and is a sister company to formerly competing New England supermarket chain Stop & Shop. Hannaford was founded in 1883 by Arthur Hannaford as a small produce
and it is now a sister company to formerly competing New England supermarket chain Hannaford, along with Food Lion. Stop & Shop's roots can be traced back
more than 750 stores operated under the Hannaford, Food Lion, Giant Food, and Stop & Shop brands. The company further expanded in the United States with
largest supermarket chain in New England after Quincy-based Stop & Shop, Scarborough-based Hannaford, West Bridgewater–based Shaw's Supermarkets, and Tewksbury-based