New ShopRite Opening This Week
Saker ShopRite grand opening Wednesday on Routes 37 and 166 in former Dover Mall
A worker installs a ShopRite sign on the Crossroads Center marquee that sits at the Route 166 entrance to the new shopping center.
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The metal benches are out. The boxwood is planted. The milk and eggs are on the way.
Saker ShopRite announced it will cut the ribbon at its Route 37 and 166 location Monday, and will officially open for business 7 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16.
The former Dover Mall, now known as Crossroads Center, will open a long-awaited tenant with the new ShopRite. The supermarket sits toward the back of the property on Route 37, and road construction is reconfiguring Presidential Boulevard to be the access road to ShopRite from Route 166.
This week, the final touches are underway for a grand opening. Giant signs point delivery trucks to the ShopRite loading docks around the construction site, as stores such as Spirits Liquors make progress at the front of the property.
The ribbon cutting is 11 a.m. Monday Nov. 14 at the new store, which is at 2 Route 37 West.
Santina Stankevich, a spokesperson for Saker ShopRite, said the Monday event is a kick-off with local officials and company representatives.
Construction at the former Dover Mall has been underway since February, when Bradlees was reduced to rubble for a rebirth into Crossroads Center. Shortly thereafter, the former Perlmutter ShopRite was demolished to make way for the Saker-family owned ShopRite, one of 28 in the fourth-generation business.
The Fischer ShopRite is a Permutter one, as is the Route 70 one in Manchester. But Saker operates the Brick and Lakewood ShopRites, making this the third property in Ocean County for the family.
“We look forward to serving the unique needs of our new neighbors and having a positive impact on the community,” said Richard Saker, President of Saker ShopRites, Inc. in a prepared statement.
The Saker Family of stores began in 1916 in Freehold with a single grocery store before developing its first supermarket in 1956.
“Our family-owned ShopRites have long-served the people of New Jersey, delivering the value, variety and excellent service that our customers need and have come to expect from the ‘World Class’ ShopRite name.” said Saker.
Stankevich said the ShopRite will bring more than 300 jobs to the area. The ShopRite comes in at 75,000 square-feet.
Shoppers can expect aisles of groceries but also a fresh bake shop, cut to order meats, daily deliveries to the seafood department and a floral department. Stankevich also said every department includes natural and organic products. Specialty food stations include a Mediterranean olive bar, a Chinese buffet, freshly-made sushi, hot food and entrees, and pizza.
There’s a pharmacy, a catering service, and in-house café and a Cigar Shoppe. Shoppers can use “Scrunchy’s Playhouse, an in-store, fully-staffed play space where children can enjoy safe and supervised fun while their parents shop.”
The store is planning to be open daily from 5 a.m. to midnight and can be reached at (732) 286-4500.
Felicia Luburich
11:34 am on Sunday, November 13, 2011
With high gas prices having a SR closer will be a plus. I had gone to the next closest one often but not lately. With so many retired citizens in this area high gas prices curtail travel.
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12:15 pm on Sunday, November 13, 2011
I can't think of a reason that I would have to go to the new mall. I am not a Shop Rite shopper and there are plenty of other Staples around at more convenient locations.
Richard Smith
5:20 pm on Sunday, November 13, 2011
So don't go... Geeze, we won't miss you, that's for sure!
Richard Smith
5:58 pm on Sunday, November 13, 2011
Why would you even bother to make a negative comment like that? ShopRite will give jobs to 300+ to people locally and the other planned stores in the mall possibly hundreds more. What a negative individual
Glenn
4:15 pm on Sunday, November 13, 2011
I heard there is going to be a barnes and nobles in the center as well. Is that just a rumor?
walt tupycia
5:30 pm on Sunday, November 13, 2011
can't wait to go shopping at shoprite.Used to go to pathmark.Manager was a real bad person went there about 20 years they overcharged me 2 dollars he would not give me a free item. That is there policy.He was a real scum bag.Called corporate they did not care.FT.
