Two New Jersey communities are preparing to lose longtime supermarkets as Stop & Shop moves ahead with plans to close its stores in Basking Ridge and Westfield. The decisions come as shoppers in the state already face another pair of announced supermarket closures involving Kings Food Markets.
Stop & Shop confirmed the Westfield and Basking Ridge plans in July. The Basking Ridge location is expected to close in October, while the company has described a fall shutdown for Westfield without announcing a firm final date.
Two longtime grocery locations are affected
The Basking Ridge supermarket is at 553 South Finley Avenue in Lyons Mall, in Bernards Township. The Westfield store is at 219 Elm Street, near the town’s downtown shopping district…