...okay, maybe break will end a little early.
ACME Markets of Malvern, Pennsylvania has released four
former A&P and Pathmark store closures in New Jersey and
New York. This marks the largest set of closures since the
chain was owned by supermarket conglomerate Supervalu, now
under UNFI Foods Corporation.
I contacted ACME Markets last weekend about
the closure of the stores, in which they said they "have no
intentions of closing down any of the stores that [I]
mentioned". Oh, George... how you lied.
ACME District Offices have stated that some of these
stores are being closed due to leasing reasons, and others
due to declining business. Here are the "fab four" of the
hour:
Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey
First was the fabled Park Ridge location, and now its sister
Woodcliff Lake location. This 90's Centennial was
state-of-the-art back in the day, and was the largest
supermarket in the greater Montvale area. Since Wegmans
opened in Montvale in 2016 (and lawsuits by A&P), the
ACME had suffered greatly. Even though the store has since
been renovated since the A&P days, business couldn't
last. The store will be laid to rest on October 2nd, after
roughly four years in business.
Elmwood Park, New Jersey
Elmwood Park, located just off of the Garden State Parkway
and just a stone's throw away from busy Paramus and
Paterson, is among the second of the four to close. This
former Pathmark was untouched inside by ACME, despite
retaining its original hours of 6AM-1AM.
Weehawken, New Jersey
I'm shocked to hear that this store will be the third to
close. I visited the store last month (interior photos will
be coming soon to the blog), and it was super busy and
well-staffed for lunchtime on a weekday. The location had
even been open 24 hours as an ACME and Pathmark! Yet another
untouched acquisition inside. However, the store has
received several upgraded fixtures and departments. Overall,
the store shouldn't be on the list to close. It seems to be
a high-volume store in a busy area with a few supermarkets
here and there, but none compares to the large Tower Plaza
ACME. Rumors have it that German grocer and Aldi competitor
LIDL will move in (which I will also rant about in an
upcoming post)
Scarsdale (Eastchester), New York
I honestly don't know much about the Eastchester location.
It doesn't have many photos on Google Maps nor any Flickr
photos. It was formerly an A&P Fresh Market with a basic
renovation. I think ACME wasn't able to do so well in this
location because of its "upper mall" spot in the plaza,
which is terraced. The only signage the store has from the
busy road is a small, white sign that blends in with the
rest of the center. So, not surprising.
Normal posting returns in two weeks.