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CTown Supermarket
	A C-Town supermarket in New Rochelle, New York.
Industry	Retail
Founded	1975; 49 years ago
Headquarters	White Plains, New York, United States
Number of locations	200
Products	Grocery
Website	www.ctownsupermarkets.com

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CTown Supermarkets is a chain of independently owned and operated supermarkets operating in the northeastern United States.^[1]

CTown was founded in 1975.^[1] CTown uses economies of scale so its small member stores can pool their resources for purchasing and advertising.^[2] CTown tends to open supermarkets in locations that suburban stores have abandoned.^[2] CTown Supermarkets tend to depend on more customers who are pedestrians and fewer who drive, as shown by their smaller parking lots.^[2]

There are approximately 200 stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. CTown is the fifth-largest food retailer in the New York City metropolitan area. CTown is supplied by Krasdale Foods; many products sold in CTown stores are labeled Krasdale Foods (Krasdale also is a supplier for the smaller Bravo supermarket chain). Marketing and advertising for CTown are handled by Alpha-I Marketing Corp.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Barlas, Thomas. "Supermarket seeks to hire in Bridgeton". The Press of Atlantic City. August 18, 2011. p. C1.
^ ^a ^b ^c Godin, Mary Ellen. "Delay in C-Town opening blamed on design changes". Record-Journal (Meriden, Connecticut). July 9, 2013. p. 4.

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[Bridgeton-1] Barlas, Thomas. "Supermarket seeks to hire in Bridgeton". The Press of Atlantic City. August 18, 2011. p. C1.

[delay-2] Godin, Mary Ellen. "Delay in C-Town opening blamed on design changes". Record-Journal (Meriden, Connecticut). July 9, 2013. p. 4.

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 '''CTown Supermarkets''' is a chain of independently owned and operated [[supermarket]]s operating in the [[northeastern United States]].<ref name= Bridgeton>Barlas, Thomas. "Supermarket seeks to hire in Bridgeton". ''The Press of Atlantic City''. August 18, 2011. p. C1.</ref>
-CTown was founded in 1973.<ref name= Bridgeton/> CTown uses [[economies of scale]] so its small member stores can pool their resources for purchasing and advertising.<ref name= delay>  Godin, Mary Ellen. "Delay in C-Town opening blamed on design changes". ''Record-Journal'' (Meriden, Connecticut). July 9, 2013. p. 4.</ref> CTown tends to open supermarkets in locations that suburban stores have abandoned.<ref name= delay/> CTown Supermarkets tend to depend on more customers who are pedestrians and fewer who drive, as shown by their smaller parking lots.<ref name= delay/>
+CTown was founded in 1975.<ref name= Bridgeton/> CTown uses [[economies of scale]] so its small member stores can pool their resources for purchasing and advertising.<ref name= delay>  Godin, Mary Ellen. "Delay in C-Town opening blamed on design changes". ''Record-Journal'' (Meriden, Connecticut). July 9, 2013. p. 4.</ref> CTown tends to open supermarkets in locations that suburban stores have abandoned.<ref name= delay/> CTown Supermarkets tend to depend on more customers who are pedestrians and fewer who drive, as shown by their smaller parking lots.<ref name= delay/>
-There are approximately 200 stores in [[Connecticut]], [[Massachusetts]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York (state) and |New York]]. CTown is the fifth-largest food retailer in the [[New York City metropolitan area]]. CTown is supplied by [[Krasdale Foods]]; many products sold in CTown stores are labeled ''Krasdale Foods'' (Krasdale also is a supplier for the smaller [[Bravo (supermarket)|Bravo]] supermarket chain). Marketing and advertising for CTown are handled by Alpha-I Marketing Corp.
+There are approximately 200 stores in [[Connecticut]], [[Massachusetts]], [[New Jersey]], [[New York (state)|New York]], and [[Pennsylvania]]. CTown is the fifth-largest food retailer in the [[New York City metropolitan area]]. CTown is supplied by [[Krasdale Foods]]; many products sold in CTown stores are labeled ''Krasdale Foods'' (Krasdale also is a supplier for the smaller [[Bravo (supermarket)|Bravo]] supermarket chain). Marketing and advertising for CTown are handled by Alpha-I Marketing Corp.
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