A new Stop & Shop across from Price Chopper?

New construction in Torrington easily captures my attention, and it drives me crazy if I don't know just what is going on. Like the mess across from Home Depot - what the hell is that? Another topic for another post though..

So I've often wondered what was going on with the freshly cleared lot across from the Price Chopper / Wal-Mart plaza, directly behind Moscarillo's. After much speculation within the casual Torrington discussion in my house, I finally did some internet sleuthing and found a few clues.



Apparently, there is a new Stop & Shop being built directly across from Price Chopper on Route 183 (aka Torringford Street), near the intersection with Route 202. There were labor protests earlier this summer, which while reflected in this article, revealed the purported business to fill that location. It also reveals that Mizzy Construction's labor policies have pissed off a lot of people. You learn something new every day.



But it just seems.. odd... that you would have face-to-face grocery stores. I know Torrington is seeing a minor trend in redundant business locations, but this just seems unnecessary. Is Big Y taking all the action downtown? Is this Stop & Shop's attempt at the facelift that Price Chopper went through in light of the hulking behemoth that is Big Y? Don't we have enough grocery stores? God, why couldn't it just be a Chipotle...

It's a bit early yet. Who knows if that article is true - could they have mistakenly referred to Price Chopper as the 'new Stop & Shop'?

I can tell I'm getting old, being excited over new construction. It's fun to laugh at. I'm an old, old man.