Shaw's closing 4 stores in Massachusetts & New Hampshire

WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. — Shaw’s Supermarkets is closing four stores in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

A spokesperson for the West Bridgewater-based company confirmed to Boston 25 News the stores in Leominster, Lynn, Plymouth (10 Pilgrim Hill Road) and Portsmouth, New Hampshire (Woodbury Avenue) are closing.

“Closing an underperforming store is always a tough decision, but we’re focused on growing our business by being the favorite local supermarket, and running great stores where people love to shop,” Shaw’s said in a statement. “That’s what will enable us to offer the products and services our customers value most in Massachusetts and everywhere else we operate.”

Shaw’s is one of the oldest continuously operated supermarkets in the United States with its roots dating to 1860.

“While the decision to close a store is always difficult -- given the impact on employees and customers -- it was made only after careful evaluation and was guided by what is best for the company’s ongoing success and future growth,” the statement from Shaw’s continued.

Shaw’s and Star Market have more than 150 stores across New England and employ approximately 19,000 people.

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