ShopRite opens in Greenburgh

“We’re thrilled. Over the years a lot of people have asked for more supermarkets and we’ve tried very hard to attract more,” Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner told the Business Journals about the opening of a new ShopRite. “Everytime there’s an opening it creates a momentum that makes it easier to attract new businesses.”

From left: Andrew Abellonio, ShopRite’s controller; Michael Martin, ShopRite’s marketing VP; Ken Jenkins, Westchester’s Deputy County Executive; Rossana Velazquez, ShopRite human resources specialist; Charlie Sladek, ShopRite district director; Sean Rafferty, store manager; Mike Schoendorf, VP of operations for ShopRite; Steve Savas, ShopRite’s president; State Assemblymember MaryJane Shimsky; Robert Williams, Elmsford’s mayor; Gina Jackson, Greenburgh councilwoman; Francis Sheehan, Greenburgh councilman; Ellen Hendrickx, Greenburgh councilwoman; and Alina Svizzero, ShopRite human resources director.

The new 74,000-square-foot ShopRite is at 320 Saw Mill River Road, on a site in Elmsford in the Town of Greenburgh formerly occupied by a National Amusements multiplex movie theater. The Greenburgh Town Board had unanimously approved a site plan application by Lewis Masters Holdings LP to demolish the movie theater and make way for the supermarket. The plan was originally submitted to the Town Board on April 15, 2019.

Exterior of the new Elmsford-Greenburgh ShopRite

The site, which has other retail space, covers 10 acres and is west of the Westchester Hills condominium complex. Old Country Road, which runs uphill from Route 9A, borders the site to the south. Pocantico Park and Greenburgh housing authority property lie to the north.

“We are proud to open our new store in Elmsford and look forward to serving the community,” said Steve Savas, president of ShopRiteÂ Supermarkets, Inc. ShopRite is a trademark of Wakefern Food Corp., a retailer-owned cooperative based in Keasbey, New Jersey. It has stores in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland,

Part of the produce section at the new ShopRite.

The newest ShopRite joins ten others in Westchester in White Plains, Scarsdale, Thornwood, Tuckahoe, New Rochelle, Bedford Hills, Croton, Pelham, Yonkers and Cortlandt.

The Elmsford-Greenburgh store features freshly-prepared ready-to-eat foods, a bakery, sushi, a seafood department, organic fruits and vegetables, a flower shop and more.

Part of the new Shoprite’s Food on the Go area.

“When I go around the town a lot of people continue to ask for more supermarkets,” Feiner said. “They like the variety. People are still asking for more locations, different supermarkets. The new ShopRite is going to attract a lot of people to the Saw Mill River Road and North Elmsford corridor. I see many, many positives. Greenburgh is a great place to invest.”