Stop & Shop is under scrutiny following allegations that it charged significantly higher prices in predominantly minority and working-class neighborhoods in Boston compared to suburban stores, a practice dubbed 'inner city price gouging.' Lawmakers including Senator Warren and Representative Pressley have demanded accountability and uniform pricing to protect economically disadvantaged consumers.

A follow-up study by the Hyde Square Task Force found that Stop & Shop continues to charge significantly higher prices in inner-city locations compared to suburban stores, leading lawmakers to question the company's commitment to lowering prices in low-income communities.

Stop & Shop reached a tentative agreement with unionized employees at its Freetown, Mass. distribution center. The deal, reached after a threatened strike, includes significant wage increases, improved working conditions, enhanced benefits, and job security, ensuring the facility remains open.

Stop & Shop reached a tentative six-year agreement with the Teamsters Local 25 union to avert a looming strike at its Freetown, Massachusetts distribution center. The deal, praised as one of the strongest in the supermarket industry, preserves over 900 union jobs and promises enhanced wages, benefits, and improved working conditions.

Workers represented by UFCW have threatened to strike at the Freetown, Massachusetts warehouse following a breakdown in contract negotiations, as Stop & Shop considers outsourcing operations if an agreement is not reached.

Teamsters Local 25 condemned Stop & Shop after the company threatened to subcontract work and close a distribution center in Freetown, Massachusetts unless union workers abandoned their health care plan, a move seen as blatant union busting.

Massachusetts lawmakers, including Rep. Jim McGovern, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and Sen. Ed Markey, have demanded that Stop & Shop explain reported price disparities across several store locations. The inquiry, based on a youth group's investigation, suggests that the chain may be engaging in opportunistic and potentially predatory pricing practices, which burden already-struggling consumers. The lawmakers also raised concerns about the use of electronic shelf labels, noting that the ability to update prices with a click could facilitate abrupt and exploitative price hikes during peak demand periods.

U.S. Senators and Representatives have accused Stop & Shop of using pricing algorithms to charge up to 18% higher prices in minority and working-class neighborhoods in Massachusetts, alleging predatory and opportunistic pricing practices.

UFCW Local 1500 filed federal charges against AHOLD/Stop and Shop alleging that the company's vague and overbroad social media policy violates First Amendment rights and federal labor law by not bargaining with the union, potentially leading to worker censorship.