Friday, November 16, 2012
Stop & Shop welcomed its customers in grand opening fashion Thursday night with a party spread throughout the store.
There wasn't much shopping going on, but there was plenty of mingling, eating, drinking and music during Stop & Shop's grand opening party at its Wayland location on Thursday night. General Manager Mike Bussell presented checks to Parmenter Food Bank and Wayland-Weston Youth Football, citing Stop & Shop's commitment to partnering with local organizations and charities. Bussell also recognized Cynthia and David Hill for their work in organizing a massive donations drive for victims of Hurricane Sandy in Breezy Point, N.Y. "Your stuff is going out like wildfire," Bussell read from an email received from a firefighter in New York. "Pretty much instantly, it has been impactful to the people of New York what the people of Wayland did with …
The day has arrived when the first store at Wayland Town Center will welcome its first customers.
It’s been years in the works, but the day has come at last. The first business at Wayland Town Center, Stop & Shop, opened its doors to customers Friday morning after a grand opening celebration Thursday night. Hundreds of people came together to stock, straighten, clean and otherwise bring online the 45,000-square foot grocery store that will serve as the anchor for Wayland Town Center. “It’s Santa’s Workshop,” said general manager Mike Bussell, looking around the store on Thursday afternoon as employees stacked colorful produce, arranged flowers and stocked shelves. Bussell, a 31-year veteran of the grocery chain, estimated that about 110 people were busy working at the store Thursday afternoon in preparation for that evening’s party and…
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Wayland fire and police personnel escorted the trucks out of the Stop & Shop parking lot as Stop & Shop employees, residents and others waved and offered well wishes.
Under a drizzly, gray Tuesday morning sky, two tractor-trailers full of donations for victims of Hurricane Sandy departed the parking lot of the Wayland Town Center Stop & Shop with a Wayland fire and police escort. The two Stop & Shop-donated trucks are headed to Breezy Point, N.Y., a section of Queens that suffered catastrophic damage when Superstorm Sandy blew ashore on Oct. 29. Wayland resident Cynthia Hill, along with her husband David, started last week organizing a massive donation effort specifically for the people of Breezy Point. "How often in life do you really get a chance to make this kind of difference?" Cynthia Hill asked. She said she decided to take action this time, rather than letting herself get busy and the opportunity…
JL
12:18 pm on Wednesday, November 14, 2012
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