A New ShopRite Opens in Danbury Today — Ribbon Cutting Monday

Brookfield shoppers heading south have a new grocery option starting today: the ShopRite of Nutmeg Square in Danbury opens to shoppers on Sunday, November 1. The formal ribbon cutting follows on Monday, November 2, at 10 a.m., with Danbury Mayor Roberto Alves expected to attend.

The store sits at 72 Newtown Road in Danbury, in the Nutmeg Square shopping center. At 59,000 square feet, it takes over the anchor space left by the former Stop & Shop, which has stood vacant since November 2024.

The operator is Cingari Family Markets, a Connecticut-based, family-owned grocer. The Nutmeg Square store is its 11th ShopRite in the state, joining ten others across southwestern Connecticut — including the ShopRite Brookfield shoppers already know on Federal Road.

The company says the new store carries the full range found at its other locations, including a grab-and-go meal station, an artisan bakery, and a full-service offering across its departments.

For Brookfield, the opening matters in a practical way: Nutmeg Square is a short drive down Route 7, and a vacant anchor returning to use is good news for the whole corridor. The ribbon cutting Monday morning is open in the ceremonial sense — shoppers, meanwhile, can simply walk in starting today.