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Multiple Fresh Vegetable Products Recalled Due To Potential Listeria Contamination Multiple Fresh Vegetable Products Recalled Due To Potential Listeria Contamination
Multiple Fresh Vegetable Products Recalled Due To Potential Listeria Contamination An East Coast-based company has announced a massive recall of fresh vegetable products that were shipped nationwide to some of the country’s largest grocery chains due to a Listeria monocytogenes scare. Growers Express announced a voluntary recall of fresh vegetable products that include packaged varieties of butternut squash, cauliflower, zucchini, and a butternut squashed based veggie bowl.  Recalled items were shipped to retailers such as Trader Joe’s, Stop & Shop and Bozzutos in New York and Connecticut. The recalled items were labeled with a “Best If Used By” Date of June 26 –…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Cleanup In Aisle 3: Stop & Shop Begins Robot Rollout Cleanup In Aisle 3: Stop & Shop Begins Robot Rollout
Cleanup In Aisle 3: Stop & Shop Begins Robot Rollout Robots are rolling in the aisles at Stop & Shop stores across the region.  The supermarket chain's parent company, Ahold Delhaize USA, announced in January plans to place robots in Stop & Shop stores to support efficiency and safety in the stores. The robots are named Marty and their job is to call attention to hazards like when liquid, powder and large foodstuffs spill, then report when action to fix the problem is necessary. The new technology is designed to alert store employees of spills and safety hazards in the stores, said Jennifer Brogan, Stop & Shop's director of …

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by Donna Christopher
Business
Stop & Shop To Pioneer Doghouse For Pet-Owning Customers At Area Store Stop & Shop To Pioneer Doghouse For Pet-Owning Customers At Area Store
Stop & Shop To Pioneer Doghouse For Pet-Owning Customers At Area Store Stop & Shop will pilot a DogSpot house at an area store starting Thursday, June 6. The company based in Quincy, Massachusetts will run a 12-week test of the DogSpot house in Nassau County at the 65 Shore Road store in Port Washington. If all goes well, it then may put the doghouses in other stores, Supermarket News reported. DogSpot is a high tech app-connected dog house with temperature control, camera monitoring is lockable and self-sanitizing, where your dog can stay while you shop. A mobile app allows you to keep an eye on your dog while you when they are in the shelter. Here's the…

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by Donna Christopher
Business
Stop & Shop Could Lose $100M As Result Of 11-Day Workers' Strike Stop & Shop Could Lose $100M As Result Of 11-Day Workers' Strike
Stop & Shop Could Lose $100M As Result Of 11-Day Workers' Strike The Stop & Shop workers strike that lasted 11 days in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island could cost the chain over $100 million in profits, Supermarket News reported. Parent company Ahold Delhaize gave the estimate following the end of the strike Sunday, April 21 of a one-off impact of $90 million to $110 million on the retail giant's underlying operating profit for 2019, according to the article. Lower sales, increased shrink of seasonal and perishable inventory, and additional supply-chain expenses are what makes up the amount, said the report. Ahold Delhaize said the strike…

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by Donna Christopher
Business
Stop & Shop Employee Strike Ends After Agreement Reached Stop & Shop Employee Strike Ends After Agreement Reached
Stop & Shop Employee Strike Ends After Agreement Reached Stop & Shop workers are back on the job across New England, including in Connecticut, after an agreement was reached following an 11-day strike by 31,000 union workers in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The three-year deal includes increased pay for all associates, continued excellent health coverage for eligible associates and ongoing defined benefit pension benefits for those who are eligible, Stop & Shop said. Employees returned to work at stores on Monday, April 22 after the deal was announced late Sunday evening, April 21. “Our associates’ top priority will b…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Customer Spars With Striking Workers After Crossing Picket Line At Wilton Stop & Shop Customer Spars With Striking Workers After Crossing Picket Line At Wilton Stop & Shop
Customer Spars With Striking Workers After Crossing Picket Line At Wilton Stop & Shop This story has been updated. A 30-year-old woman who crossed the picket line to shop at Stop & Shop was issued a summons by police after allegedly getting in a fight with protestors in Wilton. The incident took place around 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 16, when Wilton police responded to a disturbance in front of Stop & Shop at 5 River Road between protesting employees and a customer, said Wilton Police Lt. Robert Kluk. Upon arrival, it was learned that Shabrina Fludd of Bridgeport got into a verbal altercation with the Stop & Shop employees protesting in…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Workers Worry About Paying Bills As Stop & Shop Strike Hits Day Six Workers Worry About Paying Bills As Stop & Shop Strike Hits Day Six
Workers Worry About Paying Bills As Stop & Shop Strike Hits Day Six Customers were not seen entering the Stop & Shop store at 44 Lake Ave. Ext. in Danbury, where about 15 store employees held signs and stood in the sunlight out front to stay warm on a breezy 50-degree morning Tuesday, April 16, day six of the workers' strike in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. One of the striking workers, Sabino Hernandez, confirmed this.  "They support us," he said, pointing to a table, where boxes of Dunkin' coffee and other food items had been dropped off since early morning from members of the public.  "Managers are running the store," Hernand…

