Expansion
In 2010, Big Y announced that its expansion included Lee, Franklin, and Milford, Massachusetts; according to its website, each town would have a store by 2012. The Lee store opened in November 2011; while the Franklin store opened in August 2012, the chain's newest location. During 2011 Big Y also announced a new store in Foxborough, expanding into the Greater Boston area, but plans for that location have been postponed.
While Big Y has stores near the New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont borders, expansion into these states has not been announced.
In late 2010, Big Y purchased seven stores from A&P, which was abandoning central Connecticut. Four of these (Branford, Mystic, Old Lyme, West Hartford) were re-opened as Big Y World Class Markets, bringing Big Y's Connecticut store count at the time to 28. Another Big Y opened in Meriden, Connecticut in August 2011.
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