The Market Report

Extra Supermarket Opened: 2018 under current ownership; 1990s previously Owner:  Alberto Mendez Previous Tenants:  ShopRite (1960s) > Pathmark (1968-1986) > Key Food (1986-1990) > IGA (open by late 1990) > Fine Fare (opened 1995) Cooperative:  none; supplied by Krasdale and C&S Location:  327 Lyons Ave, Newark, NJ Photographed:  January 21, 2026 Newark, New Jersey is the state's biggest city -- but although there are quite a few supermarkets in the city of around 320,000 people, most of them are rather small. But one, in Weequahic in southwestern Newark, is currently in the process of getting quite a bit bigger. This Extra Supermarket was previously at the back of a small strip mall, which included a beauty supply store, a restaurant, and a cell phone store. One by one, those tenants have closed, with the last one (the restaurant) closing in 2022. Since then, Extra has undertaken a major project to expand the supermarket to the full size of the ...

Extra Supermarket Opened: April 14, 2025 Owner:  Orfilio Chaviano and Nick Gonzalez Previous Tenants:  Rite Aid Cooperative:  Krasdale Foods Location:  80 Central Ave, East Orange, NJ Photographed:  April 14, 2025 How many former drugstores have become supermarkets in the New York metro area so far? For years, the trend was in the other direction -- former supermarkets would get a new life as a CVS or something. But an incredible number now have gone from closed drugstore to brand-new supermarket. The latest example is here in East Orange, just outside of Newark. In fact, this store is only about three and a half blocks from the Newark border. The store of around 11,000 square feet was built in 1997 as a Rite Aid, then became a Walgreens in 2018 and closed in 2023. The same year, the owners of Extra Supermarket announced they'd be moving into the space. After extensive renovation , the store held a soft opening last Monday. An official grand opening is schedu...

Extra Supermarket Opened:  2018 under current ownership; 1980s previously Owner:  Orfilio Chaviano and Nick Gonzalez Previous Tenants:  Good Deal Supermarket > Village ShopRite Cooperative:  Krasdale Foods Location:  563 Central Ave, East Orange, NJ Photographed:  September 13, 2024 Welcome back to the Extra Supermarket in downtown East Orange! What we're seeing above is the entrance and exit facing the parking lot, which is definitely not the more beautiful side. The store's main side faces out to Central Avenue, but the main entrance and exit are in the back facing the parking lot. The exterior has gotten a new paint job, but the inside has gotten a little more work. (According to a response to a Google review, Extra is also preparing to renovate the exterior of the store.)  Here's my original tour of the store a few years ago. The majority of the store hasn't really changed, but it's gotten some nice upgrades with a new floor, new lighting, and ...