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NEWARK, N.J. — Wakefern Food Corp., the merchandising and distribution arm for ShopRite grocery stores, has signed a 67,000-square-foot lease to open a new supermarket at Springfield Avenue Marketplace in Newark. . As anchor tenant, ShopRite will service approximately 280,000 Newark residents, 180,000 members of the city’s workforce and 60,000 college students and faculty. Springfield Avenue Marketplace, a project of Tucker Development Corp., will include 125,000 square feet of retail space and approximately 150 residential apartments. The development is located on an 11-acre site at the northeast corner of Springfield Avenue and Jones Street. Groundbreaking on the development is slated to take place this fall.