This is good news. Too often we hear about food deserts in urban areas, but it looks like Newark is getting itself a nice new shopping area with a New Jersey based grocery store as its centerpiece.

The ShopRite deal was first reported Monday night by The Wall Street Journal, which said the supermarket chain won the support of Mayor Cory Booker over Walmart. The story said Wakefern Food Corp., the Woodbridge-based retail cooperative and distribution arm for ShopRite, signed a 20-year lease for the site.

This comes on the heals of Wakefern opening a distribution center in Newark, as well. Good stuff both on the local shopping and the jobs fronts, as well as the ever-evolving battle against the Walton family's megastore takeover. It seems that the protesting of Walmart is gaining momentum as its annual shareholder meeting gets ready to convene.

From Workers World: