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Market Basket Landlords Share
Plans for Franklin Store’s Future

Located @ 6724 Orchard Lk Rd

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sandwiches on Flatout,
upon request. These
wrapped sandwiches will
be available for half the
price for both dine-in and
carryout customers.
Carryout customers
who spend $29.95 or
more will receive a complimentary
pack of Flatout while supplies last (with
this page from the JN). Offers cannot
be combined and expire Oct. 23.
For more info and to check out the
menu, visit StevesDeli.com.

an Seror and
Steve Showers,
owners of the
building that houses
Market Basket grocery in
Franklin, realized early
this year that change was
coming when grocery
owner Robert Esshaki
announced he would not
renew his lease after it
expires at year-end.
As a result, the parties
did not discuss a lease
renewal; the brother-
sister landlords have been waiting to
list the property until this fall at the
request of the Market Basket owners to
accommodate their transition plans.
“Market Basket has served our com-
munity well for a long time, and we
will miss it,” they said.
Golfdale LLC is the company formed
a decade ago to continue the one their
grandparents created in the 1950s.
However, Seror and Showers were
blindsided by a Labor Day weekend
hailstorm of social media posts alleg-
ing a massive rent hike as the reason
for the closure. Chef Carl Hakim,
prepared foods department manager
and the face of the business, and oth-
ers, circulated inaccurate information,
inspiring accusations and threats
toward Seror and Showers.
Jack Showers founded Market Basket
in the early 1950s as Golfdale Market.

His son, Ron Showers,
later joined the busi-
ness. Steve Showers
often accompanied
his father to Eastern
Market at sunrise for
produce and beef to
sell in the store.
After Ron Showers
passed away at 45,
his wife, Anne, sold
the business, retain-
ing the property. The
new owner, Theodore
LaVerne, renamed
it Market Basket. Robert Esshaki
assumed the lease in the 1990s.
“We are grateful to Mr. Esshaki for
bringing Chef Carl’s delectable cre-
ations to Franklin. He will be greatly
missed, and we hope to continue
enjoying his dishes in his next space.
He has served the community well for
a long time,” said Seror and Showers.
While the maelstrom has eased,
Seror and Showers are listening to
community members, who are eager to
have a market in the space.
“We hear loud and clear how much
the residents of Franklin appreciated
having a local market in town,” say
Seror and Showers. “We are consider-
ing potential tenants to take over the
space and would welcome another
market that can offer the same small-
town, everyone-knows-your-name
feel.”

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