Sunday, February 3, 2013
The company is holding discussions with labor representatives as the deadline for a three-year contract nears on Feb. 23.
Representatives of the Stop & Shop grocery store chain are looking to hire temporary replacement workers as it prepares for a potential labor strike, according to a report in the Boston Herald Friday. The Quincy-based company is currently holding contract discussions with United Food and Commercial Workers Union locals who represent more than 40,000 Stop & Shop employees in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island, according to the Herald. The three-year contract will expire on Saturday, Feb. 23. While discussions continue, the company is running eight hiring sites from Mansfield to Quincy to Woburn. A Stop & Shop spokeswoman told the Herald that the company is advertising replacement workers "in the event of a dispute" in an effort …
Sunday, March 18, 2012
What's on sale at the local supermarkets? Patch Grocery Shopping finds out for you.
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Sunday, March 18, 2012
Every week, Patch Grocery Shopping searches the local supermarkets to find what they have on sale. STOP & SHOP: ROCHE BROS: BIG Y: SHAW’S: HANNAFORD: MARKET BASKET:
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Grocery stores are offering St. Patrick's Day deals.
Every week, Patch goes grocery shopping to see what is being offered at the area grocery stores. If you know of any deals, we didn't write about, please put them into the comment section. HANNAFORD-You can save $4 on Hannaford's USDA Choice Beef Boneless Strip Steak at $6.99 per pound. A 12-pack of Pepsi Fridge Mats is available, three for $10 with 12-ounce cans. To get ready for St. Patrick's Day, fresh green cabbage is 39 cents per pound, while four-pound bag of Hannaford Red Potatoes at $2.49 per pound. ROCHE BROS.-You can get 2 liter bottle of Pepsi Cola for $1 for the 67.6 ounce bottles. They are offering Lay Potato Chips for two for $5, 10-10.6 ounce bags. Orange juice is on sale two for $5. For St. Patrick's Day, Point Cut Corned …
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Patch looks at what the area supermarkets are offering this week.
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Sunday, March 4, 2012
Every week, Patch goes grocery shopping to find all the best deals at the local stores. All prices and availability are subject to change. If you know of any other good details, please share in the comments section. HANNAFORD-Chicken drumsticks or thighs are being offered for 99 cents a pound, while you can get two grapefruit for $1. Organic bananas are on sale for 69 cents. Boneless sirloin tips are $5.99 per pound and boneless center cut pork chop are $3.49 per pound. STOP & SHOP-Fresh strawberries or blackberries are buy one, get one free. Edy's Ice Cream is also buy one get one free. Fresh boneless chicken breast are $1.99 per pound. Coca-Cola 2 liter bottles are five for $5. Fresh Atlantic Salmon Filletts are $6.99 per pound. ROACHE …
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Patch looks at what the area supermarkets are offering this week.
Every week, Patch goes grocery shopping to find all the best deals at the local stories. All prices and availability are subjected to change. If you know of any other good details, please share in the comment section. HANNAFORD-Chicken drumsticks or thighs are being offered for 99 cents a pound, while you can get two grapefruit for $1. Organic bananas are on sale for 69 cents. Boneless sirloin tips are $5.99 per pound and boneless center cut pork chop are $3.49 per pound. STOP & SHOP-Fresh strawberries or blackberries are buy one, get one free. Edy's Ice Cream is also buy one get one free. Fresh boneless chicken breast are $1.99 per pound. Coca-Cola 2 liter bottles are five for $5. Fresh Atlantic Salmon Filletts are $6.99 per pound. …
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Strawberries, cereal, cookies, laundry detergent and chicken highlight this week's deals.
This week, the Patch Grocery Shopper is taking a different route around the local groceries looking at the deals each place is offering the week. If you know of any good deals, please add them to comment section. As always, prices are subject to change and products because of availability. ROCHE BROS. They are offering a buy five packages of meat for $25. Available are boneless chicken breasts, chicken thighs, fresh whole chicken, 85-percent lean ground beef, tender plus pork tenderloins, Plainville ground turkey, "Philly Style" Shaved Chicken and shaved steak, Roche Bros. Italian sausage, chicken drumsticks, beef sirloin strip steak, boneless pork chops, pork rib eye roast, Mrs. Budd's Chicken Pice, boneless quarter hams and boneless …
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Every week, Patch goes grocery shopping to find the best deals.
