The Ortley Beach Futurestore opened in the late 80's as part
of A&P's Proud New Feeling campaign. This was the
second generation of futurestores... the first being the
glass fronts, which were more common in the Carolinas.
This location has since become one of the 76 locations that
Acme purchased at A&P's second bankruptcy in 2015. They
bought it in almost terrible condition, and almost rebuilt
the store from the ground up:
Acme's shore locations almost all look like this. Beach
Haven and Sea Isle were new construction to replace older
50's and 33M models.
Look at the A&P after Superstorm Sandy. New cart corrals, shopping carts, and decor (Fresh 2.0-after "effect" I'll call it) were added. No new A&P Fresh sign.
Simple Fresh 2.0 panels on the wall with Fresh 1.0 colors.
This store is a select group to have the 3-sided Fresh aisle markers. Most got the one-sided panels that run parallel to the aisles.
Customer Service with the offices above.
Full-service pharmacy.
Meat and Seafood along the back wall. All new flooring here, too.
While you can't see it here, the store tops out at 18 aisles... pretty hefty for a store built in the 80's! Acme and many other chains were still building small A-frames and galvanized-metal facades.
While this store did get mostly new fixtures, the freezer cases were the ones that stayed.
A grand look at the A&P.
A&P of Seaside Heights
5 Ortley Plaza
Ortley Beach, NJ
A&P > ACME
Ortley Beach, NJ
A&P > ACME
