Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: Jefferson Ward stores in the northern US were sold to Bradlees in 1985 .
Simplified: The chain was sold to Bradlees , a division of Stop & Shop , in 1985 . All Jefferson Ward stores were former Two Guys , J.M. Fields , or Almart ( not to be confused with Wal-Mart ) stores .