By Erica Schwartz
The Greenvale Stop & Shop will be one of four Long Island locations to close before Nov. 2, according to a press release from Ahold Delhaize, the grocer’s parent company.
The Long Island stores are among 32 32 Stop & Shop locations that will be shuttered due to “underperformance,” the release said.
Uncle Giuseppe’s Marketplace will replace the Wheatley Plaza Shopping Center store, according to several reports.
Carl DelPrete, CEO of the Melville-based chain of 11 stores in New York and New Jersey, told Newsday the grocer will open a supermarket in an approximately 52,000-square-foot space at 130 Wheatley Plaza in Greenvale in the first quarter of 2026,
Uncle Giuseppe’s signed a lease for the Greenvale store about two months ago, DelPrete told Newsday.
Gordon Reid, president of Stop & Shop, said in a release the company chose to close the 32 stores after evaluating the overall portfolio of each store.
“Stop & Shop is focused on growing through large, multi-year price investments and a stronger customer value proposition, both in-store and online. This means we’ll be focused on delivering lower everyday prices, as well as even more savings for our customers through strong promotions,” Reid said.
Reid also says no employees of the closing stores will be laid off. All employees of the affected store will be offered other employment opportunities within the company.
“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,” he said.
The other Long Island store locations closing are in Hempstead, East Meadow, and Coram.
Of the other 28 affected stores, five are in Connecticut, eight are in Massachusetts, 10 are in New Jersey, two are in Rhode Island, and three are in other parts of New York.
Stop & Shop says local customers will be informed about their store closure in advance.
Representatives from Stop & Shop and Uncle Giuseppe’s could not be reached for comment.
