Two shuttered retailers are set to become supermarkets in southeastern Massachusetts.

Big Y announced Thursday that it's opening grocery stores in Fairhaven and North Dartmouth. The Fairhaven Plaza location used to be a Big Lots, and the Faunce Corner Center store in North Dartmouth was a Christmas Tree Shops .

"These new stores will allow us to better serve families in the South Coast region," Big Y VP of real estate and development Mathieu L. D'Amour said in a statement.

The supermarkets will open sometime in 2027. Hiring details and a grand opening date will be announced in the next few months. Big Y opened new stores in Westboro and Uxbridge earlier this year.

Big box store closures in Massachusetts and around the country in recent years have created opportunities for o

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