Another Stop and Shop Shuts Down As North Ocean County’s Retail Needs Shift

Stop & Shop closes Toms River Route 9 store after years as local staple

Toms River, NJ – The Stop & Shop at Tri-City Plaza on Route 9 has closed its doors, marking the end of a long-running presence in the Toms River community as shelves are cleared and the storefront is dismantled. The location at 2360 Lakewood Road officially ceased operations Thursday at 6 p.m.

On Thusday night, the trademark Stop & Shop logo had been removed, the shelves were cleared and workers were continuing to dismantle ailes of shelvi...