Stop & Shop is the latest major retailer to stop selling tobacco products in its stores. Massachusetts’ largest supermarket chain announced Monday that it will no longer sell cigarettes and other tobacco products starting September 1, calling the move “part of the brand’s commitment to the common good.” “Our responsibility as a grocer extends far […]

But is it enough? Stop & Shop, once the darling of Northeastern grocery chains, recently announced it would close 32 underperforming stores in its New England, New York and New Jersey service area by November. That could be a sign of trouble brewing: The chain, owned by Dutch grocery giant Ahold Delhaize and managed out […]