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- 16 Apr 2019 13:50
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: New location list: Newark NJ, 1925-1957
- Replies: 4
- Views: 11767
Re: New location list: Newark NJ, 1925-1957
Hi, there was a Safeway on Springfield Avenue in Newark ,a few blocks from Irvington that became a Finast .It was sacked during the riots and Finast reopened it. Its twin existed on Broadway in Bayone, that was replaced by a store that was the sister to Tappan and Ossining. Both Newark and the origi...
- 10 Dec 2013 17:27
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Big M
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7818
Re: Big M
Hi , I checked their web site and they are still around in upstate NY and in Pennsylvania. In small towns. They seem to have at least two former Great American locations. Their Ad seems to be very competitive. I do not know who supplies them.
- 30 Sep 2013 21:11
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: Could these two stores actually be the same one?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8364
Re: Could these two stores actually be the same one?
Hi, Acme doing Ok in the 80!s The number one chain in Market SAhare Sales and Profitability for the decad.e.. Yes they closed relecs that could not fit in with the Bears and the Newarks that they were bulding. I remember being in thjat Super Fresh when it opened. A Nice tore but did not due the volu...
- 25 Oct 2012 18:27
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: Food fair store in Passaic , New Jersey
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5141
Re: Food fair store in Passaic , New Jersey
Hi, I believe the store ewas located on Route 21, North Bound Lane. I have asked a good friend that has lived in the area for years and had called on stores in the area, said the same thing. I am sorry I and he simp0ly do not remember any thing about cross streets, but the store did have the Classic...
- 10 Sep 2012 14:27
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: Former 1960 Acme
- Replies: 0
- Views: 5437
Former 1960 Acme
Hi the former 1960 abandoned Acme on Maryland Avenue in Wilmington has been refurbised by CVS. They gave the building a new front, shelled the sales floor. But left enough trhat you can still recognize it as a former Acme.
- 10 Sep 2012 14:22
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: Havre DeGrace former Acme to become SavA Lot
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8047
Re: Havre DeGrace former Acme to become SavA Lot
Hi, SAV A Lot was worried enough to move the entrance to the side lot. So that people would not get hit by carsjust tring to get into the place.
- 15 Aug 2012 21:40
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: Havre DeGrace former Acme to become SavA Lot
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8047
Re: Havre DeGrace former Acme to become SavA Lot
Yes it is a strange plot of land that it is on and the store was built to fit it. It is actualyu not much larger then the unit it replaced downtown and now divided ionto several store fronts. It does have the advantage of being on route 40 and the thougth at the time was that it would pick up traffi...
- 14 Aug 2012 17:45
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: Havre DeGrace former Acme to become SavA Lot
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8047
Re: Havre DeGrace former Acme to become SavA Lot
Hi Yes It does it is at the end of the Business district and rigth on the water
- 12 Aug 2012 18:40
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: The Chestertown Acme A Frame is to be renovated
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9394
Re: The Chestertown Acme A Frame is to be renovated
Hi , Pike Creek lost that front many years ago has the Castle Look like Elkton has. I don! think that they plan to change the out side. The out side of Chestertown is to be changed and the A Frame lost. You are correct about the others.
- 10 Aug 2012 18:29
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: The Chestertown Acme A Frame is to be renovated
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9394
Re: The Chestertown Acme A Frame is to be renovated
Hi, Yes you are correct. I was there for that one. The company kept us open knocked down part of the Meat room toar out the original seafood and deli . placed us in a tent for several months and we never lost and hours business. Pike Creek and Hockessin are being remodeled as we speek. New Deli and ...
- 01 Aug 2012 19:09
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: The Chestertown Acme A Frame is to be renovated
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9394
The Chestertown Acme A Frame is to be renovated
The Chestertown Acme A Frame is to be renovated and expanded into four store fronts in its srip center. It will more then likely loose its A frame features that suived two other expansions/ If on the Maryland Eastern Shore the next month or so. You migth want to stop by.
- 14 Jul 2012 12:45
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Mels Foodtown
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3289
Re: Mels Foodtown
Hi, Foodtown was a major player in the ny Metro Area in the 70!,80!s and into the 90!s. They were the retail arm of Twin County grocers and were a co_op, like Wakefirm is and FranKFord Quaker was. On the Island the largest Foodtown owner was Mel!s Foodtowns, they bwere sold to Finast/Edwards. Mel wa...
- 12 Jun 2012 22:08
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Mayfair Supermarket,Red Bank,NJ & NYC old Safeway questions
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5242
Re: Mayfair Supermarket,Red Bank,NJ & NYC old Safeway questi
Hi, A few things, The Mayfair in Red Bank is not the Foodtown yhat is now in the town The Red Bank Foodtown is A Finast/Safeway that was purchased by Food Circus along Atlantic Highlands and one other shore store that Finast had only built two years before. Tis was a year earlier then the Mayfair de...
- 01 Jun 2012 18:04
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: History of Safeway in King George, VA
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9544
Re: History of Safeway in King George, VA
Hi, It is funny how people in the grocery business get around. I worked with a non foods manager that worked in that Safeway. 15 Years latter she could not get over that they closed that store. ( We both were department heads with Acme on the Eastern Shore) The store did a million dollars per week i...
- 29 Apr 2012 10:22
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: Acme (yes the Philadelphia chain) in Martinsburg, WV
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4261
Re: Acme (yes the Philadelphia chain) in Martinsburg, WV
Hi, Yes Acme had stores in West VA as part of the Baltimore,then Whipany NJ Division of Acme. To my knowledge Thriftway out of Oaks never had a store in West Va.