Saker ShopRites will open a larger, expanded location Feb. 4 at 733 Route 72 West in Manahawkin, New Jersey, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7 a.m.
The new store is more than double the size of the current Stafford Square location it replaces and marks a major addition to the Manahawkin Commons shopping center. Members of the Saker family and local officials will participate in the ribbon cutting.
The first 200 customers will receive special grocery gift bags filled with product samples and coupons. The opening-day celebration will feature in-store sampling and food trucks.
“With this new Manahawkin location, we’re proud to offer a fresh, modern store filled with amenities that make shopping easier and more enjoyable,” said Richard Saker, CEO and president of Saker ShopRites.
“From locally sourced products and prepared foods to world-class services, this store reflects our promise to deliver quality and care to every customer who walks through our doors.”
The store features locally-sourced foods, fresh produce, national brands and ShopRite’s Bowl & Basket, Wholesome Pantry and Paperbird private label lines. An expanded selection of international foods and prepared dishes will be available.
Store amenities include a Saker ShopRites World Class bakery with special occasion cakes and fresh bread, an extensive meat department with trained butchers, a seafood department with fresh catch deliveries, a floral shop and a full-service deli. The prepared foods department offers Saker ShopRites’ World Class Kitchens and Dearborn Farms brands.
A pharmacy and ShopRite’s Order.Pickup.Deliver. online shopping service will also be available.
Saker ShopRites hired additional full- and part-time employees ahead of the opening. The family-owned company operates stores in Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset and Mercer counties and is made up of third- and fourth-generation grocers.
ShopRite is the registered trademark of Wakefern Food Corp., a retailer-owned cooperative based in Keasbey, New Jersey. Wakefern is the largest supermarket cooperative in the United States. ShopRite operates hundreds of supermarkets throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland.
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