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by Donna Christopher
Business
Most Connecticut Stop & Shop Stores Open Amid Strike, Picket Lines Most Connecticut Stop & Shop Stores Open Amid Strike, Picket Lines
Most Connecticut Stop & Shop Stores Open Amid Strike, Picket Lines Stop & Shop is stocking its stores with a host of replacement workers after 31,000 employees throughout Connecticut and New England walked out amid contentious labor negotiations. The strike by United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1445 members started at 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, April 11) at Stop & Shop stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.’’ In response, Stop & Shop will rely on replacement workers and its automated aisles until the two sides can hammer out a deal, which hinges on employees’ complaints over healthcare, pension benefits and other concerns. …

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by Zak Failla
Business
Stop & Shop Workers In CT, Two Other New England States Strike After Impasse In Negotiations Stop & Shop Workers In CT, Two Other New England States Strike After Impasse In Negotiations
Stop & Shop Workers In CT, Two Other New England States Strike After Impasse In Negotiations Following weeks of negotiations on a new contract, 31,000 Stop & Shop employees have walked out and announced they will be going on strike in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The two sides have been working for weeks to try and hammer out a new deal, though some UCFW union officials said that Stop & Shop operated in “bad faith.” As recently as Tuesday, April 9, the two sides were still exchanging proposals and attempting to find a middle ground. “Today, at 1:15 pm, (on April 11) the United Food & Commercial Workers Local 1445 members who work at Stop & Shop will …

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by Zak Failla
Business
Stop & Shop Workers Considering Strike Stop & Shop Workers Considering Strike
Stop & Shop Workers Considering Strike Thousands of Stop & Shop employees could go on strike as their contract with the company expired over the weekend. Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1445 union “overwhelmingly” voted to authorize a potential strike as they continue negotiating with Stop & Shop officials. The workers voted on Sunday morning that they are prepared to strike if they don’t receive a new contract with the company. The negotiations largely hinge on health insurance, pensions, vacation time and other benefits, with the union claiming that Stop & Shop is “looking to degrade the qua…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Stop & Shop To Acquire Chain Credited With Nation’s First Supermarket Stop & Shop To Acquire Chain Credited With Nation’s First Supermarket
Stop & Shop To Acquire Chain Credited With Nation’s First Supermarket Stop & Shop plans to buy a chain known for its title of "America's First Supermarket." King Kullen, headquartered in Bethpage, has 32 markets on Long Island. Also part of the deal are five Wild by Nature natural/organic supermarkets. “King Kullen is a well-respected grocery chain in the Long Island market that has an 88-year tradition of excellent customer service,” Stop & Shop President Mark McGowan said in a statement. “We look forward to bringing our quality, selection and value to more communities in Nassau and Suffolk counties.” Stop & Shop, which expec…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Two Men Caught Siphoning Cooking Oil From Stop & Shop In Northern Westchester, Police Say Two Men Caught Siphoning Cooking Oil From Stop & Shop In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Two Men Caught Siphoning Cooking Oil From Stop & Shop In Northern Westchester, Police Say Two men took elaborate steps in an effort to steal cooking oil from the back of a Westchester food store before police intervened and arrested them. Westchester County Police officers responded to Stop & Shop on North Bedford Road in Mount Kisco at approximately 3 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 6, where there was a report of two men siphoning cooking oil. Police said that officers found the two men - Yonkers resident Federico Ferreira and Bronx resident Yocany Rojas - siphoning cooking oil from a large storage container behind the building. The men were in possession of a van, which was outfitt…

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by Zak Failla