Big Y Is Coming to Fairhaven and Dartmouth

Bristol County is getting another major supermarket chain.

Big Y Supermarkets revealed plans to bring two new stores to Southeastern Massachusetts by 2027.

The family-owned supermarket chain announced on Thursday that they will be opening stores in both Fairhaven and Dartmouth at two familiar former retail sites.

According to a press release from the locally focused supermarket chain, things are going to get much more local for SouthCoast shoppers.

Where the New Big Y Stores Will Be

Plans call for a 62,000 square-foot Big Y at 7-9 Plaza Way in Fairhaven. The market will open in the former Big Lots building by spring 2027.

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There will also be a 55,000 square-foot Big Y moving into the former Christmas Tree Shops in North Dartmouth's Faunce Corner Shopping Center. The location has a tentative opening date of Spring/Summer 2027.

Perhaps the storefront currently being used as a Spirit Christmas store means construction on the new supermarket will take longer to get underway.

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Both of the SouthCoast’s first Big Y locations should open in less than two years and as the company's Vice President of Real Estate and Development, Mathieu L. D’Amour said,

Work at New Big Y Locations

Big Y Supermarkets have earned recognition from Forbes as a Best-In-State Employer in Massachusetts and Connecticut for seven straight years. More details on hiring will be available in the coming months.