The shelves have been filled and customers are now shopping at the new Stop & Shop in Greenvale’s Wheatley Plaza.
The new store includes produce, bakery, meat and seafood departments as well an extensive assortment of natural and organic products.
Additionally, the store features a refreshed modern décor, updated refrigeration systems, new lighting, state of the art technology, and other improvements, a news release said.
The former Pathmark was one of 25 supermarkets in the New York City area that were converted to Stop & Shop stores following the bankruptcy filing by Pathmark’s parent company The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
On Sept. 22, the store was sold to the Stop & Shop Supermarket Company LLC as part of a 24-store, $124 million deal with Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea, court records showed.
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in July to protect their A&P, Food Basics, The Food Emporium, Pathmark, Superfresh and Waldbaum’s stores from creditors.
On Oct.23, the store held its grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony.
Town of North Hempstead Second District Councilman Peter Zuckerman was on hand to help cut the ribbon along with Store Manager Mike Carney.
As part of the ceremony, Carney and Arlene Putterman, Stop & Shop’s New York Metro Division Public and Community Relations Manager, presented a $2,000 check to Michael Capobianco, the Executive Director of the North Shore Boys & Girls Club.
A new Stop & Shop sign has taken the place of the old Pathmark sign on the front of the building.
The large “closing” sign that was hung above the Pathmark sign has been taken down.
According to the release, the Stop & Shop Card will offer customers automatic access to thousands of savings every time they shop plus Gas Extra Rewards.
Peapod, the country’s leading Internet grocer, will also be available to customers, the release said.
