ShopRite of Hatfield has new owners and a refreshed look. The store at 170 Forty Foot Road announced a grand reopening under siblings Sean and Bria McMenamin following a multi-phase renovation that brought more than 8,000 lowered prices, expanded fresh and prepared foods, an enlarged sushi bar and a new Chinese buffet.
The announcement came from Wakefern Newsroom, which described the overhaul as a multi-phased renovation and said the Hatfield store remained open throughout the work. That account differs from a report by Patch, which described the grand reopening as coming after a lengthy closure. The two accounts have not been reconciled.
Patch also detailed the scope of the changes, reporting that the renovated store now includes more than 8,000 lowered prices alongside expanded fresh and prepared food offerings, a bigger sushi bar and a Chinese buffet. Those upgrades sit alongside existing conveniences at the Hatfield location, including online ordering for pickup or delivery, locally owned products, custom cakes for birthdays and special occasions, fresh-to-table prepared foods for gatherings, and a large beer and wine selection.
New Owners With Deep Grocery Roots
Per Patch, the store is owned by longtime Montgomery County residents and siblings Sean and Bria McMenamin. Bria McMenamin told the outlet she and her brother wanted to build something that felt personal to the community, saying the goal was a store that is “warm, welcoming, and full of great options at a strong value.”
The ownership change traces back to a sale by the Miller family, who had run the Hatfield store before transferring it to the McMenamins, according to Supermarket News, which reported the McMenamins would continue operating the Hatfield location. The family's footprint extends beyond Montgomery County — EquityCRE Supermarkets reported that the McMenamin family also operates a ShopRite at Morrell Plaza in Philadelphia.
Sean McMenamin's role in the ShopRite system goes well beyond Hatfield. He serves as president of McMenamin Family ShopRite and as chairman of Wakefern Food Corp., a title he has held since 2023, according to NJBIZ. ShopRite's own company page notes the McMenamin family has been rooted in the Philadelphia community since 1995, describing the operation as family-owned for two generations.
A Cooperative Built on Decades of Local Ties
Wakefern Food Corp., the cooperative behind the ShopRite brand, is based in Keasbey, New Jersey, and bills itself as the largest supermarket cooperative in the United States. The company's history with the McMenamin family dates back further still — a 2014 Wakefern announcement noted the family then operated two ShopRite stores in Philadelphia, a footprint that has since grown to include the Hatfield store.
The Hatfield location isn't new to the area. The store first opened to the public in 2011, when it was touted as one of Pennsylvania's greenest grocery stores for its glycol CO2 refrigeration system, according to a report at the time from The Reporter. Now more than a decade later, it enters a new chapter under local ownership rather than a standalone operator.
The renovation also lands amid a broader shift in the region's grocery landscape. Wakefern's ShopRite Supermarkets division currently operates 31 supermarkets across New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, per Supermarket News, and the chain holds a commanding presence in the Philadelphia market. Vista.Today reported ShopRite ranked as the area's leading grocery store with a 16.6 percent market share based on sales from April 2024 through March 2025.
