Hannaford Opened: 2014 Owner: Ahold Delhaize Previous Tenants: Stop & Shop (2006-2013) Cooperative: none Location: 141 Portsmouth Ave, Exeter, NH Photographed: January 8, 2025 Stop & Shop is a powerhouse in southern New England, and is the market leader in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and parts of Massachusetts. In other places, though, they haven't been as successful. In the mid-00s, they began building stores in the southern part of Vermont and New Hampshire, eventually having six New Hampshire stores. A location at 318 S Main St in Rutland, VT was constructed but never opened. That store along with two of the former New Hampshire stores became Hannaford -- opening in Rutland in 2007, and stores in Bedford and Exeter, NH became Hannafords in 2013. The parent companies of Hannaford and Stop & Shop merged in 2015. Many of these Super Stop & Shop stores were really big -- stores built at this time were as big as 90,000 square feet -- an...
Market Basket Opened: 1974 (possibly in other location in strip mall) Owner: DeMoulas family Previous Tenants: unknown Cooperative: none Location: 380 Lafayette Rd, Seabrook, NH Photographed: July 8, 2023 The Market Report arrives for the first time in New Hampshire! Welcome to the Granite State, where I have photographed a couple dozen stores. For now, we're only going to see a few along the coastline, then come back to the state later for the inland stores. This Market Basket opened in 1974, but it wouldn't surprise me if it were originally in a smaller location in the mall (like what's now the TJ Maxx ) and it moved to this spot around the 1990s. The exterior and interior were both renovated around 2012. We can actually take a look inside this store thanks to these 360-degree views posted by DeeCeeHawk to Google Maps! The layout is standard, with dairy in the first aisle, meat on the back wall and deli/seafood in the back-right corner, produce and froze...