An Acme Style team member was able to get a camera through a small hole in the front of the abandoned Egg Harbor store. Even with a flash the pictures turned out nearly black, reveling little detail. A run through Photoshop helped lighten up the photo revealing the mess inside. Can't spot any definite clues as to the decor on the walls but it was most likely the Convenience Store package.
it is amazing that this was once a store ,worked there for about 3 months and i will say out of 17 years of working for acme those 3 months were the only 3 months i enjoyed . R.I.P. 1105!!
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DeleteWhat a shame how this Acme looks not to mention the one in Clementon before it was demolished. Seems like the only real reason Acme will close a store is that the surrounding area becomes a dump.
ReplyDeleteI just noticed some "perfect parallels" between the set of grocery chains in Philly and the set of grocery chains in Houston. Take a look:
ReplyDelete1. H-E-B is to Houston as Weis is to Philadelphia. They are both local chains.
2. Kroger is to Houston as Giant is to Philadelphia. They are both mediocre chains with a near monopoly.
3. Randalls (owned by Safeway) is to Houston as Acme is to Philadelphia. They are both traditional chains with mediocre prices which have been gradually closing stores over the years. Both were bought by Western chains (Safeway and Albertsons respectively) which modernized their store bases in the late 90's.
4. Albertsons is to Houston as Genuardi's is to Philadelphia. They were both chains with beautiful stores, but high prices and poor selection. Kroger bought 16 of the Albertsons in Houston when the latter left that city exactly 10 years ago, and Giant wants to buy 16 Genuardi's right now. Albertsons closed the rest of their area stores, which were too close to an existing Kroger, and Genuardi's will close or sell the rest of their stores which are too close to an existing Giant.
5. Safeway is to Houston as A&P is to Philadelphia. In the 80's, Safeway left the Houston market in name, but created the name AppleTree to run a new no-frills division which wasn't really viable over the long term. A&P created Super Fresh around the same time, but A&P had many stores which closed and never made the conversion. However, Super Fresh wasn't as "no frills" as AppleTree.
6. Food Town is to Houston as ShopRite is to Philadelphia. Both these chains are cheap and like to use the buildings where bigger chains failed.
Re: 5, AppleTree was a spin off of the Texas division of Safeway. It was sold to reduce the debt from their leveraged buy out with KKR. Under the immense weight of junk bond debts the independent Appletree failed.
ReplyDeleteWeis doesn't really exist in the Philadelphia area. All their stores tend to be more north and West in the State (Allentown/Lehigh Valley area all the way out to Williamsport and a little past. Weis only has one store remotely close (and even, not really) to Philadelphia (Lansdale, Montgomery County). This is an old store from the 70's, and as really as close as they ever reached the Philadelphia market. Why this store exists, I am not sure as it is far out of reach of their market.
ReplyDeletePlus, I don't think there have ever been Weis stores in South Jersey, which is certainly considered part of the Philadelphia market.
ReplyDeleteI am very familiar with the Weis in Lansdale, and it's from the 80's, not the 70's. Pretty soon I predict it will close and become a Dollar Tree or something.
ReplyDeleteThe Weis in Lansdale was just heavily remodeled so it will not be closing anytime soon. Weis is also rumored as being interested in some of the Genuardis still for sale. I cant imagine them going for the ones in New Jersey but the 4 in PA could be viable.
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ReplyDeleteJust curious, and please don't delete this, why was the previous comment offensive (I never saw it)?
ReplyDeleteSee my explanation under the A&P Newsbreak post directly below this post.
ReplyDeleteI Worked at this location for a few years and i can explain the layout. Front right corner started produce... If you walked down the first aisle it was produce on the right which lead to the deli. On the left of the aisle was condiments. The 2nd aisle was cookie/crackers on the right, Candy and frozen on the left. AIsle 3 was canned veggie on the left and frozen on the right. Aisle 4 was chips and soda. Aisle 5 was baking, and cereal.AIsle 6 was ? not sure LOL Aisle 7 was laundry, paper goods and cleaning and feminine. AIsle 8 was health and beauty and last but least Aisle 9 was dairy on the left, and baby items on the right. We had 5 registers. 1 at customer service and 4 across the front. The floor under the customer service office area was dirt. They had to replace some tiles and when they took up the floor in the raised office, it was just dirt.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't the '50s sound a little too recent to have stores without a real foundation, just dirt?
Deleteaisle 6 pet food crackers rice there was 6 registers lanes 1 to 5 5 was express and Gordan(RIP my friend) always worked it
ReplyDeleteThe store was 70's Colonial at least the deli was it was put in around 1988 if i remember since i did stock front of store was soda
ReplyDeleteAisle 1 was produce on right side to the warehouse doors than deli and bacon and hotdogs left side was condiments to the warehouse doors than skyline seasonal to end cap
Aisle 2 was frozen on right side left was juice teas coffees eco brands
Aisle 3 right side frozen and ice cream pasta and sauces left side was baby needs
aisle 4 was breakfast stuff on right side left was rice crackers and other dry goods
Aisle 5 was dog food cat food left side right was paper goods
Aisle 6 soap and cleaning stuff
Aisle 7 right side skyline feminine needs left was meds
Aisle 8 dairy and bread chips pb and j
back was deli meats and a frozen fish and bird case
customer service booth raised 5 lines # 5 was express lane 3 was the most used next to lane 5 was over flow produce and stuff