This is done through Peapod, an online grocery delivery system. Gradually, Stop and Shop stores were converted into superstores throughout the 1980s and the 1990s. Since the company was the first to offer self-service, it is no wonder that it is also among the first grocery stores to offer home delivery. Aside from the usual items sold in a supermarket, these superstores feature much more, form bakeries to pharmacies, and from banks to even video rentals. By the end of the Second World War, there were over 80 stores operating in the northeastern part of the country. Stop and Shop continued to grow, and even opened a few superstores in the 1980s. The success of this concept allowed the company to extend its operations, and open more and more stores. In 1918, the company introduced, for the first time, a new retailing concept, that of self-service, thus creating the first modern supermarket. The company which owns Stop and Shop stores announced this year that it will merge with the Delhaize Group, which already owns other grocery chains, such as Hannaford and Food Lion. In 1946, the company decided to rename all its stores Stop and Shop, as they are named to this day.

The company itself was founded in 1914 by the family in Somerville, Massachusetts, and operated under the name of Economy Grocery Stores Company.

Its origins can be traced back to 1892, when the Rabionvitz family opened a small grocery store, in Boston. Stop and Shop, or Stop & Shop, is an American chain of supermarkets which operates in the northeastern part of the country.

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