ShopRite Shows Love on Valentine’s Day as it Gives Out Roses and Promotes Hiring Fair for New Store Coming to Watchung, NJ

Team surprises Watchung residents with flowers, spreading word about spring store opening and job opportunities

Keasbey, NJ (February 18, 2025) – Village Super Market, Inc. is looking for rising stars to join the team at the new ShopRite of Watchung, opening this spring in the Blue Star Shopping Center at 1701 US-22. As part of the store’s “New Star of Blue Star” campaign, ShopRite is inviting passionate individuals to apply for key roles at the brand-new store location.

Members of the ShopRite team hit the streets on Valentine’s Day, surprising Watchung residents with long-stem red roses while spreading the word about job opportunities and a special hiring fair taking place at the new site in the Blue Star Shopping Center on Saturday, February 22 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The hiring center in the Blue Star Shopping Center is also open Monday, Wednesday and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and applicants can apply online at ShopRite.com. The supermarket is hiring approximately 150 employees for full- and part-time positions, from department managers to butchers, culinary experts, deli and bakery experts, customer service associates, cashiers and more.

“Our team is looking for stars — individuals who want to shine in their careers and make an impact in the community,” said Perry Blatt, third generation family grocer and Director of E-Commerce and Business Development for Village Super Market, Inc. “We’ve been in this community since 1969. We love Watchung and can’t wait to open this beautiful new ShopRite, which will offer so much more than ever before. We’re looking for great people to be part of something special.”

Be the Star of Something Big

Owned and operated by Village Super Market, Inc., the new ShopRite in Watchung will be a supermarket destination location focused on convenience and culinary adventure. Team members will work in a state-of-the-art store featuring chef-prepared meals, a world-class coffee bar, gourmet sandwiches, artisanal cheeses, fresh sushi, and expanded bakery, seafood and meat departments — all designed to serve the community in a bigger and better way.

More surprises and treats are planned for Watchung area residents leading up to the grand opening. To stay in the loop on pop-up events, store updates and to be the first to know the grand opening date, click here to become a Watchung ShopRite Insider: bit.ly/watchungshoprite.

Village Super Market, a member of the retailer-owned supermarket cooperative Wakefern Food Corp., remains true to its roots as a family-owned grocery business committed to serving local communities, with third generation members of the Sumas family operating the stores and continuing the family tradition of caring for and supporting local communities. Village currently operates 30 ShopRite supermarkets throughout New Jersey, New York and eastern Pennsylvania, as well as four specialty markets under the Gourmet Garage and Fairway Market brands in Manhattan.

About ShopRite
ShopRite is the registered trademark of Wakefern Food Corp., a retailer-owned cooperative based in Keasbey, NJ, and the largest supermarket cooperative in the United States. With nearly 280 ShopRite supermarkets located throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland, ShopRite serves millions of customers each week. Through its ShopRite Partners In Caring program, ShopRite is dedicated to fighting hunger in the communities it serves. Since the program began in 1999, ShopRite Partners In Caring has donated nearly $62 million to food banks that support more than 2,200 worthy charities. As a title sponsor of the ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer, ShopRite has donated $38 million to local organizations, hospitals and community groups. For more information, please visit www.shoprite.com.