Supermarket News 4/5/13: Stop & Shop Cuts Carbon Footprint in Massachusetts Stop & Shop here, a division of Ahold USA, announced progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Massachusetts, where it operates 131 stores, part of an initiative to cut its carbon footprint by 20% by 2015. The announcement was held at Stop & Shop’s LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment Design)-certified store in Wayland, Mass. [Ed note: this link has an annoying pop-up prior to the article]