Photos courtesy of Google Maps Local Guides |
This week at A&P Preservation we're taking a look
at The Food Emporium in Midtown! This store opened sometime
in the 80's, and was remodeled to its current Fresh 1.0 look
in the early 2000's. The signs were recently replaced by its
new owner, Key Food.
This store is the most inner-city-like store we've
ever toured on A&P Preservation so far! Even the Food Emporium on the Upper West Side
was spacious. This store packs a lot of merchandise in such
a small space.
Produce is very small here. I see that A&P added
in vertical shelving for certain vegetables, like carrots
and brussel sprouts. It's a great use of space!
Cases off to the side here feature fruits. This photo
shows practically all of the produce. The cases that we saw
before are right behind us in this shot.
The Food Emporium has, and always will, be known for their
great Deli. The Fresh 1.0 decor is slightly varied for Food
Emporiums-- they feature more 'gourmet' or upscale items,
like here with a sandwich. In Produce, its Mushrooms and
Pineapples. Dairy: Parfait.
These photos were taken once Food Emporium was
acquired by Key Food. The new operators immediately replaced
the carts here. Although they look original to the store,
they are not Technibilts as previously used; they
are a variation of a Versacart.
Nice condensed bakery section here; where we are standing is
actually the service counter. This store tops out at 9
aisles, which would mean that this store is around 15-20,000
square feet. The typical A&P that was remodeled to this
look would have been 35-65,000 square feet.
A look across the front-end. Obviously this place has
gotten a lot more cluttered since the acquisition by Key
Food. The front end almost reminds me of Zabar's on Broadway, which often is
cluttered. I guess there's no such thing as 'cluttered' in
NYC, considering the small spaces and high rent; you have to
store your product somewhere, right?
Thank you, various Google Maps Local Guides, for the
awesome photos of this location!
The Food Emporium of Midtown
452 W. 43rd St.
New York, New York
The Food Emporium (A&P) > The Food Emporium (Key Food)
New York, New York
The Food Emporium (A&P) > The Food Emporium (Key Food)