SystemIsBroken
6:13 am on Monday, November 14, 2011
Wow You dont hold a grudge too long lol
Its not the same manager from 20 years ago (btw I believe that store opened 19 years ago!)
The managers there now are all very nice.
walt tupycia
5:32 pm on Sunday, November 13, 2011
i hope the owners of pathmark reads this and fires this scum bag.
Mattie
7:07 pm on Sunday, November 13, 2011
My Nephew just got his first ever job at the new Shop-Rite. Shop-Rite has always been a good job for teens and young people. Always flexible when they had school and college to worry about as well as working. Decent company to work for and TR can use the jobs.
SystemIsBroken
6:10 am on Monday, November 14, 2011
Attention Residents of Winteringham Village and Walnut Street Did you see FREE DAYCARE!!! I hope they hired enough security for that store, Why do you think the First SR Closed there??? SR would never leave a good location ( Remember Oak Tree SR???)
Let me know when the state finally builds an overpass interchange for Rt 166 and Rt 37!
Richard Smith
7:07 am on Monday, November 14, 2011
It's not free day care... it's "where children can enjoy safe and supervised fun while their parents shop.”
Mattie
7:57 am on Monday, November 14, 2011
And just what are you implying with the comments about Winteringham and Walnut Street?
Eggs-n-Toast
8:56 am on Monday, November 14, 2011
Oh SystemIsBroken, I'm sure the first SR there closed ONLY because of all the Winteringham and Walnut Street residents (forgot about Emerald Apartments or Presidential, whatever they're called) were loading up shopping carts full of food and running out of the store without paying! I'm sure it was because they also let their 8 kids (each) run wild in the store, pocketing candy bars and juice boxes as well! AND I heard all those crazy-crackheads were hanging out in the old SR parking lot, breaking into cars and grabbing old ladies' purses, too!
[nods] Yeah, that's it.... that's why the first SR closed. (sarcasm alert)
Martin
6:22 am on Monday, November 14, 2011
Overpass? Nah, "the Party of No" won't do anything for the little people -- not even after their fellow millionaires get another tax break.
Don W.
10:17 am on Monday, November 14, 2011
Well, I for one am thankful for this new shopping center.
Bud Boomer
10:54 am on Monday, November 14, 2011
@Richard Smith Have you ever worked for a Saker ShopRite? Well I have they really don't care about their employees much, I've seen everything, I've seen them violate the union contract of their employees on more then one occasion, Maybe they changed their ways but doubtful I still have many friends who work there last I heard they tried to force people in signing a paper that prohibited them from talking about Saker on any social media platform and no I was not fired I quit on my own terms for a better job
Richard Smith
11:42 am on Monday, November 14, 2011
@ Bud Boomer - Yes, I have worked for ShopRite, but not for the Saker's. But I'm just curious about what it is that I said in either of my comments to elicit such a response from you? I never praised SR, but if it's my statement about creating jobs for hundreds of people I stand my ground. Thousands of people in this area would love to have a job, any job.
Matt Casey
1:03 pm on Wednesday, November 23, 2011
To all you negative people: Would you rather the location remain an eye-sore and useless? I'm sure you'll now give me a list of what you would have preferred there, but unfortunately, nobody else has stepped up to the plate for what...a decade? ShopRite has opened a beautiful store there, and, as Mr. Smith (Clark, NJ?) stated, offers hundreds of new employment opportunites!
Lynn
3:27 pm on Monday, December 19, 2011
frankly, i'm happy they finally did something with that awful sight. I've lived here all my life, and i remember that mall when it was a booming shopping center. i for one was sick and tired of looking at that embarassment of land. what we need is a Chipolte or good wing restaurant to go in there too....then it will be complete!
Supper mommy34
11:14 am on Thursday, February 14, 2013
Hey I live on walnut st and my family are good people. Not everyone on those streets are crack heads or bad people.