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Cromwell

538 Main St, Cromwell, CT: appears to have been where Asia Grocers is now, likely in the same building

Danbury

Location unknown

Darien

25 Old Kings Hwy N, Darien, CT (??-2001): later Shaw's (2001-2010), acquired by Stop & Shop in 2010

East Hartford

1047 Main St, East Hartford, CT (open by 1964)

East Haven

199 Main St, East Haven, CT (open by 1967): likely a replacement for 297 Main location, became Stop & Shop in 2001

297 Main St, East Haven, CT (open by 1960, closed by 1967): exact location unknown

Fairfield

889 Post Rd, Fairfield, CT: now Bob's Stores

Glastonbury

2717 Main St, Glastonbury, CT (open by 1960)

Greenwich

11 Glen Ridge Rd, Glenville, CT (closed 2001): acquired by Stop & Shop in 2001

161 Putnam Ave, Greenwich, CT (closed 2001): acquired by Stop & Shop in 2001

Hamden

2100 Dixwell Ave, Hamden, CT (open by 1960): later Child World, Gelco, Hometown Buffet, and East Buffet

Meriden

Location unknown

Middletown

Location unknown

Monroe

Located either at 401 Monroe Tpk or 535 Monroe Tpk. It's also possible that 535 replaced 401 at some point and then became Big Y in or after 2001

New Britain

Location unknown

New Canaan

36 Pine St, New Canaan, CT: later Walgreens, but existing Walgreens building may have been a new construction

New Fairfield

25 CT-39, New Fairfield, CT (closed 2001): became Shaw's in 2001, then sold to Stop & Shop in 2010

New Haven

419 Whalley Ave, New Haven, CT (open by 1960s, closed by the 1990s): demolished

449 State St, New Haven, CT (open by 1925, closed before the 1960s): demolished

Newington

175 Lowrey Pl, Newington, CT: later Waldbaum's, then Best Market and Local! Market, now vacant

Newtown

5 Queen St, Newtown, CT: now Caraluzzi's Newtown Market

Norwalk

396 Westport Ave, Norwalk, CT: now Marshalls

Ridgefield

467 Main St, Ridgefield, CT: now CVS

720 Branchville Rd, Ridgefield, CT: possible former Grand Union, but unlikely; exact location in Ridgefield has not been confirmed

Rocky Hill

Grand Union Family Markets, 80 Town Line Rd, Rocky Hill, CT (2003-2004): GUFM opened in a former A&P Super Foodmart in this location and closed shortly after, building was demolished for existing Stop & Shop around 2005

Southbury

100 Main St N, Southbury, CT (closed 2001): acquired by Stop & Shop, but existing Stop & Shop building likely replaced older Grand Union building

775 Main St S, Southbury, CT (closed 2001): acquired by Shaw's in 2001, then sold to Grade A ShopRite in 2010

Stamford

495 Hope St, Stamford, CT: may have closed in 2001, now Grade A Markets

563 Newfield Ave, Stamford, CT: now Grade A Markets, and Grand Union likely closed here before they did at 495 Hope St given the older Grade A signage on this store's exterior

Storrs

Grand Union Family Markets, 591 Middle Tpk, Storrs, CT: former A&P acquired by GUFM around 2003 and closed around 2015 with Dollar General opening by 2017

Stratford

800 Barnum Ave Cutoff, Stratford, CT: now part of Burlington Coat Factory building; the ShopRite at 250 Barnum was a Shaw's acquired 2010 so it is possible that this store was briefly a Shaw's before moving east to the current ShopRite building

Trumbull

902 White Plains Rd, Trumbull, CT (closed 2001): later Poricelli's Food Market, now vacant

Wallingford

Hartford Tpk, exact location unknown

Waterbury

155 Thomaston Ave, Waterbury, CT: unclear exactly which space was occupied by the Grand Union; the corner store currently Cherry Valley Marketplace was previously Compare Foods and before that Pathmark, which may have taken the Grand Union space or not; it's also possible that Pathmark and Grand Union coexisted in the mall

Wethersfield

90 Jordan Ln, Wethersfield, CT (open by 1960): now Family Dollar

West Haven

1131 Campbell Ave, West Haven, CT: now ShopRite

2 Ocean Ave, West Haven, CT (opened late 1950s): later Family Dollar, now Dollar Tree

Westport

605 Post Rd E, Westport, CT (closed 2001): acquired by Shaw's in 2001, then sold to The Fresh Market in 2010

Windsor

318 Broad St, Windsor, CT: now Geissler's IGA

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