Big Y to Replace Eight Hannaford Markets in Eastern Massachusetts

An independent chain of supermarkets based in Springfield is looking to have much more of a presense in the Greater Boston area at the expense of another grocery chain that is going through a merger.

CBS Boston is reporting that Big Y plans to take over eight locations of Hannaford in the eastern part of the state, with this being part of a divestment resulting from the proposed merger of Royal Ahold NV--which owns the Quincy-based Stop & Shop--and Delhaize Group--which owns the Scarborough, ME-based Hannaford (the merger could be finalized by early September). The article says that the Hannaford stores slated to become Big Y outlets includes shops in Easton, Kingston, Milford, Norwell, Norwood, Quincy, Peabody, and Saugus, and that Big Y hopes to keep as many employees from the Hannaford stores as it can.

Currently, the only location of Big Y in the Greater Boston area is in Walpole. (There is also one in Franklin as well.)

[Earlier Article]
Parent Companies of Stop & Shop, Hannaford to Merge

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