The Market Report

Kings Food Markets Opened: by 1964 Owner:  Albertsons Companies Previous Tenants:  none Cooperative:  none Location:  255 S Livingston Ave, NJ Photographed:  June 28 and July 1, 2025 Remember the Livingston Kings? You might recall my posts from their transition, after Albertsons Companies acquired the chain in 2020-2021 (scrolling through my posts tagged Livingston will show you many of those posts from 2020-2022). The Livingston Kings was expanded significantly in a ca. 2012 remodel, moving the deli, bakery, and prepared foods departments (and the registers) into a row of neighboring storefronts. On the far left side of the store was originally a cafe and coffee shop , along with some prepared foods and baked goods . Shortly after the renovation was complete, that area was walled off for a liquor store. When Albertsons Companies took over, the cafe was removed, too, and customer service moved into that corner. The liquor store became a kosher department in 20...

SuperFresh Opened: May 2019 Owner:  Charles In Park Previous Tenants:  Pathmark Cooperative:  Key Food Stores Location:  651 N Stiles St, Linden, NJ Photographed:  June 29, 2025 Time to return to the Linden SuperFresh! It's the largest Key Food store, and was opened in 2019 under the ownership of Food World. This spring, it was sold to the owners of the SuperFresh in Baldwin, NY (on Long Island). They began some renovations inside, condensing the grocery selection by removing a large international department to make way for a beauty supply store. I recently returned to find the work almost completely done (by now, it's finished). All new signage outside, including a new SuperFresh sign for some reason. It's a very busy storefront, and I liked the simpler older look. Luckily, the interior is looking great these days. When I was here recently, it was also the most crowded I've ever seen the store. Looking at data on Placer.ai, it does seem that traffic has picke...

SuperFresh Opened: fall 2024 Owner:  Shee Chun Lee Previous Tenants:  Royal Farms (1960s-1979) > Consumers Food (1979-1980s) > CTown Supermarkets (closed 2018) > Food Universe Marketplace (2018-2024) Cooperative:  Key Food Stores Location:  1188 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, NY Photographed:  June 20, 2025 Nothing like a brand-new renovation at a store that's been in business for decades! Here at 1188 Flatbush, a supermarket has occupied the premises since at least the 1960s, when it was a Royal Farms. Royal Farms remained until 1979, when it became a Consumers Food. Consumers was here through at least 1985, and the store later became a CTown which converted to Food Universe in 2018. Starting in 2024 , the store renovated extensively and doubled in size, and is now fully complete. The expansion (see here for the latest in-progress coverage) added a large new room for produce and meat, and added a service seafood and deli department in the original supermark...

Lincoln Market Opened: December 2024 Owner:  Khalid Innab Previous Tenants:  none; supermarket previously on property Cooperative:  ASG Location:  210 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY Photographed: June 20, 2025 When you see today's first post is a Lincoln Market, you know it's gonna be good. The small chain of New York City supermarkets, which grew from a single location in Propsect Lefferts Gardens on Lincoln Place, has made a name for itself in three of the five boroughs with modern and upscale supermarkets. But they're not gourmet stores -- they have high-end selections but also the basics, and they tend to have a good blend of specialty and everyday items. Most recently, I posted their new location in a former Rite Aid in Greenwich Village. That store opened in August of last year, and last November, they cut the ribbon on their brand-new Prospect Lefferts Gardens location. This one is about half a mile southeast of the original Lincoln Place location, but in the s...