Park N Shop

Park 'n Shop was founded in 1918 in Webster, MA, by first generation Albanian immigrant, Alex Pappas. From the beginning, Park n' Shop was a family business, as Pappas' sons Peter and Charlie, grew up learning at an early age what it took to run a local business. After booming success, Charlie Pappas opened his own location in Dudley Park. By 1950, after a couple of location changes and a name change to the present Park 'n Shop, Charlie had gone on his own with the Dudley Park 'n Shop branch of the chain. This quickly outgrew its building and was moved to the present location on Airport Road when that site became available. Charlie has said, "We enjoy the close, intimate relationship between the employees and the customers. That is the way my father ran his business, and that is the way that we will carry on the tradition. We are here to serve our customers the best way we know, not just as businessmen, but as friends also. The company presently operates three Park 'n Shop Supermarkets in the towns of Dudley, Auburn and Blackstone.