Buy a house at a Stop & Shop
Globe Staff – The Boston Globe
Some supermarkets have bank branches. Others have Dunkin’ Donuts and Starbucks. And now some Stop & Shop stores will have real estate offices.
RE/MAX of New England said today in a press release that it has entered into an exclusive, five-year agreement with the Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. to develop “micro real estate offices” in supermarkets located in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire.
According to Natick-based RE/MAX of New England, this marks the first time that a major real estate brand has teamed up with a large consumer retailer to house real estate offices in their retail spaces.
This year up to 17 micro RE/MAX offices will open in Stop & Shop stores in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, RE/MAX said.
“Consumers are looking for a one stop shopping experience,” Jay Hummer, executive vice president of RE/MAX of New England, said in a statement. “We believe this addresses this need and provides them with expert, full-time, proven real estate professionals.”
In a statement of its own, Stop & Shop said: “We often look to create innovative and unique partnerships in our stores that will benefit our customers. We are working with RE/Max in this way. We believe that the partnership between our two brands will create opportunities for our customers, and we look forward to the future.”
With 378 stores, Quincy-based Stop & Shop is one of the largest supermarket chains in the Northeast.
The photo that appears with this post was included in RE/MAX of New England’s press release.
