Stop & Shop Lowering Grocery Prices In RI, Eliminating Paper Bag Fee

RHODE ISLAND — Stop & Shop announced its lowering prices on thousands of grocery items and eliminating its 10-cent fee for paper bags in Rhode Island.

According to a Stop & Shop spokesperson, the grocery store has lowered the price of at least 3,500 products at all 25 of its Rhode Island locations. The grocery story chain will also launch new in-store “savings kiosks,” where customers can save on their groceries with digital coupons, printed in-store or delivered to their phone, every time they shop.

“Today, we are announcing a significant investment in our Rhode Island Stop & Shop stores that will deliver a better shopping experience and bring more value to our local customers,” Stop & Shop President Roger Wheeler said. “We have been listening to our customers — and we have heard you. That is why we’re making it possible to buy more groceries for your family, at a lower cost, at every one of our stores in Rhode Island. We’re also investing in more store remodels, like our newly refreshed location in Richmond, which will be complete later this month. We’re going to continue to listen to your feedback and will, over time, make even more changes across all areas of the store.”

New, Lower Prices

A Stop & Shop spokesperson said shoppers will easily spot the price reductions in store through yellow tags highlighting the new versus old pricing. Examples of new pricing on staple items include: