Overview
- All Massachusetts Market Basket stores shut at 12 p.m. Monday, according to the company’s website statement.
- The chain said the majority of locations across the region closed for the day, including many in New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
- Select stores remained open in Maine (Biddeford, Westbrook, Topsham) and New Hampshire (Claremont, Concord, Milford, North Conway, Plymouth, Swanzey, Tilton, Warner).
- Market Basket framed the decision as necessary for the safety of associates and customers during the severe winter weather.
- Local outlets reported the storm met blizzard criteria in several towns and dropped up to two feet of snow in parts of Massachusetts, and customers were urged to check store status before traveling.