Every week. Patch hits the local grocery stores to see what the bargains are. Marketbasket and Seabra's fliers were unavailable this week. If you find any other bargains, let us know in the comment section. CANNED TUNA ROCHE BROS.-Solid White Tuna, five ounces, $1. STOP & STOP-Starkist Chunk Light Tuna, four for $3. SHAW’S-Bumble Bee Solid White Tuna, five ounces, limit eight, 88 cents. BIG Y-Chicken of the Sea White Tuna, 10 for $10, no limit with card. CHICKEN ROCHE BROS.-Split Chicken Breast, 99 cents a pound. STOP & SHOP-Stop & Shop Fresh Boneless Chicken Breast, $2.49 per pound, Stop & Shop Fresh Chicken Drumsticks or Thighs, 99 cents a pound. HANNAFORD-Whole Young Chicken, 99 cents a pound. BIG Y-Big Y All Natural Air Chilled …
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Patch looks for the deals on those special Valentine's Day meal items.
Every week, Patch goes grocery shopping to find the best deals at the supermarkets. With Valentine's Day Tuesday, we are looking at making a nice meal for our sweethearts. All prices and availability are subject to change. More shopping deals can be found on the supermarket web sites. STEAK- MARKETBASKET-Boneless Delmonico Rib Eye Steaks, $5.99 per pound BIG Y-Big Y All Natural Angus Beef Boneless Rib Eye Steak, $8.99 a pound, no limit with card. STOP & SHOP-Fresh Semi Boneless Ribeye Steak, $5.59 HANNAFORD- T-Bone Steak, $5.99 per pound SHAW’S-Semi-Boneless Rib, Porterhouse, T-Bone Steak, $6.99 per pound ROCHE BROS.-Boneless Rib Eye Steak, $11.99 per pound SHRIMP- MARKETBASKET- Shrimp Ring, two for $9, 10 ounces, two for $11 12 ounces, …
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Time to get all your food ready for Sunday's game between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants game.
With Super Bowl Sunday on the horizon, it’s time to hit the grocery store for all the food you are going to need for the New England Patriots-New York Giants game. As we do every week, Patch goes grocery shopping to find the best deals. If you know of any other ones, please let us know in the comment section. Seabra’s web site is under construction. All prices and availability of products are subjected to change. CHICKEN WINGS BIG Y-Boneless Chicken Wings $4.99 a pound MARKETBASKET-Perdue Chicken Wings, $5.49 26-32 ounces STOP & SHOP-Wings, Boneless Wings or Tenders, $4.99 per pound ROCHE BROS-Fieldale Chicken Wings, four pound bag, $9.99 per pound STEAK TIPS MARKETBASKET-Assorted Marinated Beef Tips, $6.99 a pound BIG Y-$6.69 per pound, …
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Every weekend, Patch tracks down the local bargains at area grocery stores.
Every week, Patch goes grocery shopping to compare deals at local supermarkets. All prices and availability of items are subject to change. If you know of a good deal out of there, please help out your fellow shoppers by putting the item into the comment section. ORANGES: STOP & SHOP-Navel Oranges, 10 for $10 ROCHE BROS.-Cara Cara Oranges $3.99 per pound SHAW’S-Loose Navel Oranges $1.49 per pound HANNAFORD-Navel Oranges $2.99 each MARKETBASKET-Seedless Navel Oranges, 12 in a bag, $2.89 SALMON STOP & SHOP-Fresh Atlantic Salmon Fillets, $5.99 per pound. ROCHE BROS-Fresh Atlantic Salmon Fillets, $7.99 per pound SHAW’S-Fresh Boneless Salmon Fillets, $6.99 per pound BIG Y-Full Circle Keta Salmon, buy one, get one free HAM STOP & STOP-Stop & …
Nicole
11:01 pm on Sunday, February 17, 2013
I work for s&s and i personally think our union is useless...they "work" one month every three yrs(when the contracts up and theyre supposedly negotiating)...they didnt even help me out when i went to them about a harassment issue...yet i have to give them 7 dollars a wk! Where's that money going? I can only assume in their pockets...maybe instead of them "fighting" for our raise, they should … more ›