Stop & Shop holds 15% liquidation storewide sales ahead of store closures – signs mark up extra discounts

STOP & SHOP is holding unbelievable 15per cent liquidation sales storewide ahead of some sad closures.

The major discount comes as eight stores in Massachusetts are set to close their shutters either on or before November 2.

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Fans of the massive retailer can expect to see a 15per cent storewide discount starting October 25, according to The Patriot Ledger.

Alcohol, tobacco, gift cards, fuel, prescriptions, stamps, calling cards, Western Union money orders among other items are excluded from the discount by state law.

To those who want to grab a bargain, it’s advised to look out for store signs that details additional discounts as the closure date nears for the affected locations.

It comes as some customers at the retailer could expect lower costs after the removal of an automatic surcharge.

Stop & Shop confirmed the fee’s elimination at the beginning of October, along with other moves to benefit the shopping experience in a key state.

Those who frequent any of Stop & Shop’s 25 stores in Rhode Island will no longer have to pay 10 cents for paper bags, per an October 8 press release.

Starting in October, the bags will again be free for those at Stop & Shop stores in the state.

Stop & Shop said the move was part of its initiative to “make groceries more affordable” for Rhode Island residents, according to the release.

Along with the 10-cent paper bag fee removal, the retailer said it would be lowering prices on thousands of its national and private brand items.

Shoppers can expect reductions on over 3,500 products across nearly every department in each store.

That’s a total of around 87,500 price drops on merchandise.

Those items that are discounted will have yellow tags that highlight the reduction compared to the original listing.

In July, the company announced it was closing 32 underperforming stores by the end of the year.

“Following the closures, Stop & Shop will continue to have a strong presence across its five-state footprint with more than 350 stores,” the press release read.

Gordon Reid, President of Stop & Stop, said they will continue to “nourish the communities.”

“Stop & Shop is proud of the deep roots and community ties we have developed as a neighborhood grocer of more than 100 years, and we remain committed to nourishing our associates, customers and communities,” said Reid.

“As we announced in May, Stop & Shop has evaluated its overall store portfolio and made the difficult decision to close underperforming stores to create a healthy base for the future growth of our brand.

“Our associates are a strong community dedicated to growing and working together, and all of our store associates will continue to have a place in the Stop & Shop family as we look forward to serving customers at other nearby locations,” Reid concluded.