The Market Report

Redner's Warehouse Market Open: 1997-2022 Previous Tenants:  Clemens (1976-1996) Location:  701 S West End Blvd Photographed:  January 12, 2019 Contributor:  Lucas from Grocery Voice Lucas is bringing us another store tour today, this one of the Redner's in Quakertown! I've unfortunately never been to Quakertown myself, but I'm glad Lucas has, given that this Redner's closed last year. This is the first good tour of a warehouse-style Redner's we've had, as compared to their Fresh Market concept. The 56,000 square foot store looks fairly typical of the warehouse stores, from what I understand although my experience with Redner's is limited regardless. Aisles run parallel to the front wall, with produce at the front, perishables on the back wall, and frozen foods in the second-to-last aisle. The interior here is clearly much lower-end in appearance and setup than the Fresh Market stores, and the focus is value. The displays are simple and the selection i...

GIANT Food Stores Opened: 2006 Previous Tenants:  Stewart's Thriftway (closed 1991) > Clemens (1991-2006) Location:  5835 Easton Rd, Plumsteadville, PA Photographed:  January 12, 2019 Contributor:  Lucas from Grocery Voice Thanks to Lucas from Grocery Voice (and A&P Preservation ) for today's pictures! He's given us a few sets of store photos we'll be seeing, as he lives out in this area. Today he's providing us a look at the GIANT Food Stores of Plumsteadville, PA, which was originally a Thriftway and then was purchased by Clemens in the 1990s. Although Clemens sold this store to GIANT in 2006, we still can tell the store was here, such as with the facade that looks nearly identical to the McCaffrey's in Blue Bell . Other signs are less subtle... The old Clemens lettering is still very clearly visible behind the GIANT sign on the main mall sign -- or at least was when Lucas took the pictures back in early 2019. The store has since been remodeled, per p...