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| Former Colonie store. Courtesy Tyler A. McNeil/Wikimedia Commons. |
I heard of ShopRite when I was younger through adverts on NYC TV stations on cable when they were indie (more on that on our sister blog). I didn't realise they were in the Capital Region in those days, being loyal to Grand Union, as well as being in Price Choppers backyard. It wasn't until I was away at school in between when I finally went on a regular basis. When I came back to CNY for good, I would later discover non-union sister chain PriceRite (covered years earlier here). I would go to ShopRite in the Tri-State the last two times I went before they were back up the Hudson over a decade ago. I just received the stunning news that a handful of O&Os in Schenectady, Albany and Renssalaer Counties are closing by the end of the year (the nail on the coffin lid was hit on 18 November, with Price Chopper/Market 32 getting those stores just ten days on). People started in on the W-word and all (wouldn't fit anyway, and they said it's not on). If I go to New York City again, I'll just go in that area, despite the plethora of competition in the boroughs alone. This is just a small list of NY and NJ stores as there as dozens more that aren't around any longer.
Montague, NJ - NJ 23
Wayne, NJ - CR 504
Slingerlands - NY 85; TBA
Ellenville - US 209
Drexel Hill, PA (moved to new store next door; sister chain The Fresh Grocer based here)
Albany (1) - US 20 (closed by late '80s)
Albany (2) - NY 5; TBA (maybe Market 32)
Colonie (1) - Wolf Rd. (closed by late '80s; later Bed Bath and Beyond; now vacant)
Colonie (2) - NY 5 (pictured); TBA (maybe Market 32)
Rotterdam - 1426 Altamont Ave (closed by late '80s; now plaza)
Menands - NY 32 (later Price Chopper; now offices)
North Greenbush - US 4 & NY 43; becoming Market 32 in 2024
Niskayuna - NY 146 & Nott St E (previously Grand Union); becoming Market 32 in 2024
Cortlandt Manor - US 9
Vestal - NY 434 & Rano Blvd. (later Giant [local chain, not Ahold Delhaize one]; now Weis)
Poughkeepsie (Arlington) - US 44 & NY 55; TBD
Newburgh (Balmville) - NY 32 (now Ocean State Job Lot) (current store down the road in Vails Gate)
Hyde Park (1) - US 9 (plaza store closed in 1998; now Stop & Shop in Hyde Park Mall)
Hyde Park (2) - US 9 & CR 40A (opened 1998; became Stop & Shop in 2001 and closed in 2012 when new store opened across the road. Old site demolished and is now park space. Meanwhile, ShopRite opened in North Poughkeepsie in 2021 at Hudson Heritage, past Culinary Institute of America and the City of Poughkeepsie across US 9 from Marist College. I left the Hudson Valley in 2000 and last visited in 2010, so I'm just catching up!)
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