Stores
As of March, 2012, Big Y operates 59 supermarkets (29 in Massachusetts and 30 in Connecticut); many of which are in the metropolitan areas of Springfield, Worcester, and Hartford, Connecticut. Big Y also operates the Table & Vine liquor store in West Springfield, plus the Fresh Acres Market, a concept mixing an open-air-style farmers' market with upscale food choices, in Springfield. Throughout its region, Big Y competes mostly with Boston's Stop & Shop, and to a lesser extent with Boston-based Shaw's and Albany, New York's Price Chopper chain.
Some Big Ys offer free child care for customers, operating as the Little Y Kids' Club. Big Y also competes by offering "buy one, get two free" sales and special coins redeemable for discounts that change bi-monthly.
Unlike most supermarkets, whose sales run Sunday to Saturday, Big Y's sales week is Thursday to Wednesday, as most customers get paid on Thursdays.
In 2011, Big Y's 75th anniversary, plans included a gala and a sweepstakes for customers with a top prize of $75,000; the drawing was held at the Big E.
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