Stop & Shop, Hannaford hopeful to return to business ahead of Thanksgiving [Video]

Stop & Shop and Hannaford, who are owned by the same Dutch Company, Ahold Delhaize whose systems were hacked last week, admit they’re still sorting everything out.Empty shelves, where fresh meat and produce should be, inside Stop & Shop and Hannaford locations across Massachusetts are not something customers want to see the week before Thanksgiving.”I’m going to do a late Thanksgiving, hopefully they’ll get some of that stuff back,” said one customer.”I’ll go to another store,” said another.Last year, food sales got a 2.4 billion dollar boost in the 2 week period around Thanksgiving, so this could not have come at a worse time.”At this time, Ahold Delhaize’s investigation is ongoing,” Stop & Shop said in a statement. “Our teams are taking steps to assess and mitigate the issue. We will continue to take actions to further protect our systems. The security of our customers, associates and partners remains a …