Market Basket protests impact Biddeford store
The Market Basket store in Biddeford is beginning to see empty shelves because of widespread worker protests calling to reverse the firing of the grocery chain's president.
Keith McGee, the Biddeford store's assistant manager, told the Portland Press Herald that the protests that began last month have interrupted deliveries and, as a result, prevented the store from re-stocking some shelves, including the dairy and produce departments.
The Massachusetts-based chain's board voted in June to fire company President Arthur T. Demoulas over a long dispute between two families vying for control of the company. The company's board said he was fired because Demoulas had been ignoring directives from the board and was responsible for overspending.
Demoulas' ouster prompted protests by many employees, who said Demoulas had committed to keeping the company family-owned and wouldn't support pay cuts for employees.
Market Basket, which owns 70 supermarkets between New Hampshire and Massachusetts, opened its first Maine store in Biddeford last August. The grocery chain's entry into Maine had been projected to drive down prices in competing stores as more non-traditional stores vie for the food-purchasing dollars of grocery shoppers, as reported by Mainebiz.
Read more
Most Recent
Most Recent
Comments