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ShopRite to Hold Job Fair at Town Hall

Approximately 300 Full and Part-Time Jobs Opening at New Site

June 13, 2011

(Niskayuna, N.Y.)  The new ShopRite of Niskayuna will host a job fair Monday evening, June 20th from 6:30-8:00 PM at Niskayuna Town Hall (One Niskayuna Circle).  ShopRite recently announced its plans to open a full-service supermarket at the former St. James Square, which will be renamed ShopRite Square.  The ShopRite of Niskayuna will bring approximately 300 full- and part-time jobs to the community.

“We encourage our new Niskayuna neighbors to attend this event to learn more about ShopRite’s commitment to the community and to explore career opportunities that will be available this fall,” said Tom Urtz, Vice President, Human Resources and Community Affairs, ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc. “We look forward to meeting you and to becoming your neighborhood ShopRite.”

“We are pleased that ShopRite is hosting a job fair in our community, and we are excited that approximately 300 job opportunities are available to our residents,” stated Town Supervisor Joe Landry.

The ShopRite of Niskayuna will be owned and operated by ShopRite Supermarkets Inc. (SRS), which has 29 ShopRite stores in New York and New Jersey, including recently opened locations in White Plains and Scarsdale, NY.

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 more than 230 ShopRite supermarkets located throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland, ShopRite serves more than five million customers each week.  A long-time supporter of key community efforts, ShopRite is dedicated to fighting hunger in the communities it serves.  Through its ShopRite Partners In Caring program, ShopRite has donated more than $24 million to 1,700 worthy charities and food banks since the program began in 1999.  As a title sponsor of the LPGA’s ShopRite Classic, ShopRite has raised more than $23 million for local schools, hospitals and community groups.

Contact:
Joe Landry
386-4503

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