The Market Report

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 ...

Antillana SuperFood Marketplace Opening:  TBA Owner: Jose Grullon 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: December 12, 2025 In the Melrose section of the Bronx, Antillana SuperFood is preparing to open its latest location in a space that's been a supermarket for many decades but has gone through a couple brands recently. The roughly 7,000 square foot space (more if there's a basement, which there probably is) appears to have been built as an A&P, which lasted at least into the 70s. Key Food opened up here in 1982, but it's not clear when they closed. By 2007, it was an independent AIM (Association of Independent Merchants) supermarket supplied by Krasdale, and the following year it became a Pioneer. Pioneer was sold in 2023 to a different Associated Supermarket Group owner, and it b...

LIDL Opened: October 23, 2024 Owner:  The Schwarz Group Previous Tenants:  assorted non-grocery tenants Cooperative:  none Location:  700 Exterior St, Melrose, Bronx, NY Photographed:  November 8, 2024 Across the Hudson about 18 miles, LIDL has opened a store in the southwestern Bronx very similar to an ALDI we're seeing in Wayne, New Jersey today. LIDL and ALDI continue to differentiate themselves, though, with ALDI in smaller stores with tighter product mixes -- theoretically for better prices -- and LIDL in larger stores with more expansive selections and more fresh offerings. We'll see all of that on display here at the Bronx Terminal Market ALDI, which opened on October 23 and was, I believe, the first store to open under LIDL's new branding . The busy Bronx Terminal Market mall, located near Melrose and Mott Haven on the Harlem River, also has a Target, a BJ's, and a large Food Bazaar that opened in 2020. After years of delay -- largely due to the coron...