The Market Report

Shop Fresh Food Marketplace Opened: April 10, 2026 Owner:  Neidy Marte Previous Tenants:  A&P (closed between 1977 and 1980) > Pioneer (ca. early 1980s) > furniture store > Rite Aid Cooperative:  Associated Supermarket Group Location:  4159 White Plains Rd, Bronx, NY Photographed:  April 24, 2026 Another new opening from ASG (see these two yesterday) is this Shop Fresh Food Marketplace, the fifth Shop Fresh store and latest addition to the growing cooperative. This was a former Rite Aid -- I know, big surprise there -- of around 10,000 square feet, but it was actually built as an A&P. In the early 1980s, it became a Pioneer. Pioneer is now part of ASG, so in a way they're returning to the space they once occupied (different store owners, of course). Produce is in the first aisle on the left side of the store, with dairy on the back wall. Frozen is in the second-to-last aisle on the right side, and meat is in the last aisle with service butche...

Met Fresh Supermarket Opened: April 10, 2026 Owner:  Danny Hamdan Previous Tenants:  none Cooperative:  Associated Supermarket Group Location:  340 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn, NY Photographed:  April 17, 2026 There are 18 Met Foods stores in and around New York City, and while the chain is much smaller than it once was with dozens of locations, it's started to grow again recently. That's thanks in large part to the Hamdan family's new stores, which are popping up around the city under the Met Fresh brand. (In fact, seven of the 18 Met stores are owned by the family.) Most recently, Danny Hamdan opened a gorgeous Met Fresh in a former Rite Aid in lower Manhattan, but the stores are around Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens (plus one on the way in Philadelphia). One of them is even about two and a half miles east on Myrtle Avenue, the same street this is on. Like the others, this isn't a particularly large supermarket, though at 11,000 square feet it's not tiny either. ...

Antillana SuperFood Marketplace Opened: March 27, 2026 Owner:  unknown Previous Tenants:  A&P > Key Food (opened 1982) > AIM (closed 2008) > Pioneer (2008-2023) > Associated (2023-2025) Cooperative:  Associated Supermarket Group Location:  616 Melrose Ave, Bronx, NY Photographed:  April 17, 2026 Welcome back to 616 Melrose! We last visited this spot back in January , when I stopped by to see it in progress as it transitioned from an Associated to an Antillana SuperFood. Associated is still making its presence known here, though, as the storefront includes the distinctive red, white, and blue A logo next to the Antillana name. Prior to Associated, it was a Pioneer. Lots more history on that January post linked above. Now, the store has reopened (not sure if it's simply rebranded or under new ownership) after a significant renovation. Let's check it out! The basic layout is the same, but some changes have been made. For example, here in the first ...