Super Foodtown Supermarket in NJ Closing, Atlantic City’s Save A Lot Gets ‘New entity’

One supermarket in New Jersey is closing this month, while reports say a new operator will be taking over the space of another food store at the other end of the state in just a few weeks.

Super Foodtown in Port Monmouth Closing October 24

We'll start in Monmouth County, where the Super Foodtown store on Route 36 in Port Monmouth will close on October 24th, according to the Asbury Park Press.

This past Thursday, the store took to Facebook to share the news, saying, "We are so thankful for the support and kindness this community has shown us over the years, and we truly hope to see you at our other locations in Atlantic Highlands and Red Bank."

Those responding to that post said the store will be greatly missed:

Such a sad time for the small community that relied on this store being so close to the SENIOR housing..... Gonna miss the store, hope the staff is being relocated and supported during this transition.

End of an era for sure! Foodtown was my first job and really set me up for my professional life.

This is a major setback to the people of Port Monmouth and vicinity. Now retired, we recently moved to Port Monmouth and the proximity of a supermarket, drug store, and few other stores was considered a major plus.

 

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Changes at Save A Lot in Atlantic City

Meanwhile, 75 miles to the south, news broke a few days ago that Atlantic City's only supermarket, the Save A Lot store on Atlantic Avenue, will be transitioning at the end of this month as a new operator takes over the space.

According to The Press of Atlantic City, Shawn Rinnier, who currently owns the store, said the CRDA recently terminated the store's lease.

Michael Chait, a spokesperson for the CRDA, told The Press that grocery store operations there "will continue with minimal disruption" as the "current Save-A-Lot location at Renaissance Plaza will transition to a new entity in November."

For several years, the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority has tried, unsuccessfully, to bring a major supermarket to the island to serve the city's nearly 40,000 residents. The latest major project that did not come to fruition was a proposed ShopRite store at North Ohio and Baltic Avenues in 2021.

We contacted Save A Lot's corporate office earlier this week for a comment and they did not respond.