New Checkouts in Edgewater!

Location: 481 River Rd, Edgewater, NJ

Not the most exciting news in the world but this is MY Acme so I'm pretty excited about it. Confused as to why the checkouts weren't replaced when Quality Built went up on the walls last June. Better late than never I suppose. Hoping the floors are getting replaced next, at least around the permitter and in Produce. I still find it surprising this store did not get a floor to ceiling remodel like we've seen at some other locations. Business here still seems to be on the rise, which cannot be said for a lot of Acmes out there. I've been a regular shopper here for nearly 20 years and there are days that the Acme is far busier than the Pathmark ever was.




Acme checkouts are among the nicest in the grocery store industry.


As much as I love the new registers, I absolutely HATE to see the end of Pathmark's unique "bag your own" checkouts. I prefer to bag my own groceries so I often get in line at one of these registers. Even if the line is longer than other, it moves much faster since the cashier doesn't have to do the bagging.


It was hard getting a good picture here without being too obvious. The registers have two belts for bringing groceries back to the bagging area. The cashier sends the first customer's items down the one belt and then flips a divider to send the next customer's items down the other belt. It's genius. I've only ever seen these checkouts in Pathmarks.

Reset at Edgewater Acme!

Location: 481 River Rd, Edgewater, NJ

Opened as an Acme on October 9, 2015

So the reset was completed here months ago but I never got a chance to circle back. Nothing too Earth shattering happened but there are a few interesting changes to see. Overall, the reset turned out nicely. The household and HABA department resets turned out to be a little disappointing but the rest of the store was a solid success. Interesting to see that Acme restored paper products along the wall of aisle 1. A signature location in Pathmark for decades. A&P moved them to the back of the store a few years ago during one of the many resets this store endured over the last 10 years.




This is a huge fail. All that bug and roach spray right next to the napkins? I don't like it. The sprays should go to the end of the aisle with hardware with lightbulbs relocated to this spot.


A big change from the Pathamark days... bread, and PB&J now along the back wall leading to the Bakery.


Brand-new black shelving in the health food department. The shelves were made higher bringing in better selection throughout the department. Pathmark's signage still remains hanging from the ceiling.


Acme definitely stepped up the selection for the dry goods but left the dairy case in this department with even less selection than Pathmark.




Cerial, coffee and tea in aisle 1. It's gonna take some time getting used to this.


Seasonal was moved from Pathmark's double wide aisle 17 over to aisles 11 and 12. Here we now have a half double-wide aisle.


Greeting cards moved from the household side of the store over to grocery. Had to make room for all of that bread over there!


They tricked me! When I first reported on the reset, I thought Pathmark's doube wide aisle was being removed as they were installing new shelving down the center. Turns out, Acme shifted the double-wide aisle over one aisle. Water runs along the right and chips along the left. Pathmark used their double-wide aisle for seasonal and a revolving selection of featured items and deals.


We saw this same double-wide aisle set-up at the newly remodeled Audubon store. Check it out here.





The next step Acme needs to take here is to replace the tile around the perimeter of the store. The flooring in the aisles is in good shape but the perimeter, especially around the entrance, is a mess. Would also love to see the faux hardwood flooring go into Produce. I'm surprised Acme hasn't done this yet since they have been doing it in other stores and all signs are that Edgewater is a top performing A&P/Pathmark conversion.

Quality Built Coming to Edgewater!

Location: 481 River Rd, Edgewater, NJ

Opened as an Acme on October 9, 2015 

Every time I have stepped in the store over the past couple of months, I've imagined seeing the walls stripped of it's Pathmark décor and slathered with spackling in preparation for a remodel. My hopes have been even higher lately as Acme is ramping up its remodels. Well, last Thursday evening, I walked in and saw exactly what I have been imagining all this time! Funny thing... I was in a rush and entered through the Pharmacy door which I'm pretty sure I've never done before. This put me over by the first aisle where the first thing I noticed was the paper product image gone from the wall. At first I though it may have fallen off but the I took a quick look around to find ALL the décor removed from every wall!


As of last Thursday, the remodel looks to be just a décor swap. No reset is happening, the floors are not being touched and no new cases. The store was fully remodeled in the mid-2000's so everything is still in decent shape. One thing I'm hoping for is for the ceiling to get painted back to white. Not a fan of the beige treatment that both Pathmark and A&P have done during their 2000's remodels.


This will be the third remodel I've watched this store go through in the past 17 years.










Perfect spot for the retro logo wall! As we've seen, the acquired A&P stores haven't been getting the logo wall. This store does have a ton of wall space to be covered since the Deli and Seafood departments are out on the sales floor.

Returned on Saturday to check the progress
and the Quality Built colors have arrived! 

Seafood will have the same blue as the Deli instead of the gray that it is used in the Meat Department.




Just one coat of yellow in Dairy but this area of the store is already looking better!




I'll try not to go overboard with updates on this store but since I'm in here several times a week, I might not be able to help myself.

PHOTOS TAKEN

A FEW DAYS LATER...

So here's how it's done! This wall will say "This Is Your Acme".






Produce ceiling has been painted to match the rest of the store.


Acme logo going up around the corner from Seafood.


Dairy sign before the white frame went up.




Third area of the store that will be getting "This Is Your Acme".

PHOTOS TAKEN AFTER

THE DÉCOR WAS COMPLETE...

Acme opted to keep Pathmark's Natural and Organic rather than replacing it with their own.


















I continue to be blown away with the volume of business this Acme does.








The Live Bistro is now Fresh to Go. Not much fresh food to be seen on this side of the department.