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Update: ACME Markets - Philadelphia, PA (Mayfair)

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ACME Markets
Opened: 1979
Owner: Albertsons Companies
Previous Tenants: Food Fair
Cooperative: none
Location: 6601 Roosevelt Blvd, Philadelphia, PA
Photographed: April 1, 2026
It's time to return to the ACME on Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia's Mayfair section, which we last saw in progress last year. The renovation has finished at the 50,000 square foot supermarket, and contrary to what I expected when I first posted it, the decor has in fact been changed to the latest ACME decor package. I've tried to line up the pictures as well as possible for a direct before and after, so let's check out what's changed!
The biggest change was taking out the first two grocery aisles to move an expanded wine and beer section to this location (previously, it was on the front wall to the right of the floral department above). I captured that transition last year...
...and it's now complete, with the new Frosted Mug department taking up what used to be aisles 1 and 2.
The former Frosted Mug department on the front wall is now an expansion of the produce department.
This store was still in really good shape when it got this latest remodel, so not much actually happened as far as structural changes. The move of wine and beer was the only big construction done, and most of the other fixtures were not replaced.
I like that this decor has a little more personality than the previous "Quality Built" decor, but it's still rather washed-out. At least there are brighter colors on some department signs...
Again, no really big changes here other than decor.
The meat department is behind the grand aisle, with freezer cases running behind the new wine and beer aisles.
Here's a really significant problem: this massive sign for ice cream is nowhere near the ice cream. The freezers below it have cakes and cupcakes, while ice cream is in aisle six (again, nowhere near here). How did that slip through the cracks?
New decor in the meat and seafood departments...
I captured the frozen foods aisle while the flooring was being replaced. The flooring was actually redone in most of the store (not the grand aisle), though it's a very neutral gray that doesn't look particularly new or old.
New decor in the frozen foods department is nice, though. There wasn't previously signage for frozen.
And here's the ice cream, which as you can see below is lined up with the butcher sign...
Dairy starts on the back wall to the right of the meat/seafood counter, with pallets of sale items in front of the cases. My best guess would be that this was originally the meat room and meat display cases, before it was moved to the left side of the store.
This is more fun, bolder signage...
Dairy also continues down the last grocery aisle, which is a little shorter to accommodate the pharmacy and HABA aisles at the front.
In this front corner, not a whole lot changed other than some new flooring going in.
I do like that this store consistently has matching category markers in almost every department.
And the front-end, before and after, with very little change...
It's good to see some investment being made here, but I still wish the decor were more exciting. Don't miss the rest of this weekend's posts here!

AND SPEAKING OF ACME...
I mentioned this earlier this week, but Acme Style is back! The longtime blog (the reason I started this website) has returned after an almost eight-year hiatus. Make sure to check it out!
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