee and Kathryn Kirton opened Fairfield Swim n' Surf 12 years ago, they were still living at home in Westchester, N.Y. Now, the two are married with kids and living in Connecticut-- Kegan-McGee in Fairfield and Kirton in Southbury. Not only have their families grown, their business has as well. The two recently applied for -- and got --  a micro-enterprise assistance grant from the Fairfield Department of Community & Economic Development to help grow their Fairfield store and add a new division.  Sweat by Swim n' Surf, a curated collection of act…