Stop & Shop to Open in Former Johnnie's Foodmaster Site

There is no schedule yet for reopening the West Somerville supermarket space.

Stop & Shop to Open in Former Johnnie's Foodmaster Site

There is no schedule yet for reopening the West Somerville supermarket space.

The former site of Johnnie's Foodmaster in West Somerville will likely become a Stop & Shop. In January we reported Stop & Shop, a supermarket chain, had acquired the lease at the former Foodmaster, but at the time Stop & Shop had no comments about its plans for the site. On Friday Stop & Shop sent an official announcement about the acquisition. Here's what it says: The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC announced today that it has acquired the Johnnie’s Foodmaster lease at 105 Alewife Brook Parkway, Somerville, Mass. “Stop & Shop’s history began in the Somerville community and we’re pleased to have an opportunity to serve another part of the City,” said Joe Kelley, president, Stop & Shop New England Division. Stop & Shop is currently …

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Stop & Shop Acquires Johnnie's Foodmaster Lease, But Plans Unknown

Is Stop & Shop planning to open a store in West Somerville, or does it have other plans for the former Johnnie's Foodmaster site?

Stop & Shop, a supermarket company, has acquired the lease at the former Johhnie's Foodmaster site in West Somerville, but Stop & Shop has not announced what it plans to do with the site. "I don't have any news I can share yet," said Suzi Robinson, a spokesperson for Stop & Shop's New England Division. She said she's hoping to announce news about the West Somerville site sometime during the week of January 28. Johnnie's Foodmaster was a supermarket at 105 Alewife Brook Parkway that closed in November of 2012 after Foodmaster, which had 10 stores in Eastern Massachusetts, closed all its sites. Six of those 10 stores, including one on Beacon Street in Somerville, were transferred to Whole Foods. Stop & Shop already took over the lease of the…

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