 More troubling news today from the retail front. Stop and Shop, Connecticut's largest supermarket chain, has announced it will close five stores in the state by November 2nd. The affected stores are in Ansonia, Torrington, Stamford, Milford, and here in Danbury. Gordon Reed, Stop and Shop president, released a statement saying that the closure is aimed to strengthen the brand's future growth. According to their union, workers from the closing stores will be transferred to other locations.