TELL US: Where Do You Get Your Groceries These Days?
On Friday, a Boston Globe article noted that Shaw's supermarkets, which has a location in Wakefield, is struggling against low-priced competition. So what about you? Do you shop at Shaw's or somewhere else in the area?
On Friday, a Boston Globe article noted that Shaws Supermarkets have been having a hard time keeping up with lower-priced competitors such as Market Basket and Stop & Shop. The article noted that the supermarket chain has seen its New England market share fall from 19 to 11% in New England since 2006, while also seeing a $1.5 billion sales decline in that period. The company was reportedly started in 1860 but things apparently started heading south with a series of corporate acquisitions starting in the late 1980s. In the Globe article, customer satisfaction and high prices were cited as leading factors for Shaw's. The supermarket chain has one location in Wakefield, on Water Street, near downtown. For many Wakefield residents, it's an …
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4:47 am on Wednesday, February 6, 2013
With no car and a disability that prevents me from standing too long or walking very far, I use Peapod (home delivery from Stop and shop) . I've done the comparison research by taking my Peapod order to Market Basket on a printed-out list. On that particular list I would save $20 by going to MB. I revised my thinking and returned with my next list and found it would cost just about the same. … more ›