Allegiance Retail Services Thanks Morton Williams for Partnership
August 13, 2025 | 2 min to read
In Iselin, NJ, Allegiance Retail Services announced that Morton Williams supermarkets will exit the cooperative due to their acquisition by Wakefern. Since joining in September 2022, owner Avi Kaner actively contributed, including a role on the Board of Directors. Joseph Fantozzi, COO, expressed gratitude for the partnership and Kaner’s insights. Allegiance Retail Services wishes the Morton Williams family and team well during this transition.
Iselin, NJ – Allegiance Retail Services, a leading retailer-owned grocery coop, announced that Morton Williams supermarkets will be leaving the cooperative based on the sale of their business to Wakefern.
Morton Williams became a trusted and highly regarded member of Allegiance Retail Services in September of 2022. From the onset, Avi Kaner, owner, Morton Williams, took an active role in the cooperative, being nominated to the Board of Directors in 2023. The meaningful partnership between Morton Williams and Allegiance Retail Services was regarded as beneficial to the entire retail supermarket group.
“We want to thank the entire Morton Williams team for having partnered with Allegiance Retail Services these past three years, and Avi Kaner’s participation on the Board of Directors,” said Joseph Fantozzi, COO, President, ARS. “His insights and suggestions were appreciated by all of our members.”
Allegiance Retail Services wishes Avi Kavner, Morton (Morty) Sloan and Steven Sloan and the entire Morton Williams family and store associates well in the transition.
About Allegiance Retail Services LLC
Allegiance Retail Services, LLC supports independent supermarkets (e.g., Foodtown, Freshtown, D’Agostino, Gristedes, Pathmark, LaBella Marketplace, Brooklyn Harvest, Market Fresh, Big Deal Food Market, Green Way Markets, Marrazzo’s Market, and Shop n Bag) for retail success by providing them with marketing, advertising, technological and merchandising support, as well as a full line of private label products, including Foodtown, Green Way and Rancher’s Legend. For more information, please visit www.allegianceretailservices.com