Roche Bros. Explained
Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc. is a chain of supermarkets based in Mansfield, Massachusetts. The company's stores are primarily located in the Boston Metro Area. Roche Bros. also operates the supermarket chain Sudbury Farms.
A third banner, Brothers Marketplace, primarily the next-generation concept of the brothers Ed and Rick Roche, has five locations: the first one was opened in Weston, Massachusetts and a second in Medfield, Massachusetts, both in 2014. Since then three more have been opened: Waltham, Massachusetts in 2018, Duxbury, Massachusetts in 2019, and Cambridge, Massachusetts, also in 2019. The Waltham location closed nearly 3 years after it opened in May 2021.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
History
Pat and Bud Roche opened their first store in Roslindale, Massachusetts in 1952 as a meat and produce shop. The store expanded to include groceries in 1957.[8] The brothers later passed down the company to their sons Jay, Ed, and Rick Roche.[9] [10]
On April 29, 2015, a Roche Bros. store opened in Boston's Downtown Crossing in the space formerly occupied by the original Filene's Basement.[11] [12]
As of May 2019, the chain had 15 Roche Bros. and two Sudbury Farms locations.[13]
Locations
Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc. currently operates in 20 locations.[14]
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- Acton, Boston (Downtown Crossing and West Roxbury), Bridgewater, Easton, Marshfield, Mashpee, Millis, Natick, Needham, Watertown,Wellesley, Westborough, Westwood
Sudbury Farms
Brothers Marketplace
Notes and References
- Web site: Roche Bros Supermarket.
- http://www.providencejournal.com/business/press-releases/20140723-brothers-marketplace-to-open-in-medfield-mass..ece "Brothers Marketplace to Open in Medfield, Mass."
- http://www.providencejournal.com/business/press-releases/20140723-brothers-marketplace-to-open-in-medfield-mass..ece "Brothers Marketplace to Open in Medfield, Mass."
- Reiss, Jaclyn, "Omni's exit makes way for new arrival", The Boston Globe, May 22, 2014
- http://www.fooddive.com/news/roche-bros-releases-some-details-on-new-small-format-banner/195694/ "Roche Bros releases some details on new small-format banner"
- https://patch.com/massachusetts/waltham/roche-brothers-new-brothers-marketplace-now-open-waltham "Roche Brothers' New Brothers Marketplace Now Open in Waltham"
- Web site: Roche Bros. Opens Brothers Marketplace in Duxbury, Massachusetts . August 1, 2019.
- Web site: Roche Bros. - Company Information. 9 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120503181311/http://www.rochebros.com/category/Our%20History/1.2. 3 May 2012.
- Web site: 2017-04-20 . Roche Bros. . 2023-12-17 . Boston Magazine . en-US.
- Web site: Boss . Donna . 2012-10-11 . Roche Bros. Marks 60-Year Milestone as Family Chain . 2023-12-17 . Supermarket News . en.
- Leung, Shirley, "With new openings, Downtown Crossing to take on European flair", The Boston Globe, April 29, 2014
- Convey, Eric, "Scenes from opening day: Roche Bros. opens in Downtown Crossing (BBJ photo gallery)", Boston Business Journal, April 29, 2015
- http://www.rochebros.com/locations/ Roche Bros. locations
- Web site: 2023-12-17 . Store Locator - Roche Bros. Supermarkets . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231217211441/https://www.rochebros.com/locations/ . 2023-12-17 . 2023-12-17 . Roche Brothers.