The Brookdale ShopRite in Bloomfield sold to the Glass family for an undisclosed amount, according to a Wednesday announcement.
Along with a ShopRite in Newark, the Glass family, which owns and operates the buyer, Glass Gardens, now has 11 ShopRite stores in New Jersey and New York in its portfolio.
The Glass family is a member of the cooperative Wakefern Food Corp., as is the Greenstein family which previously owned the Newark ShopRite.
As of December 2020, the Bloomfield ShopRite was valued at nearly $13.1 million, according to public records.
It reopened in December 2021 after extensive renovations, which included upgrades to the signage and shelving, as well as new food stations, the Montclair Local reported
Glass Gardens Co-President Terry Glass spoke to a “love of the supermarket business” in the Wednesday press release.
The new electronic shopping cart line from Instacart, called Caper Cart, is at ShopRite in Bloomfield, New Jersey on Thursday, Feb 29, 2024.
“Customers can expect all their favorite departments and the same sales, promotions and customer service to remain at both store locations,” the statement reads.
A handful of ShopRites across the state — the Bloomfield one and others in Spotswood and Byram — are experimenting with AI-powered smart carts called Caper Cart by Instacart.
It allows customers to scan their items as they’re added to their carts. The technology also provides recommendations and enables a person to directly check out from their cart.
Daniel Munoz covers business, consumer affairs, labor and the economy for NorthJersey.com and The Record.
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