Grand Opening of the Manahawkin Acme!

Photo: David P. Willis

Location: 609 E Bay Avenue, Manahawkin, NJ

The remodeled Manahawkin Acme held its grand reopening on Friday, May 18. The store debuted a whole new look for the interior as well as the exterior. I was particularly pleased to see Acme dumped Superfresh's DIY cabinets in the Deli and even retiled the walls! Acme did not retile the entire store. The flooring around the perimeter appears to be mostly unchanged although the grocery do appear to have new tiling. Regardless the store looks great! You can take a tour at app.com by lcicking here. For past coverage of the store, please click here.

Former Super Fresh – Manahawkin, New Jersey

Photos courtesy of styertowne

Location: 609 E Bay Avenue, Manahawkin, NJ

Today we're having a look at the Manahawkin Super Fresh with its last round of décor.  styertowne took these photos in November 2015 as the store was winding down operation. Acme would take over just days later.

As we saw in last Friday's post, the signage and décor had gone missing at some point. I actually wasn't sure which chain was responsible for stripping the walls. I was leaning toward A&P since Acme left this exact décor intact at the Warren store. Seeing these photos with the walls in pretty good shape has me wondering why Acme took everything down. Perhaps it was done to facilitate a quick repaint which Acme may have deemed more important then retaining the décor. Just a guess...


The décor here is A&P's 90's package. I believe this look was rolled out once the Sav A Center consent was retired and A&P began their Food Market concept,  building new, larger stores to replace many of their painful outdated models. styertowne reports this store opened on October 30, 1973.










Funny how low the register lights are! I noticed their lack of height in the photos posted last Friday, but from this vantage point they're laughable low! The Quality Built lights will be undoubtedly taller.

Thanks to styertowne for the great pictures of the Manahawkin Super Fresh!

Acme – Manahawkin, New Jersey

First round of photos courtesy of Dan Asnis

Location: 609 E Bay Avenue, Manahawkin, NJ

Despite all odds, the outdated Manahawkin Super Fresh survived to the bitter end. Competition in the area is overwhelming for this place... ShopRite, Walmart, Target, Costco and BJ's are all just minutes away. But not easy minutes away during the summer months which is this place's saving grace. Regardless, A&P seemed to give up on the store many years ago. The interior had no department signage on the walls and absolutely no décor to speak of and. Acme is now in the process of giving this store some much needed attention. 

The first Super Fresh logo is still the best! 

OPENED AS ACME ON 

NOVEMBER 15, 2015 >>>

Acme loves a store at the Jersey Shore store so they were sure to snap up this place! Nearly 2 1/2 years later, they have launched a much needed remodel, the scale of which is still difficult to pinpoint. The interior changes are occurring while renovations are happening to the entire exterior shopping center.




I love how big these letters look on this relatively small facade!


A&P didn't even give this place the laziest of all updates like it did with their Ocean City store. A&P's lighting remains in place in Produce.

Update 3.27.18: Turns out Acme removed all of the signage and décor. For a look at the Super Fresh in its final days, please click here.


Plain, plain, plain. For all the stores they closed over the years, you'd think they could have rustled up some department signs to put in this store. A&P did add the "Fresh Obsessed" era aisle markers.




This aisle is like a time warp. I feel like if I stare at this photo long enough, I'll go into a trance!




Bakery and Deli up in the front corner with Customer Service to the left...


This store had a similar layout to the Marlton Super Fresh which you can explore through the years by clicking here.

EXTENSIVE RENNOVATIONS

CURRENTLY UNDERWAY >>>

Photos courtesy fo dougbalt

Big changes coming to this long neglected store!


A newer entrance at this side of the store. We'll exit through a much older version later on.


As of last weekend, the most obvious changes inside are the Quality Built colors going up on the walls. Some work has been done to the backroom area as well. As of now the remodel appears to be minor but it's too early to know for sure. The floors are in desperate need of replacing.






Acme has repainted the cases black throughout the store. This was done during their initial conversions at most acquired locations.




Not sure what's happened to the aisle here on the left but it looks like shelving has been removed or moved.


New stuff here! I have no idea what it is despite zooming in for a closer look.


Work is even being done behind the scenes.


Huge improvements here with nothing more than some fresh paint.


I love the DIY cabinets along the Deli's back wall.


No doubt these registers will be replaced.




Come on Acme... this store needs a new floor!


Older doors with magic carpets on the Customer Service side.








Doug snapped this picture of the shopping center across the street which is the original home of ShopRite and Kmart, both of which relocated to Route 72.

AERIAL VIEWS

1986

The store first appears in the historic views in 1986. Check out those crowds!

Update 3.27.18: styertowne reports the store opened on October 30, 1973.


A look at the nearby competition and the stores proximity to LBI. Pathmark was also in the mix on Route 72 but is abandoned. You can check it out by clicking here.

Update 3.24.18: The Kmart closed in September 2017.

Thanks to Doug for getting us photos of the Manahwkin Acme with the renovations underway!