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_(50213005397).jpg) Exterior of a Shaw's in Sturbridge, Massachusetts | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail (Grocery) |
| Founded | May 1860 in Portland, Maine[2] |
| Founder | George C. Shaw |
| Headquarters | West Bridgewater, Massachusetts |
Number of locations | 133 (Shaw's), 21 (Star Market) (2017) |
| Products | Bakery, dairy, deli, floral, frozen foods, grocery, liquor, meat, pharmacy, produce, seafood, snacks, sushi |
| Parent | Independent (1860–1987) J Sainsbury (1987–2004) Albertsons (2004–present) |
| Website | shaws starmarket |
Shaw's and Star Market are two American supermarket chains under united management based in West Bridgewater, Massachusetts, employing about 30,000 associates in 150 total stores; 129 stores are operated under the Shaw's banner in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont, while Star Market operates 21 stores in Massachusetts, most of which are in or near Boston. Until 2010, Shaw's operated stores in all six New England states, and as of 2021 Shaw's remained the only supermarket chain with stores in five of the six, after it sold its Connecticut operations. The chain's largest competitors are Hannaford, Market Basket, Price Chopper, Roche Bros., Wegmans, and Stop & Shop. Star Market is a companion store to Shaw's, Shaw's having purchased the competing chain in 1999.
Shaw's and Star Market are wholly owned subsidiaries of the Boise, Idaho–based Albertsons. The combined chain has the largest base of stores that operate in New England, but is the third-largest New England–based grocer behind Quincy, Massachusetts-based Stop & Shop and Scarborough, Maine-based Hannaford; Hannaford operates stores in upstate New York, while Stop & Shop's operations extend through downstate New York and into New Jersey; only Shaw's does business solely in New England.
As of July 5, 2013, Shaw's and Star Market no longer use loyalty cards at their stores, as a way to compete with other local stores that do not have them.[3] However, like most of Albertsons' chains, Shaw's and Star Market participate in the just for U rewards program, which does not use a physical card.
- ^ Hawkinson, J. ‘Underperforming’ Star Market will close as rivals grow around University Park site (correction) Cambridge Day. Thursday, January 4, 2018. Last revised on: Tuesday, January 9, 2018. Accessed January 29, 2018.
- ^ "About Shaw's". SuperValu. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ Sarah Shemkus, "Dropping loyalty cards puts Shaw's in the minority", The Boston Globe (July 6, 2013).