PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Dutch company that operates the Stop & Shop supermarket chain on Tuesday announced it is buying Eastside Marketplace in what one industry analyst described as a “coup” for the grocery giant.

“Eastside is a very well-known store; that’s a coup for Stop & Shop,” said Mike Berger, senior editor at The Griffin Report of Food Marketing.

The well-respected Providence independent is being sold to a subsidiary of Ahold USA, which operates the Stop & Shop chain.

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